Easter, a day of resurrection
By Rev. Bob Evans Reader Contributor For those of us who are Christians, Jesus is the archetype of who we are born to be, and also, the one whose own journey to the cross...
Category: Opinion
Mayor’s Roundtable
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor There are a couple issues I’d like to address this week. First, I applaud Sandpoint High School students taking a stand in solidarity with students around the nation...
Shake, Rattle and Roll: Who are we? What do we want? When do we want it?
By A.C. Woolnough Reader Columnist First, we need to establish who we are. As a community, we’re not exclusive — anyone can join. We do not discriminate based on age, gender, race or sexual...
How To Argue (without sounding like an idiot) — Part 2
By Ben Olson Reader Staff This is the second part of the “How to Argue” series where we take a look at logical fallacies, which are errors in reasoning that undermine the logic of...
How to argue (without sounding like an idiot) — Part 1
By Ben Olson Reader Staff We’ve all been there. You’re at the bar having a beer with friends and that loud blowhard comes in looking to change your mind about something. A friend on...
Feds playing games with Idaho agriculture
By Rep. Mat Erpelding and Sen. Jim Patrick Reader Contributors Washington politicians are taking aim at Idahoans again from our farmers, ranchers and dairymen to our technology workers. They are threatening the jobs of more...
New BNSF bridge would ease congestion and benefit trade in PNW
By Commissioner Glen Bailey Reader Contributor Last spring, BNSF Railway announced it would be moving forward on a proposal to add a second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint. Simply put, we...
University “shared governance” and faculty discontent
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist What faculty governance? I thought that was what we were for. —a former member of the UI Board of Regents Proposals to make governance “more efficient” by reducing or...
Single in Sandpoint: March Madness
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist Spring is the most misrepresented season of all. For decades humans have been passed down the notion that spring is all about baby chicks, budding flowers and new beginnings....
Point / Counterpoint: Guns in schools
It is time to get serious about protecting our children By Christian Rose Reader Contributor The last time anyone at Stoneman Douglas High School remembers seeing Jr. ROTC Cadet Peter Wang, he was in uniform, holding...
