By Shannon Williamson Reader Columnist You’ve probably already heard that Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) submitted permit applications to build a second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille. Correction – it’s actually THREE new...
By Cary Kelly Reader Contributor As a Marine Deputy on Lake Pend Oreille for the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office for 18 years, an avid skier with more than 1,200 days skiing at Schweitzer, and...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Well folks, it happened. In the space between the clamber of ice in my shaker and the subdued conversations of my contented customers, I heard him walk in. It...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist The combined voices of students, teachers, businesses, and legislators may represent a turning point in the battle against gun violence. It is now time for our legislators to heed...
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor It all started going downhill with the advent of that wretched Gutenberg press (if only we could have intervened and outlawed its production). ’Twas hard to predict what would...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In 2016, an event called “Citizens Before Refugees” went live on Facebook. Scheduled to take place at the Twin Falls City Council Chambers, the protest was hosted by an...
By Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue and Rep. Melissa Wintrow (D-Boise) Reader Contributors In 2015, Laura and Judy Diaz’s father shot and killed their mother at their home in Wilder. It’s a horrific story made...
By Mike Wagoner Reader Contributor One day, I discovered a spider, the likes of which one may never see in a lifetime. There it was, dutifully and methodically replacing one torn masterpiece with yet...
By Simon Eaton Reader Contributor Kids laughing as they think up new ideas for projects, soft instrumental music playing to help students concentrate on their geometry test, lively debate thriving in government class: These...
By Shannon Williamson Reader Columnist It’s clearly still winter outside, but my mind keeps wandering toward summer. I’m sure I’m not alone. Winter in North Idaho can be a little rough. Don’t get me...
