By Jim Payne Reader Contributor The total time a high school senior spends on electronic media—texting, internet, gaming, chat—is six hours a day. This statistic appears in psychologist Jean Twenge’s book entitled “iGen,” about...
By Patrice Webb Reader Contributor This is in response to Diane Wheeler’s “Point/Counterpoint” article in the Jan. 18 issue of the Reader. First I want to say that I respect Mrs. Wheeler’s opinion —...
By Erik Daarstad Reader Contributor Ever since President Trump made the comment in a meeting at the White House about Norwegians vs. inhabitants of certain “s-hole” countries, it has become a much discussed and...
By A.C. Woolnough Reader Columnist Most financial advisers recommend a diversified portfolio — primarily to reduce risk and maximize potential growth. If you, as an investor, put all your eggs in one basket, you...
By Gabrielle Deubendorfer Reader Contributor I feel compelled to respond to Mr. Rose’s letter to the editor of Jan. 11, in which he claims that Mr. Libby’s LTE of Dec. 21 relied on academics...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Confession time, 7B. Recently, I got a surprising diagnosis after a very long time of chronic health issues. Any diagnosis that ends a sentence with “for the rest of...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer When comedian Aziz Ansari became the latest recipient of a sexual misconduct allegation, it took me a few days before I opened the story. Before reading the anonymous...
By Mike Wagoner Reader Contributor I’ve always liked the rain, listening to it dance on a tin roof or watching the steam rise off that roof after it quits and the sun comes out....
By Shannon Williamson Reader Columnist As some of you may have read in the Bee earlier this month, a Montana-based company called Pend Oreille Silica Inc. is looking to do some exploratory drilling on...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Christ furnished the spirit and motivation, while Gandhi furnished the method. —Martin Luther King, Jr. I firmly believe that the Gandhian philosophy of nonviolent resistance is the only logical...
