A Few Thoughts… On a few things
By Sandy ComptonReader Staff Skiing In the winter, if I don’t go skiing, I get grouchy, though I might not even realize why I’m grouchy until I’m not anymore. I’ve been grouchy. The past...
Category: Opinion
We need politicians who govern, not chase partisan scores and headlines
By Barbara SchriberReader Contributor When I moved to Sandpoint almost 25 years ago, my aunt visited and asked my friend, “So, what do you do?” She meant her job, but that’s not what people...
Enablement disguised as neutrality
By Mariela RebeloReader Staff Spin class has been my favorite way to start the day for the last few years. It’s a great way to do cardio, entertaining enough to reach those Zone 2...
The good divisions
By Ben OlsonReader Staff The Winter Olympics is more than just a collection of elite athletes competing for medals. It’s a salve that soothes skin rubbed raw from political divisions that have sharply divided...
Starfleet Academy and Fallout: Anatomy of a review bombing
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff On the surface, Fallout and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy couldn’t be much more different. The former is a post-apocalyptic wasteland romp with hard-MA violence and more gallows humor than an...
Emily Articulated: Halftime show
By Emily EricksonReader Columnist Like roughly 124 million other people, I watched the Super Bowl on Feb. 8. I even (reluctantly) cheered on the Seattle Seahawks with the sliver of my heart not permanently...
Why clean water infrastructure matters more than tax cuts
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy GrimmReader Contributor At both the state and federal levels, leaders frequently emphasize affordability, economic growth and the importance of letting hard work pay off. Those goals are broadly shared. Yet...
Civic education is needed to ensure majority rule
By Georgia EarleyReader Contributor As of November 2025, 60-70% of U.S. citizens said our country is headed in the wrong direction. In fact, according to the Pew Research Center, since 1964 polls have shown...
Counter protest
‘I feel sorry for you’; ‘I feel sorry for you, too’ By Lonna BernardReader Contributor “Protester” — hardly the occupational pronoun I was looking to add in my retirement, but here we are. I...
N. Idaho human rights groups oppose bill aimed at anti-discrimination ordinances
By Linda NavarreReader Contributor The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force has joined with human rights organizations in Boundary, Kootenai and Latah counties to voice their opposition to House Bill 557. This bill, which...
