‘I am proud to be a veteran’
By Russ Fankell Reader Contributor For the first 30 years after my service I never thought much about Veterans Day. To me it was just another day that brought up more bad experiences and...
Category: Opinion
Mad About Science: Bioluminescence
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist In the age of smartphones and mass-produced LEDs, light isn’t really a big deal to us anymore. Our vehicles spout light in every direction at night. We have powerful...
Sexual harassment is a complex issue… and it isn’t
By Rachel Castor Reader Contributor Sexual harassment: It’s an issue too complex for a 30 second news bite. But I also think the issue is simpler than some of the coverage suggests. One NPR...
Roy Moore was enshrined as a hero by Old Testament rape law devotees
By Katie Botkin Reader Contributor News recently surfaced that Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, who was just endorsed by the Republican National Committee, has ties to Vision Forum, a now-defunct, politically-involved ministry that put...
On The Lake: A column about lake issues by the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper
By Shannon Williamson Reader Columnist Tuesday marked a huge victory for advocates of clean water — like me. And people that dislike sitting in their cars at blocked at-grade rail crossings. And people that...
Fractured Lines: A column all about snow safety
By Liam Fitzgerald Reader Columnist The combination of untracked powder, wide-open terrain, and no crowds is an alluring image to most everyone who skis or snowboards. Spectacular photos, and stunning footage of high-level riders...
Mad About Science: Platypus
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We, as humans, organize things neatly. We put labels on things, stick them in folders, put them in nice, tidy rows so we know where they came from, what...
DiaTribe: Thoughts on the nature of conformity and tribalism
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor If we could take Doc Emmett Brown’s DeLorean back in time — now I’m talking way back, back to the days of our hunter-gatherer ancestors — then we would...
The Neanderthals ate their veggies, too
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Sometime after I told a friend that I had become a vegetarian, I saw a new bumper sticker on his truck. It read: “Vegetarian: Old Indian Word for Poor...
LIving Life: Become the Voice for a Foster Child — Become a CASA
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist A foster child’s journey is one like no other, and often they feel unheard. They are placed in the homes of strangers where they are left to figure out...
