By Christian Rose Reader Contributor For much of my life I never felt particularly obligated nor overly inclined to stand and salute the flag during the national anthem. I did it, of course, but...
By Eric Grace Reader Contributor After 50 years of carefully tending the land with her late husband, Barney, Bonner County resident Lois Blasko has established a conservation easement over her scenic 350-acre farmstead. While...
By Al Van Vooren Reader Contributor In the exchange of letters and public debate about the proposed Scotchman’s Peak Wilderness it has been asserted that the ability to “manage wildlife” would be lost with...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Our Sanctuary Cities have a Sacred History By Nick Gier Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not...
By Jim Healey Reader Contributor Hate-filled fliers left in citizens’ driveways here in Bonner County. A peace flag ripped down from a local’s front porch here in Bonner County. Racist emails from dailystormer.com sent...
By Justin Hayes Reader Contributor When you flush your toilet, the contents don’t magically disappear. Sewage gets cleaned at a sewage treatment plant operated by your city and then discharged to your local river....
By Marjolein Groot Nibbelink Reader Contributor A solitary friend and I spent a week in a cabin in Covelo, Calif., speaking of astrophysics while I was cross referencing Bill Bryson’s “A Short History Of...
By Michael Jacobson Reader Contributor In March 1991 unsettling photos of C-130 military cargo planes laden with flag draped coffins filled the news media. We were in Afghanistan. Prior to Desert Storm only active...
By Bill Harp Reader Columnist Why AR? So, if augmented reality (AR) is not on your technology radar, I would like to change that. A few months ago, one of the county staff asked...
By Shannon Williamson Reader Columnist You know that piece of land on Boyer that sits between the Lake Pend Oreille High School and the railroad tracks? Across from Super One? You probably drive by...
