Living Life: Living the last third
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist Like many, I have spent years raising children and helping them thrive. After working three jobs, seven days a week for years to help pay for college so my...
Category: Opinion
A different take on the Fourth of July
By Jan Sarchio Reader Contributor I can’t be certain about the numbers. It is my gut, more than my calculator, that knows that the trees sing less, that the skies aren’t peppered with as...
Canada at 150: Celebrating its liberal values and achievements
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Americans crossing the far western Canadian-American border pass by the Peace Arch. The inscriptions read: “Children of a Common Mother,” “Brethren Dwelling Together in Unity,” and, referring to the...
Sex Abuse among Evangelicals worse than for Catholics
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Protestants are going to have to accept the fact that we have many similarities with our Catholic brothers and sisters when it comes to how we have failed to...
Beliefs and practices of the Christian Identity Movement
By Brenda Hammond Reader Contributor Back in the day — when Richard Butler of the Aryan Nations, Vincent Bertollini, the “11th Hour Remnant Messenger,” and others, were trying to spread their ideas in our...
Living Life: Volunteerism
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist “You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.” —Winston Churchill As the volunteer education and youth liaison for...
Gardening with Laurie:
By Laurie Brown Reader Columnist Right now you’re probably seeing abundant flowers, but one brilliant orange tends to stick out from the billows of pinks, whites, and purples. Papaver orientale, the Oriental poppy (not...
Point/Counterpoint:
Point: Sandpoint traffic woes By Herb Wiens Saturday, on the way back from the boat launch at Laclede, I decided to experience the thrill of navigating Sandpoint’s downtown core. I turned my crew-cab truck,...
The Europeans pay more than their fair share
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist One would expect that in anticipation of meeting with the heads of NATO’s 29 nations, our so-called president would at least learn some basic facts about this nearly 70-year-old...
Boise Bound:
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer By day, she’s a therapist. By night, Jessica Chilcott is a politician, social activist and avid consumer of superhero television shows. And just like a superhero, Chilcott has...
