Refugees and immigrants are people, too
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. —Matthew 25:40 Ultimately, we fear this...
Category: Opinion
Read your history to understand the present
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor For those disposed to intellectual exploration in a time of national emotional havoc, a recent Reader issue offered a timely recommendation: read, or re-read, William L. Shirer’s “The Rise...
A Tale of Two Cities in the Age of Trump
By Christian Rose Reader Contributor Acknowledging it may spark riots down on Cedar Street, I should say this straight-away; Donald Trump has already won re-election. Since he’s trademarked the slogan, “Keep America Great,” I...
‘Love’ is God’s traditions
By Rev. Bob Evans Reader Contributor We have freedom of religion and separation of church and state because the founders of our nation knew something; no one tradition has favor in the eyes of...
Living Life: Meanie
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist As parents it is always hard to hear our child is struggling. Our heart hurts if our child’s feelings are hurt or someone has been mean to them—but what...
Underpants
By PollyAnna Reader Staff It’s cold. And snowy. Wow, Anna, I hear you saying, your powers of observation are downright stunning. You know… I just felt like it needed saying. In between trying to...
Rest in peace, Tilikum
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor Tilikum died on Jan. 6. In a kinder world he world he would be a vibrant, middle-aged dominant male, like a chief in a pod of orcas, swimming 100...
A journey from election to inauguration – in Canada
By Mindy Cameron Reader Contributor On November 8 Bill and I traveled from Sandpoint to Seattle to be with friends on election night. We brought champagne to celebrate Hillary’s victory and settled in to...
Obama and Reagan: Assessing their legacies
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist RR is totally lost, out of his depth, and uncomfortable. He has not enough knowledge or decisiveness to cut through the contradictory advice that is being offered to him....
Living Life:
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist I am always so impressed by passion of people in the community who want Sandpoint to be a safe place to live, raise children and grow old. One of...
