Give the gift of music this year
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sometimes, while filling out the calendar page each week, I am astounded at the amount of amazing musicians we have here in Sandpoint. More often than not, at a...
Category: Opinion
Underpants:
By PollyAnna Reader Columnist My family is prone to humorous life choices. This means they feature heavily in my conversations after a half a beer, or in anything I try to write, especially in...
Idaho’s religious shield law and tragic child deaths
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Editor’s note: this version of Mr. Gier’s column is an expanded version from the one currently in print. An adult’s religious freedom crosses the line when it causes...
One percent for peace:
By Bill Collier Reader Contributor Dear fellow human being and co-resident of planet earth: I am a combat veteran. I have seen the carnage, mayhem, death, abysmal destruction and colossal waste of war first-hand....
A Veterans Day Memory:
By Jim Ramsey Reader Contributor In early summer in 2012, my wife and I were walking from the train station in Arles, in southern France, to our hotel when we reached a small park...
Opening Hearts and Minds:
By Suzen Fiskin Reader Columnist “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, that’s when we’ll know peace.” Jimi Hendrix I love a good synchronicity, don’t you? A synchronicity is a series...
Living Life:
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist As parents, our job is to raise children who are prepared for the adult world. We all do the best we can to give them what they need to...
In praise of Asian monarchs: past and present
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist In late May 1992, against the advice of the State Department, I travelled to Thailand for a two-week visit. There had been a military coup the previous year, and...
I Half-Agree with the Libertarian Party:
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist I always enjoyed lecturing about the libertarians when I taught political philosophy. They style themselves as serious thinkers; and, calling themselves the “Party of Principle,” they choose theoretical consistency...
Opening Hearts and Minds:
By Suzen Fiskin Reader Columnist What do the Declaration of Independence, Columbus’ sails, and Henry Ford’s first Model T have in common? Give up? They were all made of hemp, and the Model T...
