By Nick Gier Reader Columnist From 2015 to 2016, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, California’s Gross Domestic Product rose 4.1 percent while Texas dropped 1.4 percent—right at the edge of recession. Once...
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist When we first realize our elderly parent needs help, we are confronted with our own aging and mortality. We look in the mirror and see our wrinkles, gray hair...
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist My life in December is basically a shit-storm of glitter, pine needles and vodka. There are parts that I enjoy more than others (mostly the vodka). But for as...
By Suzen Fiskin Reader Contributor In all of the fray still playing out from this political cycle, I can’t help but be mystified at the level of division between the people of our country....
Wendy Thompson, a Language Arts teacher at Forrest M. Bird Charter High School, recently challenged one of her students to write about high school in a humorous way. The student, who has written multiple...
By M.G. Dobreski Reader Contributor The grand finale of education is college. While we spend a great deal of time trying to help our kids get into a great school, we have to ask...
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...
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...
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...
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....
