Sandpoint man was grade schoolmate of Donald Trump
By Ben Olson Reader Staff According to Sandpoint resident Donald Kass, Donald Trump hasn’t changed a whole lot since he knew him as Donny Trump in grade school. “He was pig headed,” said Kass....
Category: Opinion
Living Life: Back to School guide for parents
By Dianne Smith Reader Contributor When summer winds down, it’s time to get ready for a new school year. Whether your summer was filled with fun activities and trips or with complaints about being...
Fact checking the Democratic Convention
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Author’s note: Two weeks ago I checked Trump’s convention speech, so it is only fair that I now look at statements from the Democrats. According to a Gallup poll,...
Taxi Tales: The strange road from Cheyenne
By Louie de Palma Reader Road Warrior People often find themselves in my cab telling me their strange stories. They talk about how the road brought them to me, how they were stranded and...
‘I saw the mushroom cloud’
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist After being honorably discharged from the Army Air Corps in 1945, my dear friend Howard Riggs held various construction management positions and worked abroad in Saudi Arabia, Iran and...
A newcomer’s guide to Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint draws people to our fair community from all over the area. Some come for just a night, some stay for the whole two weeks. If...
This is the place
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor My 1957 bride and I twice lived in Geneseo, Ill., a prosperous farm town of 7,000 joyful souls in Henry County, “Hog Capital Of The World.” It might be...
Opening hearts and minds: The power of … the pause
By Suzen Fiskin Reader Columnist Once upon a time, there lived a Boomer Babe in a perfectly picturesque town. She was funny, she was kind, and for the very, very first time—life was easy....
Fact checking Trump’s convention speech: There he goes again!
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Trump’s acceptance speech at the GOP convention was filled with lies and misrepresentations. Yes, it is true that “43 million Americans are on food stamps,” but the number rose...
How our state has swung to the conservative right
By Jim Ramsey Reader Contributor When we first moved to Idaho in 1971, Cecil Andrus was in his first year as governor. He went on to win three more terms interrupted by a stint...
