May the Fourth be with you!
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Ever since you first saw Obi-Wan and Darth Vader cross lightsabers, you knew you wanted one, but you’ve been told your entire life that we just don’t have the...
Category: Opinion
Laddies of the Day, revisited
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor “Be careful what you wish for” thought Ben Franklin as he flew his kite into a hot overhead electric line.Thought Julius Caesar over the Cobb salad he certainly hadn’t...
‘Panama Papers’ force resignation of Iceland’s Prime Minister
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist The “Panama Papers,” millions of documents released by a German newspaper, has uncovered major international financial misdealing. The papers were leaked from Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm, which...
Profile on Autism: The Corcoran Family
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In the Corcoran family, there are two sides to living with autism. On the one hand, the condition brings about incredible focus, attention to detail and talent. On the...
Keeping the ‘peace and purity’ of a small town Idaho empire
By Katie Botkin Reader Contributor Natalie Greenfield was 13 years old when Jamin Wight began boarding at her family home. A 24-year-old seminary student, Wight attended Greyfriars Hall, a Moscow-based ministry training program co-founded...
Happy Birthday Thomas Jefferson
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist As we celebrate Thomas Jefferson’s 273rd birthday next week, we need to be reminded about what a controversial figure he was. In the election of 1800 he was called...
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist It is difficult to assess a person’s true worth and motives. There’s no telling if the person asking you out on a date or running for president is a...
Taxi Tales:
By Louie de Palma Reader Road Warrior Somewhere in the dark, dusty abyss that is my closet, there sits a worn box. Inside are toy Chevron cars from years past. These collector cars have...
The nation’s public defender crisis:
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist For almost a century the American Civil Liberties Union has been in the forefront in protecting the people’s constitutional rights. For this column I will focus on the Sixth...
Changing Your Mind:
By Suzen Fiskin Reader Columnist Have you ever been midstream in an important conversation and had that horrible sinking feeling that it’s not going your way? It could be a meeting about a job...
