By Alexandra Blackwood Reader Contributor Illustration by Nancy Cerra The following article is dedicated primarily to those suffering the affliction of mental illness, and to inform individuals unaware of how these illnesses affect others....
By Eric Anderson Reader Contributor Some of you may have heard of Amateur Radio, or its other, more common name, “Ham” Radio. The term “Amateur” refers to the fact that the hobbyists do not...
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor If one is about to salute a decade, as we are about to in Sandpoint, one could do no better than to celebrate the 1950’s. My late mother, Harriet...
By Rick Price Reader Contributor If you don’t vote the Republican ballot in the upcoming primary, you’re missing a chance to pick your leaders. Two weeks ago, Alan Millar wrote about the importance of...
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist There has been an issue puzzling me for several weeks now. I try to avoid being sucked in to public discussions about other peoples’ life choices. At least for...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Siddharta Gautama the Buddha was born in Southern Nepal in 563 or 480 BC, depending which scholar one chooses. Buddhists around the world celebrate his birthday in the months...
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...
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...
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...
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...
