Three faces of Domestic Terrorism:
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, speaking about his decision to open his city to Syrian refugees, said that he was more afraid of domestic attacks rather than those inspired by...
Category: Opinion
Holiday films to kick you into the spirit
By Cameron Rasmusson and Chris Balboni Everyone has their own holiday traditions, and movies and television are no exceptions. For many people, the Christmas season hasn’t truly begun until they’ve watched their favorite cinematic...
From refugee to Idaho farmer:
By Jen Heller Reader Contributor It was the wet and muddy spring of 2011. En route to an agricultural internship in Sandpoint, I stopped over in Boise for a few months to get my...
Christmas Carols:
By Melannie Wurm Reader Contributor In honor of the Christmas Carols you are by this time of year, undoubtedly unable to escape (does every store really have to be playing “Jingle Bell Rock”?), here...
The Straight Poop: Eve’s Leaves
By Drake the Dog Reader Staff Where am I taking my humans today? It’s snowy night in Sandpoint, and I’m all decked out with a bright light secured on my red puffy coat. The...
State Representative supports Syrian refugees with open letter
By Rep. Hy Kloc, Boise (D) Reader Contributor I was born in a Displaced Persons Camp in Essen, Germany, at the end of World War II. My father Sam, my mother Libby, and my...
The refugee question:
(Editor’s Note: This is a point / counterpoint article by Ken Meyers and Dan McDonald.) By Ken Meyers Reader Contributor Two events are on a collision course. One is the refugee crisis produced by...
Taxi Tales:
By Louie de Palma Reader Road Warrior It’s pretty damn hard sometimes to know the right thing to do. If you’re presented with the option to buy a known conflict diamond, most people probably...
Impacting the Community:
By Donna Brundage Reader Contributor It is sometimes overwhelming for an organization created to defend against discrimination, irrationally based hatred and open bigotry to function within an orchestrated culture of fear. While the role...
Let’s welcome Syrian refugees to the Palouse
By Nick Gier Reader Staff On November 21, an estimated 700 people participated in a “Rally for Solidarity with Refugees in Idaho” at the Statehouse. A friend who attended said that “the crowd enthusiastically...
