The Straight Poop:
By Drake the Dog Reader Pet Columnist Where am I going to take my humans today? With Google maps in hand, my mission is to sniff out dog friendly business in Sandpoint. Now that...
Category: Opinion
Living on the Cheap
By Susan Drinkard Reader Columnist Whether or not “happy hours” at area bars bring actual happiness is a question I’ll leave to the reader. But, if you are a happy hour imbiber, feel fortunate....
In search of anurans
By Shane Sater Reader Contributor Near the muddy fringe of a mountain lake, a Columbia spotted frog glides silently from its invisible hiding place on the bottom. It floats half-submerged, its long legs trailing...
Training a bicycle army to take over Sandpoint
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist Have you seen the new “Mad Max?” Yes? No? If you have and you want to experience a little bit of what that world is like, get your bicycle...
For whom the Twin Towers tolled
By Tim Henney Reader Columnist Edmunds Triplett Jr. strode snappily down Hamilton Road from his rambling brick rancher in Ridgewood Heights. Sometimes, with a late start, Maggie drove him to the station to catch...
Garden Corner: Fall garden chores
By Dan Eskelson Reader Columnist The recent cool temperatures and welcome rains suggest the end of summer; I know many are saddened by the change, but I will not miss the record heat –...
School year begins anew
By Scout Anatricia Reader Intern The tears in our eyes aren’t just from the smoke (thankfully gone from our skies). They are the bittersweet tears caused by the sound of books opening and school...
The Follies of Document Fundamentalism
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist At Tea Party gatherings pocket Constitutions are handed out as eagerly as the Gideons distribute New Testaments on my campus every year. The message is clear: read God’s word...
Stands and Middlemen:
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor “The farmer ought to get the benefit of the present high cost of the things he produces. We ought also to help the consumer by eliminating the middlemen… I...
Taxi Tales: Our road warrior tackles love, North Idaho style
By Louie de Palma Reader Road Warrior People love to make the argument that the “L word” is thrown around too casually these days. I disagree wholeheartedly. I think the real problem is that...
