Fire season at our doorstep
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Contributor That June, while we were away in Colorado on wildland fire assignments, it rained five inches in Sandpoint. We returned home one evening, late in the month, riding...
Category: Opinion
Living on the Cheap:
By Susan Drinkard Reader Staff I love a deal. Who doesn’t? What’s more, I hate wasting food, wasting time, wasting money and wasting resources probably more than anyone you have ever met. If anything...
The Great Pretender
By Tim Henney Reader Humor Contributor Determination, perseverance, preparation? Nonsense. Knowledge, ambition, experience? A myth. A firm handshake, a shine on your shoes and a smile? Baloney. Such weary bromides and homilies are for...
Protesting fossil fuels and coal oil trains
By Trapper Dickson, PhD Reader Contributor If you think carbon emissions are the only thing to worry about when it comes to fossil fuels, think again. From extraction to consumption, these dirty energy sources...
A red hot play about a ‘Red Hot Patriot’
By Scout Seley Reader Intern If you were a female professional in the 1960s, you didn’t have it easy. Sexism was more overt, the wage gap was even more spacious and male colleagues used...
The benefits of trees
By Dan Eskelson Reader Columnist A recent news story brought to light some very interesting studies conducted in metropolitan areas about the benefits of trees. The incidence of violence at large housing projects was...
Let’s be Frank about the Earl-y days: Part 2
By Ted Bowers Reader Columnist In the mid 1970’s Sandpoint still had much of its small town flavor. The tourist industry was still in its infancy and the economy was largely timber based. The...
Single in Sandpoint
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist This weekend’s forecast: Approximately seven degrees cooler than hell, but with worse traffic. Plan accordingly. Get out on the water as soon as you can, find yourself a...
Moscow’s Christ Church, Neo-Confederates, and tolerance
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Many people have the misconception that those who take issue with Moscow pastor Douglas Wilson’s Christ Church, Logos School, and New St. Andrews College (NSA) are condemning their...
What is a conservative?
By Paul Rechnitzer Reader Contributor When I first began to vote, the process seemed so simple compared to what is going on these days. You were either a Republican or Democrat. Details that...
