Notes of a Builder:
By Ted Bowers Reader Columnist In my last article I wrote about safety and what we can do to prevent accidents and injuries. My wife pointed out after reading it that I had left...
Category: Opinion
Re-discovering your inner dreamer
By Fawn Miller Reader Contributor Remember when you had limitless dreams about what your life would be like someday? You know what I’m talking about—those dreams about becoming that one thing that lit you...
The importance of landscape irrigation
By Dan Eskelson Reader Columnist Landscape irrigation is a term to describe the artificial application of water to a landscape. To keep your gardens thriving requires the careful management of irrigation practices. The following...
So you wanna build something?
By Ted Bowers Reader Columnist Editor’s note: In Ted’s last column, he discussed the importance of making a plan before you build. In this Part II, he talks about scale drawings of your project...
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist If you are single, you know all too well that many of your friends and family are constantly badgering you about settling down. At times they even resort to...
Kansas Has the Red State Blues; Will Idaho Catch It?
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “Kansas’ tax cut was among the worst tax policy decisions of all time.” —Forbes (July 2, 2015) The GOP presidential candidates are bringing out the Gipper to solve the...
As time goes by:
By Tim Henney Reader Columnist One of the major news stories of our time occurred recently and the world’s media barely mentioned it. That is because those who manage the world’s media lack the...
Planned Parenthood broke no laws, but anti-abortionists may have
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Millions of Americans have donated their organs for transplantation; or, alternatively, they have offered their entire bodies for medical research. For the latter many universities and private companies contract...
Living on the Cheap: how to save a buck in North Idaho
By Susan Drinkard Reader Columnist Everyone loves a deal and everyone (except cross allergy sufferers and Morticia Addams) love flowers. Deep discounts on all annuals, perennials, fruit trees, rose bushes, and vegetable starts may...
Finding your adventure
By Don Otis Reader Adventure Columnist Mike served as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. The residual effects of PTSD were evident. Quiet. Reserved. Expressionless. We talked every time we saw each other...
