Category: Opinion

Opinion

Arts & Culture / History / Opening Hearts and Minds / Opinion / Politics

6 Dec, 2023

Human Rights Day and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

By Barbara Russell
Reader Contributor

Human Rights Day is celebrated worldwide annually on Dec. 10 to commemorate the day the U.N. General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights …

Health / Opinion / Politics

6 Dec, 2023

GOP leaders double down on imprisoning doctors over emergency abortions

By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise 
Reader Contributor

Maya Angelou famously said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Similarly, when politicians vow to take away …

Arts & Culture / Living Life / Opening Hearts and Minds / Opinion / Pets & Animals

29 Nov, 2023

Worms on the pavement

By Soncirey Mitchell

Reader Staff

If an advanced civilization of sentient rocks, or perhaps gaseous clouds, came to Earth in their starships, how would they perceive us? Would they recognize …

Arts & Culture / Humor / Music / Opinion

29 Nov, 2023

Anthems or anathema, Christmas music is part of our identity

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

It was the day before Halloween when I heard the first Christmas song of 2023. 

I was thumbing through some costume ideas at a local …

Health / Opinion / Politics

29 Nov, 2023

Idahoans value Medicaid; GOP should follow their lead

Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor

With the holiday season upon us, I’m reminded of the ways in which we care for one another. One of the best ways we …

Opinion

21 Nov, 2023

A Few Thoughts … on Miracles

By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist

We’ve been arguing forever about how we became a species. True, some don’t argue. They just believe one way or another, or accept that they …

Eats & Drinks / Humor / Opinion

21 Nov, 2023

Grateful memories

‘Home’ is a moveable feast
By Zach Hagadone

Images of Thanksgiving — at least the idealized ones — are of tables loaded with food in cozy, home-feeling places that are …

Music / Opinion

21 Nov, 2023

Mike’s Corner: Holidays

By Mike Wagoner
Reader Contributor

You know how certain songs can get stuck in your head … maybe like … “Country Roads Take Me Home.” See … you just sang …

Conservation Corner / Living Life / Opinion / Pets & Animals / Sports and Outdoors

21 Nov, 2023

Voices in the Wilderness

By Deb Hunsicker
Reader Contributor

“There’s some kind of animal down there.” I shift my attention from the bag of trail mix I’m focused on and scan the area my …

Opinion / Politics

21 Nov, 2023

November surprise — Part 2

By Luke Omodt,
County Commissioner Dist. 3
Reader Contributor

On July 26, 2023, Sheriff Daryl Wheeler issued a public release incorrectly stating that the fairgrounds financial activity was to be …

Letters

• Someone Taught You… Dear Editor, If you are reading this , someone taught you how to read.  If you are able to comprehend the meaning and importance of the message , then you have learned how to think for yourself and know the importance of being a caring and responsible citizen. Teaching others to read, ...
• A Vote for Poverty… Dear Editor, In regards to the upcoming school levy some disturbing facts in regards to education nationwide is that about 70 percent of the students enrolled in higher education (grad school) in the science and technology programs are foreign born. Many of these students stay and work in the U.S. Most of ...
• Preserve Wilderness… Dear Editor, Preserving wilderness and protecting natural resources are issues that deeply matter to me, and I strongly support designating the Scotchman Peaks area as wilderness. Our public lands are to be managed for multiple uses. We have thousands of acres of public land in the Idaho panhandle that are currently ...
• The Kids Need Us… Dear Editor, Last year, my husband and I moved to Sandpoint. Before making this decision, we spent a great deal of time researching not only the community but also Lake Pend Oreille School District (LPOSD) to make sure it was a place we would want our children to go to school. ...
• DayBreak Scholarship… Dear Editor, The DayBreak Center Devotee Scholarship Fund needs replenishing! This scholarship fund was created to help families who care for a loved one at home with dementia, Alzheimer’s or some other type of cognitive decline. Their loved one can attend the DayBreak Center for $10 an hour and the scholarship fund ...

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