Freddy’s journey into the heart of darkness
By Ben OlsonReader Staff There are billions of soccer fans around the world who live and breathe the sport, but none are as big of a deal in 2026 as Freddy. Posting diligently during...
Category: Opinion
Dumb of the Week: Bread, circuses and Brawndo
By Ben OlsonReader Staff There are occasional times in history when an event perfectly encapsulates the time in which it occurred. The “Freedom 250” UFC fight staged on the White House lawn on June...
Republican agenda leaves our children behind
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Raising a family takes work and sacrifice. Parents should be able to trust that their elected representatives are giving their kids a fair shot. In Idaho, Republican politicians are making...
BuddhAI
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff A robot named Gabi made international headlines in early May when it underwent a public initiation ceremony to become a Buddhist monk. The robot joined the Jogye Order, South Korea’s...
Unchecked power has a price, and Idahoans are paying it
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Two hundred and 50 years ago, we declared our independence from a king who abused his power. Our founders knew what unchecked authority could become: a president who answers to...
Emily Articulated: Feel good
By Emily EricksonReader Columnist A young man walked onto the stage, his body bouncing with anticipation and excitement wrapped in nerves. He smiled broadly and waved at the judges. “My name is Matty J,”...
Minority report: Once again into the BCRCC
By Dave BrittonReader Contributor Yikes! The Bonner County Republican Central Committee is still dominated by authoritarian meanness. Immediately after convening for its post-election reorganization meeting on May 29, Precinct Committeeman for Clark Fork Jensen...
Survey asks residents to help shape Sandpoint’s future infrastructure priorities
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy GrimmReader Contributor Recently, the publisher of this newspaper offered a “Bouquet” to the city of Sandpoint after driving the newly reconstructed Pine Street. He wrote that he “smiled at that...
Religion: A pawn in the political game of power
By Georgie EarleyReader Contributor History clearly shows that infusing religion into government leads to division, repression and conflict. Yet almost half of all governments are intertwined with religion to various degrees. Once entrenched, that’s...
A few thoughts… On $1.8 billion dollars and lilacs
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist “The Trump administration announced on Monday the creation of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate those who claim they were targeted by the Biden Justice Department and Democrats, forging a...
