In the hunt for a few more years
By Tim H. Henney Reader Contributor “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” Those historic, heroic words were by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill...
Category: Opinion
What the woolly worm told me
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Everyone knows about the prognosticating powers of the groundhog, recognized each February when Punxutawney Phil does or does not see his shadow, indicating the remaining length of winter. The...
Rural no more?
By Roger and Sandy Sparling Reader Contributors On Oct. 20, 2022, the Bonner County Zoning commissioners recommended approval of a zone change for the corner of Vay and Dufort roads. This area is currently...
Fighting hate groups
By K.L. Huntley Reader Contributor Icy roads and a chill blowing down the snow-covered mountains didn’t deter close to 60 souls gathered at Sandpoint’s First Presbyterian Church on the evening of Nov. 9. They...
‘Dear Editor’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Things are bad, folks. I say this not as a partisan for any particular political party, but as a son raised in a fuzzy melange of lapsed Scottish Presbyterian...
Blues Power
By Adrian Murillo Reader Contributor The time has come to praise our own unique Sandpoint sound of democracy and equality throwing it down every Monday night. I’m talking about the blues jams at Eichardt’s....
Emily Articulated: Hamilton
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This past week, while getting barraged by the whirlwind of local and national political fanfare, I found a foothold in positive political engagement by revisiting our nation’s founding story,...
A weekly reminder: You’re not crazy
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the nearly eight years I’ve been at the helm of this newspaper, one constant remains as a motivating reason why we do what we do — to remind...
What you need to know about Idaho abortion laws
By Drs. Amelia and Vince Huntsberger Reader Contributors The Idaho Legislature has enacted some of the strictest abortion laws in the country. The “total abortion ban” went into effect on Aug. 25, 2022 and...
Losing hope is the death of democracy
By Nishelle Gonzales Reader Contributor I want to begin by celebrating and acknowledging how amazing the United States is. I know that “We’re Number One!” rhetoric is an instant eye roll-inducing reflex for the...
