History shows Camp Bay beachfront has never been public
By Steve Klatt Reader Contributor Early mornings frequently find me glancing out my kitchen window for the first trace of dawn to the east as I write, read the papers or do paperwork at...
Category: Opinion
A few thoughts … On winter and our fellow travelers
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist A bobcat is traveling around the homestead these days, teaching snowshoe hares and ruffed grouse to pay attention, a good and proper thing for a bobcat to do. I...
Camp Bay beach giveaway disputed
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor Whether 50 feet of shoreline in Camp Bay stays open to the public is scheduled to be decided by the Bonner County commissioners on Wednesday, Feb. 16. The commissioners...
The best vacation ever
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For the first time in what feels like years — and probably is years — I came to work on Monday feeling relaxed and rested. Optimistic. Enthusiastic, even. This...
The Lumberjill: School closures, COVID and fatigue — tragedy in too many acts
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist It finally happened — the thing I’ve been dreading for the two years since the last time it happened: classroom closure due to COVID. Two years later, and...
Keep the Scotchman Peaks Wild and Open
By Ed Robinson Reader Contributor The Scotchman Peaks is a magical place. Having worked in the forests of the Idaho Panhandle for 35 years, I don’t say that lightly. This is also not news...
Legislative update: Idaho’s bright future
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle Reader Contributor In the Legislature, as in life, we play the hand we’re dealt. Fortunately, the deck is currently stacked in Idaho’s favor and I believe, in part, because...
On losing teeth
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Among the greatest joys of moonlighting as a paraprofessional teacher for part of the week is remembering what it was like to be a kid. In my four years...
It’s never too late to make sweet music
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you asked a room full of musicians what inspired them to learn an instrument, some would probably say their love was awakened by a great piece of music. ...
Housing market storm warnings
By Raphael Barta Reader Contributor As we head into 2022, everyone from housing analysts, mortgage lenders, real estate agents, buyers and sellers are wondering: When will there be a return to “normal”? Terms like...
