McDonald’s campaign questioned
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Sagle resident Bill Harp is filing an objection with the county prosecutor over his concern that Dan McDonald, who is running for reelection in the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Sagle resident Bill Harp is filing an objection with the county prosecutor over his concern that Dan McDonald, who is running for reelection in the …
By Bill Harp
Reader Tech Columnist
In part one last week, we talked about the money problem and how cryptocurrency, or CC, resolved several problems associated with traditional fiat currency. …
By Bill Harp
Reader Columnist
Editor’s note: Several months ago, intermittent Reader columnist Bill Harp submitted an informative look at net neutrality. This week’s column revisits the issue that affects …
By Bill Harp
Reader Contributor
Editor’s Note: This is the final piece in the American Redoubt series — an essay by guest contributor Bill Harp. We thank all those who …
By Bill Harp
Reader Contributor
Editor’s Note: This first article of the American Redoubt series focuses on the preparedness community and self-reliance — a key principle of the Redoubt as …
By Bill Harp
Reader Columnist
Countless dangers lurk in the cyber landscape: Public opinion tampering through social media and forums is one of the least understood aspects.
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, …
By Bill Harp
Reader Columnist
Why AR? So, if augmented reality (AR) is not on your technology radar, I would like to change that. A few months ago, one of …
By Bill Harp
Reader Columnist
If you spend a lot of time looking at geography using satellite and aerial images like I do, you quickly realize that there are very …
By Bill Harp
Reader Tech Columnist
As a fan of near-future, dystopian, cyber-tech science fiction, I occasionally find a frightening book that warns how the future could unfold. “The Water …
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