An American dream
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Contributor
“I have a dream … deeply rooted in the American dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning …
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‘Knowledge is power’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It was 71 years ago when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed by 48 different member countries of the United Nations, marking Dec. …
Working toward civil discourse
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Contributor
The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force recently sent a questionnaire to all the candidates for city office, asking their positions on a number of …
Sandpoint mayor: White nationalism gives N. Idaho a black eye, here’s how to fix it
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad is no stranger to hate mail — or hateful robocalls, for that matter. Even before he won election in 2015, Rognstad …
Beliefs and practices of the Christian Identity Movement
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Contributor
Back in the day — when Richard Butler of the Aryan Nations, Vincent Bertollini, the “11th Hour Remnant Messenger,” and others, were trying to spread …
How one town said ‘no’ : 25 years later
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Brenda Hammond sat in the balcony of the then Sandpoint High School gym in May 1991. She was there to hear members of the …
Point/Counterpoint:
THE GHOST OF RICHARD BUTLER IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
By Christian Rose
Reader Contributor
Recently, some Sandpoint residents woke up on a Sunday morning to find racist fliers had …
A human face to the issue:
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Contributor
The 8th Annual Conference on Refugees, held at Boise State University on Feb. 8 and 9, was a gathering of approximately 425 people. I attended …
A brief history of human rights in Bonner County
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Staff
Editor’s note:
This is the first of three articles written by members of the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force that will publish in later …
