Tagged: column
Volunteerism: Part 1
By Debra Townsend
Reader Contributor
It’s that time of year where you’re either making New Year’s resolutions, or you’re rolling your eyes at your friends and family who are making …
The 100th anniversary of the end of World War I
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Their minds were numbed by the shock of peace.
—Colonel Thomas Gowenlock, U.S. intelligence officer
At 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, the guns …
Mahatma Gandhi: Love other religions as your own
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“So precious is a person’s faith in God that we should not harm that. Because God gave birth to all religions.”
—St. Francis of …
The day Confucius went to the United Nations
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights,” and that they have “the …
Single in Sandpoint: Fall
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
I am not really sure why I despise the autumn season. Temperate weather, beautiful scenery and “harvesting” everything from pumpkins to elk is just not …
Emily Articulated: Rustling grass and sidewalk cracks
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Perception is a fickle thing, and despite its dynamic nature, it has the ability to shape our choices and, ultimately, our lives.
I am a …
Shake, Rattle and Roll: A love letter to my angel
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
We go by many names: People with Parkinson’s, PWPs, Parky’s, patients, sufferers, subjects, casualties or even victims. No matter the label, no matter the term …
Shake, rattle and roll: No good deed goes unpunished
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
I am passionate about medical research — especially about the brain. If you think that’s largely because I have a chronic and progressive neurological condition …
