Busting some myths about Portugal’s greatest hero
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
I will be taking a trip to Portugal next month, and I plan to see all the major sites in Lisbon. A number of them …
Tagged: opinion
Donald Trump vs. Barack Obama: A Question of Character
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Trump is normalizing all this; he is, to borrow
a phrase, “defining deviancy down.”
—Bret Stephens, conservative columnist
Disorder, chaos, instability, uncertainty, intemperate
statements …
Benching: The art of waiting on a train
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
“Benching,” according to one Urban Dictionary definition, is “the time spent photographing or watching graffiti on trains.”
“Wild Style” is often the type of art …
The benefits of summer camp
By Jeannine Tidwell
Reader Contributor
There are universal hopes and aspirations for parents in their children learning and growing with health and happiness. We wish for them to love themselves, …
Beware the collaboration trap
By George Wuerthner
Reader Contributor
Many of the environmental/conservation groups in the West are participants in various collaboratives.
Groups participating in collaboratives include the Western Environmental Law Council, Northwest Conservation, …
Regarding the Festival doing away with the ‘number line’ system
By David Phillips
Reader Contributor
Editor’s Note: This op-ed is in response to a news story the Reader wrote about the Festival at Sandpoint ending their “number line” system and …
Vote for the Scotchman Peaks
By Alan Harper
Reader Contributor
We have a healthy timber industry in North Idaho. A forester by trade, I have always made my living in the woods. For the last …
Scotchman Peaks decision is not mine, it is yours
By U.S. Senator Jim Risch
Reader Contributor
When you vote next month in the primary election, language will be included on the ballot asking the community to decide “Do you …
Christianity without Crucifixion in the Early Church
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
In July 2002, Rita Brock, a Disciples of Christ minister, and Rebecca Ann Parker, former president of Starr King Theological School, set out on a …
BNSF bridge proposal warrants close scrutiny
By Matt Nykiel
Reader Contributor
“Look before you leap,” is good advice for anyone jumping into a cold lake or a big project. Likewise, the community of Sandpoint should examine …
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