Four success strategies for local business owners
By Katie Greenland Reader Contributor When I first moved to Sandpoint last June, locals warned me that finding work can be hard. They were right. Many people here have struggled at some point to...
Tagged: opinion
‘We can’t let Idaho remain a “scroll-down” state’
Rep. Ilana Rubel Asst. House Democratic Leader Reader Contributor Idaho is at the bottom of a national ranking again. The latest blow comes from WalletHub, which rates Idaho as the worst state for working...
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 are dedicated to Vasco...
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 are not conservative virtues in...
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 on trains, and one...
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, enjoy the lives they...
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, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Montana...
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 replacing it with a...
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 20 years, I’ve been...
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 favor Senator Jim Risch’s...
