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 Mediterranean journey to confirm...
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 options carefully as Burlington...
By Rep. Mat Erpelding and Sen. Jim Patrick Reader Contributors Washington politicians are taking aim at Idahoans again from our farmers, ranchers and dairymen to our technology workers. They are threatening the jobs of more...
By Commissioner Glen Bailey Reader Contributor Last spring, BNSF Railway announced it would be moving forward on a proposal to add a second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint. Simply put, we...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist What faculty governance? I thought that was what we were for. —a former member of the UI Board of Regents Proposals to make governance “more efficient” by reducing or...
It is time to get serious about protecting our children By Christian Rose Reader Contributor The last time anyone at Stoneman Douglas High School remembers seeing Jr. ROTC Cadet Peter Wang, he was in uniform, holding...
By Cary Kelly Reader Contributor As a Marine Deputy on Lake Pend Oreille for the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office for 18 years, an avid skier with more than 1,200 days skiing at Schweitzer, and...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist The combined voices of students, teachers, businesses, and legislators may represent a turning point in the battle against gun violence. It is now time for our legislators to heed...
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor It all started going downhill with the advent of that wretched Gutenberg press (if only we could have intervened and outlawed its production). ’Twas hard to predict what would...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In 2016, an event called “Citizens Before Refugees” went live on Facebook. Scheduled to take place at the Twin Falls City Council Chambers, the protest was hosted by an...
