My journey as a Vietnam War protester
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
I watched the Ken Burns’ and Lynn Novick’s “The Vietnam War” on Spokane’s Channel 7, primarily because it offered two viewings each evening. At end …
Tagged: opinion
Lunch with the Mayor: An open invitation to the public (part 3)
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
This article is the third of a four-part series describing my goals and priorities as mayor of Sandpoint. Those are: 1) Engage the public …
Lunch with the Mayor: An open invitation to the public (part II)
By Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
This article is the second installment of a four-part series through October describing my goals and priorities as mayor of Sandpoint. Those are: 1) Engage …
Buckeye State Charter School fraud coming to Idaho charter school near you
By Levi B. Cavener
Reader Contributor
One can’t blame the Albertson Foundation for wanting to avoid an appearance that it continues meddling in public affairs. After spending years in an …
Wildlife habitat and forest management important to consider
By Stan Myers
Reader Contributor
It was greatly surprising that in his lengthy and thoughtful essay on wilderness and wildlife management in Idaho, Al Van Vooren made no reference to …
Understanding the Human Microbiome
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Back in biology class, in the late ‘90s, I learned that our bodies were made of cells containing tiny “brains” called nuclei, with 46 chromosomes. …
Mahatma Gandhi: Charismatic saint of nonviolence
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“It is too early to clothe me in sainthood.
I myself do not feel to be a saint in any shape or form.”
–M. K. …
Lunch with the Mayor: An open invitation to the public (pt. 1)
By Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
This is the first of four weekly articles during the month of October describing my goals and priorities for the city of Sandpoint.
This series …
The flag, football and the destruction of American culture
By Christian Rose
Reader Contributor
For much of my life I never felt particularly obligated nor overly inclined to stand and salute the flag during the national anthem. I did …
Love Lives Here
By Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
Hate-filled fliers left in citizens’ driveways here in Bonner County. A peace flag ripped down from a local’s front porch here in Bonner County. Racist …
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