Notes from a first-year Festival volunteer
By George Alexander Wood Jr.
Reader Contributor
It is long past midnight, and I am doggone exhausted. My sweaty volunteer shirt, civilian clothes and Production Crew polo hit the floor …
Tagged: opinion
N. Idaho human rights groups: An open letter to BSU President Tromp
Special to the Reader
Dear President Tromp:
As non-governmental nonprofit organizations that have worked for decades in Idaho promoting human and civil rights while at the same time joining other …
‘Stranger Things’: When nostalgia gets old
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Editor’s Note: This article contains a few spoilers, so read at your own risk.
As I wrapped up the third season of “Stranger Things” last …
What went wrong?
By Karen McGhee
Special to the Reader
“We need to end the government monopoly in education by transferring power from bureaucracies and unions to families.” This sentiment, expressed by Jeb …
Should we consider fireworks during winter only?
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When I was a kid, there was nothing more fun than lighting off fireworks in front of the house on the Fourth of July. The …
Engage Sandpoint: One year later
By David Phillips
Reader Contributor
About a year ago, I wrote in the Reader about the new Engage Sandpoint service and my initial impressions. Those impressions were generally positive, as …
Sandpoint’s plan for geese strays from the value system that once guided our future
By Jane Fritz
Reader Contributor
On the September 22, 2011, front cover of the Reader is a colorful illustration of a future lakeside Sandpoint with a story written by then …
Shake, Rattle and Roll: My new superpower
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
Many people think of Parkinson’s disease as afflicting only older people. They conjure up an image of someone with stooped posture, bent over a cane, …
An open letter to the decision makers of the Sagle Asphalt Plant
By Jonna Plante
Reader Contributor
This is an open letter to Linscott Gravel, Interstate Concrete and Asphalt, Bonner County Planning & Zoning and Bonner County Commissioners:
Our group is tired …
Musings on the Media
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
With the Fox in the White House, the fourth estate is in shambles.
As products of the enlightenment, our founding fathers established our democratic republic …
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