Mike’s Corner: The illusion of control
By Mike Wagoner
Reader Contributor
I saw a movie at the old drive-in theater in my hometown when I was in high school… sittin’ in my tired ’54 Chevy… speaker …
By Mike Wagoner
Reader Contributor
I saw a movie at the old drive-in theater in my hometown when I was in high school… sittin’ in my tired ’54 Chevy… speaker …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s the final Thursday of 2022, which seems like a great time to take a look back at the science that happened this year. Due …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A YouTuber named Preston Reid recently produced a video titled “Different types of Zoomers,” in which he demonstrated more than a dozen different personalities you’ll …
By Tim Bearly
Reader Contributor
Alas, this is the mind-numbing monotony of everyday life: the alarm beside your bed rings, you hit the snooze button, wake up again, go to …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Like it or not, personal computers, or PCs, are a vital part of our daily lives. They perform all sorts of tasks, from allowing us …
Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
I’m an empathetic person. I have a lot of room in my heart for all kinds of people. I have a particularly soft spot in my …
By Bill Harp
Reader Tech Columnist
As a fan of near-future, dystopian, cyber-tech science fiction, I occasionally find a frightening book that warns how the future could unfold. “The Water …
By Bill Harp
Reader Tech Columnist
When you use the internet, your entire life’s history and digital habits go on sale, and there is little you can do about it. …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint has a speed problem—and it has nothing to do with streets.
For the last several years, public officials and private residents alike have explored …
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