Democrats are the champions of average Americans
By Sylvia HumesReader Contributor Shout it from the rooftops: I am a proud Democrat. Why should I not be? We are not vermin, slime or radical leftists, as DJT claims. My party is the...
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Speak up to protect Roadless Rule and preserve our national forests
By Amy AndersonReader Contributor The Roadless Rule protects 58 million acres of our most intact, unlogged national forests from road building ,which facilitates industrial logging, mining, drilling and other industrial activities. The Trump administration...
Dumb of the Week
By Ben OlsonReader Staff A few of our readers reached out after reading “Dumb of the Week” in the Sept. 4 edition to point out my claim that President Donald Trump buried his ex-wife...
‘American never was America to me’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff I wrote a snippet titled, “On a more bitter note…” in the June 12 “Junk Drawer,” wherein I argued that members of my generation are doing the best we...
Selkirk Loop Board calls for ‘swift resolution’ to U.S.-Canada trade war
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As the fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariff policies continues to reverberate in markets around the world, closer to home the International Selkirk Loop Board of Directors issued an...
Dumb of the week
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Popcorn sales spiked last week as two of the biggest toolbags in national politics decided to stage a cringe-inducing national breakdown. It was like watching an old Godzilla vs....
A Few Thoughts… On writing for free
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist After 61 days away traveling the West — with 10 days on Maui thrown into the middle — it’s good to be home. I drove 7,434.8 miles, took way...
‘You don’t get into public service to not serve the public’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff About 40 people turned out for a public meeting May 1 in Ponderay, where U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel provided updates on a number of local issues. Col....
An open letter to the fascist regime attempting to take over our country
By Nishelle Gonzales Reader Contributor I have sat back and watched this new administration the last few months with horror and grief. I had a realization today that brings me hope that things will...
I can’t in good conscience blame Trump
By Clarice M. McKenney Reader Contributor For more than 50 years I have voted Democrat, and most of those years I was unable to be an activist, be involved in protests or actively support...
