Freddy’s journey into the heart of darkness
By Ben OlsonReader Staff There are billions of soccer fans around the world who live and breathe the sport, but none are as big of a deal in 2026 as Freddy. Posting diligently during...
Tagged: xenophobia
Mad about Science: Pandemics
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist If you can read this, congratulations! You experienced a global pandemic that began in December 2019. Up until that point, the most recent pandemic the world had endured was the...
Enablement disguised as neutrality
By Mariela RebeloReader Staff Spin class has been my favorite way to start the day for the last few years. It’s a great way to do cardio, entertaining enough to reach those Zone 2...
Dumb of the week
By Ben OlsonReader Staff It’s pretty disheartening when you notice how racist some people are. It’s even worse when you realize one of the worst is currently our president. President Donald Trump posted a...
Children pay the price for cruel immigration policies
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor At 1 a.m. on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, 76 unaccompanied children were awakened without warning and loaded onto planes bound for Guatemala. No explanation. No due process. Just...
Gatekeepers of paradise
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Being born and raised in Sandpoint, I’ve done a bit of gatekeeping over the years. The term “gatekeeping” began trending a few years ago to describe “When someone takes...
Theory of Unknown Origin: ‘They’re eating the pets’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The rise in xenophobia in the U.S. has opened the door for a range of stereotypes to step into the spotlight — including the renewed popularity of the claim...
Dumb of the Week: Now we’re eating pets?
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It takes a special brand of dumb to make it into this column. Today’s topic reaches a whole new level in the stratosphere. The Sept. 10 presidential debate between...
Sundown state
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff If you want a master class is hypocrisy and cynicism — and ever need a handy example for what irony truly is — look at what happened in a...
