Private school voucher students are doing poorly
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
A 2017 study in the District of Columbia about the effects of private school vouchers has further confirmed the results of recent studies in Indiana, …
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University “shared governance” and faculty discontent
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
What faculty governance? I thought that was what we were for.
—a former member of the UI Board of Regents
Proposals to make governance “more …
A turning point in the campaign against gun violence?
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
The combined voices of students, teachers, businesses, and legislators may represent a turning point in the battle against gun violence. It is now time for …
California Dreamin’: Exploring the weed culture
By Bill Lewis
Reader Contributor
Several months ago, a medical marijuana company purchased a small, 120-acre town called Nipton, Calif.
Nipton is a nearly-deserted mining community north of the Mojave …
Virgin and Child: The Christmas Story according to Islam
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Most Christians do not know that Muslims hold Mary and Jesus in utmost esteem. The virgin mother of Jesus is mentioned 34 times in the …
Bordering on Complete Sanity: Slow down and live simply … or else
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
A problem with being a writer is that if you write long enough you begin to repeat yourself. Vonnegut and Heinlein escaped it, but Grisham, …
Shake, Rattle and Roll: A column about the trials and tribulations of Parkinson’s Disease
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
Parkinson’s Disease is a thief. It is insidious. It is sneaky. It is destructive. It sneaks up unsuspected and does its best to diminish one’s …
George Will confused and misinformed about abortion
By Nick Gier
Reader Contributor
George Will is one of our foremost conservative columnists. Except for some overly artful phrasing, he usually writes well-reasoned and evidence-based articles. His most …
WSU did the right thing on campus free speech
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
If you’re openly inciting violence, that’s a problem. But other than that,
we can’t start doing this filtering of people’s words and what they say.…
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 …
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