The un-wokeness of Christian nationalism
By Paul Graves
Reader Contributor
Sometimes, ignorance breeds irony. Irony comes from a Greek word, eirôneia, which means “feigned ignorance.“
One such example may be the “woke” cultural phenomenon. …
Tagged: op ed
Misophonia: The rage is real
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Affection can be expressed by holding hands, offering a kind word or leaving a sweet note on the countertop.
My personal favorite act of affection …
Fidelity and Family
By Toni Kolb
Reader Contributor
I think back on my fluctuating childhood and smile. The ups and downs — it was a journey of memory making. I remember the seasons …
Engage Sandpoint app is making progress
By David Phillips
Reader Contributor
Recently, the city of Sandpoint launched Engage Sandpoint, making use of the service SeeClickFix.com. I was intrigued by this, being a long-time software geek and …
Let’s give all this hate a rest
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The past week has just been awful in America.
A man who killed two people in a Kentucky grocery store last Wednesday allegedly entered a …
President Trump sinks to a new low in Helsinki
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion article written by Reader publisher Ben Olson.
When President Donald Trump stood next to Russian President Putin in Helsinki …
A personal invitation
By Pastor Colin Moody
Reader Contributor
If your mailbox is like mine, it’s chock-full of monthly bills, sales flyers and reminder postcards. Sometimes I’ll see a nice-looking envelope in the …
Easter, a day of resurrection
By Rev. Bob Evans
Reader Contributor
For those of us who are Christians, Jesus is the archetype of who we are born to be, and also, the one whose own …
Use your words (before your genitals)
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
When comedian Aziz Ansari became the latest recipient of a sexual misconduct allegation, it took me a few days before I opened the story.…
It’s time to lay a foundation for affordable housing in Idaho
By Rep. Mat Erpelding
Reader Contributor
In 1992, the Idaho House of Representatives passed House Bill 756, creating the Idaho Housing Trust Fund. At the time, a responsible legislature realized …
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