Brian Casey: An everyday local hero
By Jodi Rawson Reader Staff Though we have both lived in Sandpoint over a decade, I just met Brian Casey last year. I adore him. Just being around him, I find that I can...
Author: Ben Olson
“Bohemian Rhapsody’: relive a great musical journey
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Starting this week, relive one of the greatest musical journeys of the ‘70s and ‘80s when “Bohemian Rhapsody” hits the Panida Theater. A biopic covering the legendary rock band...
Volunteerism: Part 1
By Debra Townsend Reader Contributor It’s that time of year where you’re either making New Year’s resolutions, or you’re rolling your eyes at your friends and family who are making them. We are all about...
Inside Foster Care
By Jeremiah Saint Reader Contributor According to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, in the year 2017 there were a reported 442,995 children in the foster care system; 123,437 of these...
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?
By Bill Lewis Reader Contributor “Fear and loathing in Las Vegas?” Not bloody likely! And by the way, Hunter S. Thompson was missed at the Marijuana Business Convention (MJBISCON) held Nov. 13-15 in Las Vegas, Nev....
Cheerleaders and Critics: American politics and the pendulum effect
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor “Politics is a pendulum,” Albert Einstein said, “whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated illusions.” To dispel these illusions we must first develop a better...
Knot too shabby: Part 1
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For every situation, there is the perfect knot. Recently, Cadie and I completed a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on a 39-foot sailboat. While I’ll save the story about...
Mad About Science: Science in 2018
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Another year has come and gone. As we usher in ritualistic and often futile resolutions that don’t survive into February, the world just keeps on turning. Though, by nature,...
Suicides down 29 percent world-wide; up 30 percent in the U.S.
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist If America gave up its guns, suicides would crash. —The Economist(11/24/18) In 1972 I moved from Denmark, where I had had taught for one year, to Moscow to start...
Sagle asphalt plant challenged
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Concerned citizens have filed an appeal with the Bonner County Board of Commissioners challenging the county’s planning and zoning department’s approval of a conditional use permit for an asphalt...
