Mad About Science: Freaky Flora
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Plants are weird. For organisms that eat poop and don’t move from the spot they were “born” their entire lives, they can be crazy intelligent. We’ve talked about orchids...
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Emily Articulated: Buck teeth and a consumerist society
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist There is something that happens to almost all humans in their lifetime, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, gender,or religion. It’s an experience that unites us in collective humility, elicits...
Window of opportunity closing for Festival early-bird passes
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For Festival At Sandpoint fans planning on hitting every show of the 2019 season, time is running out to get the best bang for the buck. After Friday, Nov....
Sandpoint Lions open Toys For Tots applications
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Christmas season is officially here, and the Sandpoint Lions are ramping up their Toys For Tots drive to ensure that every local child has a merry Christmas. The...
Jack Frost Fest 2.0
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff As the days grow shorter and we descend into this largely unloved North Idaho winter, Robb Talbott of Mattox Farm Productions is finding a way to get locals looking...
Bicycling Below Sea Level
By Jim Payne Reader Contributor Holland is the land of the bicycle. Around 1900, when industrial countries had the choice between bicycles and cars, Holland did not ignore the cyclists, as most countries did,...
Single in Sandpoint: Thankful
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist The typical holiday has a specific historic event or religious significance tied to it. Christmas has Jesus’ birthday, the Fourth of July has the American declaration of independence, and...
Controversial days of Thanksgiving and prayer in early America
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist When you pray, go into your room and shut the door. —Jesus, Matthew 6:6 When the church and state tucked into bed together, it was the church that ended...
Judgment sought in smelter court battle
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Opponents of the proposed Newport smelter are seeking speedy resolution to a court battle over the legality of land sale that supplied property for the controversial facility. A coalition...
Diaper bank lends locals a helping hand
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Raising a child is an expensive proposition by any measure, but diapers in particular are a notorious extra cost for new parents. Fortunately, a new service is available to...
