Reflections of Nature
By Phil Hough Reader Staff We launched our canoe into strong head winds and waves. Forward progress was slow, so we camped early, on a muddy shore only five miles from the start. Smoke...
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Dark • Synth • Pop
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Pop music has come a long way since New Kids on the Block. Once considered overly saccharine and commercial, the evolution of pop in recent years has seen the...
Documentary film takes a close look at human trafficking
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It doesn’t matter the country or culture: Human and sex trafficking exists everywhere, and it leaves human suffering in its wake. That’s the message of “Red Light, Green Light,”...
Clearing the path
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bleeding Hearts Tattoo Emporium has been planning to participate in the “Adopt a Highway Program” for some time, but when shop owner Jon Bates heard one of his clients...
NAMI Far North presented with $5k check
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The National Alliance on Mental Illness Far North was presented with a check for $5,000 this week from a combination of donors. The fundraiser was successful thanks to donations...
Bikes, beer and a little bit of crazy
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Cyclocross is not a sport for the faint of heart. “Imagine a road bike with knobby tires — and then combine that with a steeplechase,” said Charles Mortensen, owner...
Proposition 2: Will voters approve Medicaid expansion?
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Medicaid expansion is a debate Idaho has grappled with since the introduction of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. Now the state has a chance to settle that debate...
‘Support the Boobs, Drink the Beer’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Help support local cancer services by joining 7B Women at their third annual Boobs and Beer 5k Fun Run and Beer Fest. This event has grown in popularity over...
Ben Olson is a degenerate
By Zach Hagadone Reader Contributor Dear Robo-Caller, Let’s be clear: Ben Olson is a degenerate, as your recent robocall impugning him and the Sandpoint Reader put it. He’s much less a degenerate now than...
Arlo’s Ristorante finds new location
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Nearly a month since Arlo’s was ousted from its downtown location, the popular local Italian restaurant is finalizing its move into a new building. Arlo’s will be the latest...
