The Straight Poop: Out of the Blue Eyewear
By Drake the Dog Reader Pet Columnist Where am taking my humans today? A few of my well-meaning pack mates suggested that I get a pair of doggles (goggles for dogs) to protect my...
Author: Ben Olson
Mad About Science: Awesome military tactics
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Throughout history, there is one thing humans have done a lot of. Fight! Love it or hate it, military tactics offer an introspective into human psychology, physics, math and...
The most polluted site in Sandpoint and what it’s doing to our water
By Shannon Williamson Reader Columnist You know that piece of land on Boyer that sits between the Lake Pend Oreille High School and the railroad tracks? Across from Super One? You probably drive by...
Heart of the World: On the border of complete sanity
By Sandy Compton Reader Contributor I am sitting amidst the high sources of one of the wildest, most beautiful streams Iíve ever seen; in one of the wild hearts of the world. The earth has...
“An Inconvenient Sequel,” conveniently in Sandpoint
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer A decade ago, “An Inconvenient Truth” brought climate change a pop culture recognition it hadn’t yet experienced. Now, Al Gore is back — grayer and more determined —...
Lake draw down to begin this month
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff As North Idaho winds its way into autumn, the draw-down of Lake Pend Oreille is scheduled to begin this month and advance in October. According to the Lakes Commission,...
North Idaho had worst air quality in nation on Labor Day
By Henry Worobec Reader Contributor On Labor Day, City Beach was empty. The air stung like the bad side of a camp fire. Smog hid the mountains and filtered the trees with sepia haze....
Living Life: Help a Foster Child, Become a CASA
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist Foster children experience a journey like no other. They are often placed in the homes of strangers where they are left to figure out all the unwritten rules and...
Moscow pastor agrees with Trump on Charlottesville tragedy
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist There has never been a multi-racial society which has existed with such mutual intimacy and harmony in the history of the world. —Douglas Wilson, Pastor of Moscow’s Christ Church...
City continues vacation rental discussions
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council is taking its time in reshaping its vacation rental policies, continuing the discussion to its Oct. 18 meeting. An effort to bring city vacation rental...
