Annual physicals help save lives
By Jim Armbruster Reader Contributor I came across the Long Bridge for the first time on the morning of March 22, 1976. I was 20 years old. My traveling companion and I had left...
Author: Ben Olson
Mad About Science: The Garden
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Gardens are incredible things. Looking at it from afar, it’s a place you dump your animal poop and rotted vegetables, where strange green Lovecraftian creatures erupt from the ground...
The Sandpoint Eater: What a ham!
By Marcia Pilgeram Recently, while pawing through a box of books at an estate sale, I found a little gem of a cookbook to add to my collection: “Cooking Round the World and At...
Bonner County mapping system opens the region
By Bill Harp Reader Columnist If you love exploring the diverse geography of northern Idaho and working with maps but are not familiar with the Bonner County Map (BCM) on the Bonner County mapping...
Vietnam Veterans of Sandpoint: Part Five
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s Note: This is the fifth and final installment of our special series highlighting the stories of Vietnam Veterans living in Sandpoint. It has been an honor and a...
Memorial Field project benefits from Otter veto
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s veto of the grocery tax repeal on Tuesday is a setback for tax relief proponents, but it could make life easier for the city of...
Authorities release Utt
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A case of suspicious death last week resulted in the arrest of a person of interest, followed swiftly by his release. Nathan Utt was freed from custody this week...
The curse of the modern Medusa
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor Medusa was a Gorgon—a monster with snakes for hair— but there is debate about what her face looked like. Some think she was hideous. Others claim that her beauty was...
Outdoorsmen speak for public lands
By Scott Taylor Reader Contributor For two decades, the world’s largest trade exhibition of outdoor gear manufacturers, the Outdoor Retailer (OR) show, has met twice a year at the Salt Palace Convention Center, bringing...
UI Athletics is $1 Million in the Red; BSU’s Enrollment Boost Fizzles
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist In 1982 I circulated a petition on the University of Idaho campus asking that state appropriated funds not be used for athletics. My main argument was that these funds...
