Mad About Science: Chickens
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist As the old adage goes: They grow up so fast. One minute you’re cuddling an adorable little ball of cheeping fluff, the next minute a confused- looking dinosaur is...
Author: Ben Olson
Is there a housing crisis in Sandpoint?
By Rhonda Armburst Reader Contributor The real estate market is heating up, and prices are beginning to soar. Last year had a more robust real estate market than we have seen in 10 years....
Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba: Part Two
While Miriam Makeba and Harry Belafonte both faced the institutionalized prejudice of the time, Belafonte in many ways escaped much of the persecution that fell on Makeba, possibly because of his elegant speech and...
Animation Show of Shows returns to the Panida
Female empowerment. Parent-child relationships. The primal nature of man. Those are just a few of the subjects tackled in the “18th Animation Show of Shows.” A collection of the world’s best offerings in the...
Vietnam Veterans of Sandpoint
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a five-part series highlighting the stories of Sandpoint men who served combat duty during the Vietnam War. As always, I am eternally grateful for those who served and...
Celebrating human connection and diversity
“I really love my job,” says local councilor Eric Ridgway. “I see people healing, growing, making progress. If I won the lottery … I would show up to work tomorrow, next week, next year. I get...
Idaho Legislature wraps up 2017 session
The Idaho Legislature adjourned Wednesday after a tumultuous session that saw a far-right faction of House Republicans disrupting the political routine. Completing business three days past its scheduled Friday adjournment, the Legislature was delayed...
Laughing Dog Brewery opens new tap room
Right in time for National Beer Day on April 7, Laughing Dog Brewery is reopening its tap room this weekend. In a moment long-awaited by local beer fans, the brewery tap room is debuting...
Some French break the law to help refugees
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “I felt like if I didn’t do anything, I would regret it all my life, and I would feel like a coward.” —French journalist Raphaël Krafft Over treacherous mountain...
