Soft wood, hard problem:
By Zach Hagadone For Boise Weekly (used by permission) Among the stated goals of President-elect Donald Trump has been the renegotiation of, or withdrawal from, a number of international trade deals. When news of...
Author: Ben Olson
Sandpoint looking forward following Thorne Research loss
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It was no surprise to Sandpoint officials when Thorne Research announced it was moving to South Carolina. The possibility was on Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton’s radar as soon...
‘The Far Journey’ in review
By Mary Haley Reader Contributor “A Far Journey,” by local author Tom Reppert, is a young adult novel that throws a modern teenager back in time to the Oregon trail. The young heroin, Paula...
Idaho’s religious shield law and tragic child deaths
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Editor’s note: this version of Mr. Gier’s column is an expanded version from the one currently in print. An adult’s religious freedom crosses the line when it causes...
EDC seeks input on commercial kitchen
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A heavily utilized commercial kitchen at the former Sandpoint Business Incubator might return if demand still exists. The Bonner County Economic Development Corporation is seeking community input in re-establishing...
Council OKs revised parking agreement
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members approved changes to a parking agreement with Kaniksu Health Services Wednesday night, paving the way for the company’s proposed downtown relocation. Ostensibly organized to revise...
Racial slur spray painted on Spokane MLK building
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Racist graffiti spray-painted on the Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center in Spokane is the latest in a string of alleged hate crimes following the presidential election. The...
Trial to begin in SilverWing case
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A resolution to the longstanding legal battle between Bonner County and SilverWing is in sight with the beginning of a jury trial this week. Jurors will face an up-to-five-day...
BNSF reaches coal dust settlement
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff BNSF Railway has agreed to investigate car covers for coal transportation, addressing a longtime complaint of local environmental and conservation groups. Company officials announced this week that they had...
Collection of personal wilderness tales from Montana released
By Reader Staff Blue Creek Press of Heron, Mont., announced this week the publication of “Voices in the Wilderness: A Collection of Wild Essays,” a collaboration of Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness and Montana...
