When a motto is more than just a saying
By Kevin Davis, USFS Reader Contributor You may have heard the Forest Service motto: “Caring for the land and serving people.” As a Forest Service employee at the Sandpoint Ranger District, I use this...
Author: Ben Olson
Remembering Arnie:
By Jim Ramsey Reader Contributor Arnold Palmer, who passed away recently, was an American icon and a golfing legend. But he was also an accessible person who had movie star charisma but also played...
Free “Thom Pain” play at Evans Brothers
By Ben Olson and Brady Lorio Reader Staff and Contributor We’ve all suffered in life. Some more notably (and loudly) than others. How appropriate that acclaimed playwright Will Eno’s notable one-man play “Thom Pain...
Bordering on Complete Sanity:
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Someone has written with black spray paint on a retaining wall beside the Highway 200 railroad overpass at the west end of Hope, “TRUMP! SAVE AMERICA! DEPORT ILLEGALS!!” Besides...
Gandhi, the Buddha and the limits of non-violence:
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “I felt I was in the presence of a noble soul, a true disciple of Lord Buddha, and a true believer in peace and harmony among all men.” —The...
The night of November 16:
By George Prentice For Boise Weekly The party was off campus, at a home rented by a group of North Idaho College students. The weather was getting cold in mid-November, but a young woman,...
Lake level to drop near lowest level
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Lakes Commission announced this week that the Army Corps of Engineers will begin dropping the lake level for the winter. In a draw-down process that began Wednesday, the...
Sun rises on Solar Roadways demonstration
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Eyes all across the Inland Northwest—and the world—were fixed on Sandpoint last week for the first public debut of Solar Roadways. Slowed by a number of unexpected setbacks, Solar...
Gardening with Laurie:
By Laurie Brown Reader Garden Columnist Autumn is officially here, which means some plants will start putting on a colorful show. The colors we see in the leaves now are actually there all year;...
Radical Reels
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Leave it to Banff Mountain Film Festival: When it comes to capturing the most spectacular cinematography in the world of action sports, it’s tough to beat its lineup. Thanks...
