By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It turns out Idaho isn’t finished paying for the ag-gag bill struck down as unconstitutional last year. The state is on the line for nearly $250,000 after federal judge...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Last April made the 12th consecutive month of record-breaking monthly temperatures around the globe. This makes it the longest hot streak in the 137-year record, which dates back to...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s note: A couple weeks back, I ran into an old friend. We had worked together in Los Angeles years ago while I was still working in the film...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A bomb threat that resulted in the evacuation of Farmin Stidwell Elementary on Monday afternoon proved to be a hoax perpetuated by a robocall. According to Sandpoint Police Chief...
By Eric Anderson Reader Contributor Some of you may have heard of Amateur Radio, or its other, more common name, “Ham” Radio. The term “Amateur” refers to the fact that the hobbyists do not...
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor If one is about to salute a decade, as we are about to in Sandpoint, one could do no better than to celebrate the 1950’s. My late mother, Harriet...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There’s nothing quite so nerve-wracking as tackling a new challenge. Likewise, a first-time success is a uniquely exhilarating feeling. Bonner General Health staff experienced both in overseeing the hospital’s...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Kings, queens, knaves and scoundrels alike, prepareth thyselves for a righteous show of epic proportions. During the normal Lost in the ‘50s festivities this weekend, one corner of Sandpoint...
By Jim Healey Reader Contributor On their 1963 “In the Wind” album the folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary recorded “Tell It on the Mountain” with its “Let my people go” refrain, referring to...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In modern society, it’s easy to forget the ecosystems that exist just outside your front door. Kaniksu Land Trust hopes to change that. The organization, which works to preserve...
