Grant approved for Solar Roadways project
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It won’t be long before visitors to Jeff Jones Town Square will be taking a step into the future. The city of Sandpoint announced Friday that the Idaho Department...
Author: Ben Olson
Mad About Science: Electricity
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This week, we’re talking about Electricity. Electricity is fast. How fast? Really fast: about 186 miles per second. To honor the speed of electricity, we’re going to talk really,...
Taxi Tales: Strange times in the Pandhandle
By Louie de Palma Reader Road Warrior In the off-season of sleepy little ski towns, the streets are lonely and vacant. Nights such as these only yield two options: I’m not going to do...
Profile on Autism: The Corcoran Family
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In the Corcoran family, there are two sides to living with autism. On the one hand, the condition brings about incredible focus, attention to detail and talent. On the...
Paper Trail: How the Panama Papers financial data leak tracks back to Idaho
By Zach Hagadone For the Boise Weekly No one was supposed to know the financial details held by Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. Run by two lawyers—one the son of a Waffen-SS soldier, the...
Keeping the ‘peace and purity’ of a small town Idaho empire
By Katie Botkin Reader Contributor Natalie Greenfield was 13 years old when Jamin Wight began boarding at her family home. A 24-year-old seminary student, Wight attended Greyfriars Hall, a Moscow-based ministry training program co-founded...
More lawsuits hit Bonner County
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Yet another round of lawsuits questioning the legality of recent Bonner County commissioner decisions have hit the courts. Hot off the heels of several wrongful termination lawsuits and tort...
Happy Birthday Thomas Jefferson
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist As we celebrate Thomas Jefferson’s 273rd birthday next week, we need to be reminded about what a controversial figure he was. In the election of 1800 he was called...
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist It is difficult to assess a person’s true worth and motives. There’s no telling if the person asking you out on a date or running for president is a...
Best spring hikes
By Don Otis Reader Staff Ten years ago I remember driving to a trailhead out of Upper Pack River to see the newly placed “Beware of Grizzly Bear” signs. I have never seen a...
