Profile on Autism: The Barth Family
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For Lisa and David Barth, autism officially entered their lives 15 years ago. Their son, Jackson, was diagnosed at two years old. Since the diagnosis, the Barths have made...
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Trial and Error:
By Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica The Innocence Project released a report Tuesday alleging that prosecutors across the country are almost never punished when they withhold evidence or commit other forms of misconduct that land innocent...
Mueller passes away
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Former county commissioner Bud Mueller died on March 18. He was 80 years old. A colorful and energetic personality in local politcs, Mueller is most remembered as a politician...
Gov. Otter vetoes ‘Bible-in-schools’ bill
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Despite support from a majority of the Idaho House and Senate, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter vetoed a bill authorizing teachers to use the Bible in public schools. Citing concerns...
Taxi Tales:
By Louie de Palma Reader Road Warrior Somewhere in the dark, dusty abyss that is my closet, there sits a worn box. Inside are toy Chevron cars from years past. These collector cars have...
The Sandpoint Eater:
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Happy National Tater Day! That’s right, folks, it’s Tater Day. Between my Irish heritage and my role as the mother of a vegetarian, I know my way around...
Lou Domanski Chess Festival honors founder
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Chances are, if you grew up in Sandpoint over the past 25 years and play chess, you learned how from Lou Domanski. I can still remember in the late...
A partnership of the ages:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Abbott and Costello. Ben and Jerry. Peanut butter and jelly. What would the world be like without these famous pairings? More importantly, what would our community be like without...
The Road to Recyling:
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s the season for spring cleaning, and Jennifer Del Carlo has a particularly big project on her hands. She and several other community members have their sights set on...
Library expansion aims to be grass roots effort
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library District is going to get a whole lot bigger. Library officials announced this week that a $3 million renovation project...
