Being and belonging in the West
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Contributor It was a calculated kind of romance. From day one, I knew what I wanted and I sought out my ends with a single-minded conviction. I studied my...
Author: Ben Olson
Behavioral health grants available
By Reader Staff The Idaho Community Foundation (ICF) is introducing a new grant cycle to support organizations and projects working to improve the accessibility and quality of behavioral health programs in Bonner and Boundary...
Angels offer grant and scholarship opportunities
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Angels Over Sandpoint are delighted to offer multiple scholarship and grant opportunities to Bonner County students and citizens. This is just one of many ways the funds raised...
Suffer the Little Children:
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sixteen-month-old Matthew was sick again, and his mother, Rita Swan, was worried. The infant had come down with a dangerous fever three times, and three times, Swan had called...
Accused N. Idaho Shooter Kyle Odom’s ‘Amphibian-Humanoid’ Paranoia Has a Long Tradition
By Zach Hagadone Reader Contributor Originally published at Boise Weekly Northern Idaho residents were appalled when news broke March 6 that popular local pastor Tim Remington, 55, had been shot 12 times in the...
Grimm files tort claim against Bonner County
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Former Sandpoint planning director Jeremy Grimm is seeking $100,000 in damages from Bonner County following a dispute over land use decisions. Dated Feb. 29, Grimm’s tort claim alleges damages...
County commissioners pass appeals amendments
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Commissioners signed off on a controversial change to Bonner County Planning Department appeals Wednesday despite heavy resistance. Dozens of county residents attended the meeting to oppose the change, which...
The Straight Poop: Sandpoint Upholstery
By Drake the Dog Reader Pet Columnist Where am I taking my humans today? Spring is in the air, and it’s time to find some fabric to re-upholster my dog bed. The Missus is...
America’s largest slave rebellion and the mutilation of Louisiana cane cutters
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “If heads on poles were symbols of control, they were also symbols of the ritual violence that was the constant underlying element of Louisiana society.” —Daniel Rasmussen, “American Uprising:...
When we swung and swayed
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor A recent New York Times carried the obituary of former big band vocalist Kitty Kallen. This, in part, is what it said: “Kitty Kallen, her voice sweet and clear,...
