Mad About Science: Computers
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Get ready for some “Inception”-inspired action! Today, I’m going to use a computer to tell you about computers, and once I’m done, this article will be edited, formatted and...
Author: Ben Olson
Reader Reels brings alternative cinema to Sandpoint
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There’s a weird, wild world of movies out there, and for the first time, Sandpoint will have access to it in the theater. The Sandpoint Reader and the Panida...
What’s really at stake in the Apple encryption debate
By Julia Angwin for ProPublica The FBI’s much-discussed request to Apple can seem innocuous: Help us extract six weeks of encrypted data from the locked iPhone of Syed Farook, an employee of San Bernardino’s...
County commissioners restrict planning commission
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners placed limits on the county planning commission’s authority this week, restricting the time frame and scope of its decision-making. The latest in a feud between county...
No one hurt in Super 1 gunfire incident
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A heated confrontation and an accidental gun discharge at Super 1 this weekend could have been much worse, according to Sandpoint police. Police chief Corey Coon said no one...
New city website goes live
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A years-long project is finally in the bag with the launch of the new city of Sandpoint website Tuesday night. Designed to be more user-friendly and simpler to maintain,...
Pre-orders open for fiber Internet in Sandpoint
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The greater Sandpoint area is another step closer to a new high-speed fiber Internet network, and residents can help determine how quickly it gets here. Officials announced Wednesday that...
Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn:
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “Sanders would be a GOP dream. America will never go socialist.” —Bill O’Reilly The last stop on my month-long trip to Europe last September was London. The London papers...
No one hurt in Super 1 gunfire incident
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A heated confrontation and an accidental gun discharge at Super 1 this weekend could have been much worse, according to Sandpoint police. Police chief Corey Coon said no one...
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille Reader Staff When I was a kid, I watched Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” and read National Geographic religiously. Each episode and article gave me a new insight into a world...
