Christmas Carols:
By Melannie Wurm Reader Contributor In honor of the Christmas Carols you are by this time of year, undoubtedly unable to escape (does every store really have to be playing “Jingle Bell Rock”?), here...
Author: Ben Olson
The Straight Poop: Eve’s Leaves
By Drake the Dog Reader Staff Where am I taking my humans today? It’s snowy night in Sandpoint, and I’m all decked out with a bright light secured on my red puffy coat. The...
Council introduces resolution to support refugees
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In contrast to the anti-refugee sentiment coming from county government, Sandpoint officials are planning to introduce a measure supporting Syrian refugee resettlement in Idaho. According to Mayor Carrie Logan,...
Bluegrass band descends upon the Hive
By Dustin Hoffman Reader Staff Heard The Lil’ Smokies from Missoula, Montana? Yeah, they’re coming to town. Seriously, if you haven’t heard them, you should. The acoustic sextet will be playing The Hive on...
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff My first attempt at holiday candy making was nearly 50 years ago. I knew asking my mother’s permission to make some wonderful treats on the stovetop would result in...
Current Human Rights Issues
By Lynn Bridges Reader Contributor Editor’s note: This is the third article in a three-part series highlighting the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force’s efforts in the community. Where does the Bonner County Human...
‘Through the Lens of History’
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Erik Daarstad has spent his career telling other people’s stories. Now, he finally gets to share his own. In his new book “Through the Lens of History,” the noted...
Sandpoint’s Gary Payton shares his thoughts on the Paris climate conference
By Sandy Compton Reader Contributor Sandpoint resident—and planetary citizen—Gary Payton is in Paris attending COP21, the conference on global warming. On Tuesday, with the help of Idaho Conservation League (ICL), he addressed 60 people...
‘Reel Injun’ film discusses Natives’ role on the silver screen
By Melannie Wurm Reader Contributor North Idaho, like much of the United States, is a place with two histories: 200 years of white exploration and settlement, with which most are familiar, and thousands of...
A fresh alternative:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Let’s face it; it doesn’t get much better than eating a meal with ingredients that came from just around the corner. A new market café and bakery that recently...
