The Straight Poop:
By Drake the Dog Reader Columnist Where am I taking my humans on this chilly fall day? In the words of John Denver, “If I had my druthers, I’d go fishing, find myself a...
Author: Ben Olson
Sheriff Wheeler supports ending refugee program
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler is adding his voice to those protesting Syrian refugee resettlement in Idaho. This Tuesday, Wheeler wrote a letter to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter urging...
GOP adds earlier primary for presidential elections
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff If you’re planning to vote in next year’s primary elections, you may have to make a couple trips to the polls. Due to legislation passed this spring, Idaho is...
Grandstands at Memorial Field granted another year
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Looks like the old Memorial Field grandstands might have a little more life in them yet. Sandpoint Parks and Recreation announced this week that demolition of the old grandstands...
There she blows:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Avista crews reported more than 150,000 customers still without power Wednesday morning after Tuesday evening’s windstorm swept through the Inland Northwest. The utilities company said the storm was the...
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist Most things that occur in this world are completely out of our control. This is a fact. Mother nature is uncontrollable, unpredictable and at times vengeful. We spend a...
Landslide victory for Burmese Opposition Party:
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist The Burmese National League for Democracy (NLD) is celebrating a huge election victory. Early results show that the NLD has already won 256 of 299 seats, and it is...
The Sandpoint Eater:
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist For the past six or eight months, I’d tried to plan an annual sojourn to the Davenport Hotel with longtime Missoula friends, Lynda and Helga. Sadly, each trip...
The Music of the Mountains:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There’s just something about living surrounded by mountains. Missing are the crowds of people, the traffic, litter and noise of big cities. Also, the music just plain kicks ass....
The Ladies of the Day: An encore
By Tim Henney Reader Staff My 1957 bride, Jacquelynn, and I once lived in Logan, Utah, a college town. The university president’s name was Kermit, like the famous frog. The president, however, was tall,...
