Fiber Optics:
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint has a speed problem—and it has nothing to do with streets. For the last several years, public officials and private residents alike have explored options to establish more...
Author: Ben Olson
One Zodiac employee listed in critical condition from Newport explosion
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Some more information has come in regarding the explosion at the Zodiac Aerospace facility in Newport, Wash. According to the Pend Oreille County Sheriff, on Tuesday, July 14, at...
Charley Packard returns to Wednesday nights at Eichardt’s
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There are some famous pairings out there in the world; Simon and Garfunkel, Sonny and Cher, peanut butter and jelly. Charley Packard and Eichardt’s. It’s hard to think of...
The Garden Corner:
By Dan Eskelson Reader Columnist A properly designed windbreak has a profound effect on the physical and economic well-being of both humans and animals. Research has shown that heating costs can be reduced by...
‘Red Hot Patriot’ in review
By Scout Anatricia Reader Intern One of the most challenging roles in theater is performing in a one-person show, and even more difficult is portraying an iconic character and getting it right. I know...
Bordering on complete sanity:
By Sandy Compton Reader Staff Has it been hot or is it just me? OK. Damnably hot. Not hellishly hot, yet, but still. A friend pointed out yesterday that if global warming isn’t real,...
Let’s be Frank about the Earl-Y days: Part 3
By Ted Bowers Reader Columnist In this final article about the “Early” days, I thought I would talk about some of our more memorable jobs with Boles Construction. The Oddfellows remodel: we got the...
Local writer releases life’s work in trilogy
By Reader Staff After nearly twenty years of research, Sandpoint writer and investigative journalist Bonnie J. Thompson, the daughter of former Logan County State Attorney Roger W. Thompson, has released a tell-all trilogy called...
The digital dark age:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff You know those scrapbooks your parents kept on the bookshelf? They had photos of your ancestors, all looking slightly morose in black and white, with their funny fashions and...
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist I live a life where on any given day I may be privy to a conversation between an “adult” and a troubled adolescent. This simple exposure creates daily opportunities...
