Fool me once…
By Ben OlsonReader Staff It’s been five years since Editor-in-Chief Zach Hagadone almost broke the town. In the history of the Sandpoint Reader, only one publication date has ever lined up perfectly with April...
Author: Ben Olson
A Few Thoughts
On spring, God and (heaven forbid) politics By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist It appears to be spring. I’m writing this on the second day thereof, because I’m taking my semi-annual trip to Nespelem tomorrow and...
Emily Articulated
@Connection By Emily EricksonReader Columnist I’m always looking for the unseen things — the meaning between the lines, the unwritten rules, the subtle forces nudging us to act, think or feel a certain way....
Development in the Coolin wetlands threatens Priest Lake’s water
By Jennifer EkstromReader Contributor Wetlands are invaluable natural resources. The lakes and rivers that define North Idaho depend on intact wetland systems to filter water, store snowmelt and release clean, cold flows back into...
Mad About Science
Carnivorous plants By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Carnivorous plants are a curiosity of the natural world. Most plants are stationary and docile, presenting very little threat outside of the occasional falling tree or poisonous berry....
Back of the book
Death to lawns By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff I have a bone to pick with Louis XIV — and it has to do with the lifeless, homogeneous, herbicide-riddled tracts of land that we call lawns....
Panida to host western Canadian songwriter Corb Lund
By Reader Staff There is no easy way to define the rural Albertan singer-songwriter Corb Lund. Hailing from the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains with a long family lineage of ranchers and rodeo...
BOCC, Fair Board look to the future
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting March 23 with members of the Fair Board, discussing the future of the fair and addressing various operational questions with...
Dist. 1 legislators, ID school superintendent will gather for local town halls March 28
By Reader Staff Legislative Dist. 1 Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, and 1A Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, will host their third in a series of legislative updates and town halls in Bonner and Boundary counties,...
Commissioners address usage, animal concerns at solid waste sites
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners’ business meeting on March 17 drew a large and vocal crowd due to two agenda items considering the closure of the Lakeview and Schweitzer...
