By Reader Staff Though the 2026 election is about a year away, Boise lawyer and small business owner Terri Pickens announced Nov. 10 that she would seek the office of Idaho governor. Running as...
Move comes amid furor over transgender individual’s use of YMCA locker room By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint City Council members convened in a special meeting Nov. 12 to address the municipality’s longstanding non-discrimination ordinance,...
Push for deregulation coming from Idaho legislators and lawsuit threats By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Big changes are in store for how the city of Sandpoint regulates short-term rentals — or doesn’t regulate them —...
By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint Board of Directors announced Nov. 7 that Executive Director Ali Baranski will step down from her role to focus on personal and family health. “We would like...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners will hold a public land use hearing on Monday, Nov. 17, at 10 a.m. at the Bonner County Administration Building (1500 Highway 2, in...
By Reader Staff Sandpoint’s annual citywide leaf pickup is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 17-Thursday, Nov. 20, when municipal crews will make a single full pass through each neighborhood to collect leaves placed along the...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After continuing their Oct. 16 meeting on proposed revisions to Bonner County Code regarding minor land divisions — among other related topics — the Bonner County board of commissioners reconvened...
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Imagining a medieval knight conjures the image of a gallant plate-armored nobleman holding aloft a glimmering sword. It’s true that in medieval Europe, the sword became an image of prestige,...
We need people who will work for peace and goodwill, without division By Mark ReinerReader Contributor Every paper, including this one, is running one or more articles concerning the split between the right and...
By Anna BallardReader Contributor I’ve always believed that decency could stand on its own. But lately I’ve been realizing that even decency needs defenders. When we stay quiet, fear fills the space we leave...
