Where have all the mugwumps gone?
By Ben Olson Reader Staff “The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of leisure, brutality...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Trapping is a legal, useful tool to manage wolf populations
By Eric Wieland Reader Contributor A few years ago I was hunting on the west side of the Selkirks. It was a crisp September morning, the frost was still clinging onto the beargrass, where...
Fill ’er up
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The sun is shining, birds are chirping and the muddy shoreline of Lake Pend Oreille will soon start slowly disappearing beneath the waves. Lake Pend Oreille is on the...
The Lumberjill: Inflation is only fun in pool toys
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist “That seems like a lot of money to prune some trees,” he said. “You’re right,” I said. Because he was. Guess what: Inflation sucks. You know what else...
Mad About Science: Honey
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Have you ever wondered what goes into making a delicious spoonful of honey? I have two simple words for you: bee vomit. Bee vomit is an extreme oversimplification of...
Emily Articulated: Gossip, and the Oscars
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist The 94th Annual Academy Awards aired this past Sunday, March 27; and, despite Hollywood’s best dressed, most celebrated stars gathering as they do every year to accept awards and...
Kaniksu Land Trust secures agreement for Pine St. Sledding Hill
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff As the community grapples with unprecedented population growth and a general sense of change around town, it appears that one piece of Old Sandpoint won’t have to: the Pine...
Separate BoCo Planning, Zoning Commission members see approval
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners unanimously approved the appointment of members to the newly formed — and now separate — Planning and Zoning commissions on March 29, marking a new era...
Culver’s Crossing set to go before Sandpoint P&Z
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff There has been no shortage of headlines surrounding the proposed Culver’s Crossing affordable housing development, fronted by the Bonner Community Housing Agency and its executive director, Rob Hart. During...
Big-money Nevada consultants play part in Herndon Senate campaign
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As the calendar edges nearer to the May 17 primary elections in Idaho, certain campaigns are only growing more contentious — among them, the contest between incumbent Sen. Jim...
