Comparing apples to apples
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Funny things happen to a person when they turn 40. They start amassing crock pot recipes and have flannel shirts older (and sometimes more cherished) than most of their...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Wolves in trouble
By Jane Fritz Reader Contributor A friend and I hiked up along Johnson Creek in Clark Fork last month, popular for winter recreation, only to find ourselves on the heels of a young family...
Mad About Science: Paper
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This is an article about the very thing you’re holding in your hands right now (unless you’re reading this online). Regardless, how meta is that? We often take for...
Emily Articulated: Collateral damage
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist The Idaho House of Representatives recently voted to approve legislation that would classify providing gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth within the state a felony, punishable by up to...
Official May primary candidates list released
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff With Idaho’s primary elections exactly two months away, the official list of candidates vying for political seats from Congress to county commissions is now available following the March 11...
Citing filing error, secretary of state leaves Rognstad off May primary ballot
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad made a lot of headlines in November when he announced his candidacy for Idaho governor. Running as a Democrat in Republican-dominated Idaho, he faced an...
School district interviews superintendent candidates, will announce finalists March 18
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille School District trustees are narrowing in on a replacement for outgoing Superintendent Tom Albertson, who is retiring in July. Watched by district staff and community members...
I stand with librarians
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff A few weeks ago, in preparing for my turn to formulate an article for the Reader’s “Back of the Book” section, I thought of our community’s librarians. I grew...
The Sandpoint Eater: Feeding Ukraine
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist It turns out COVID is no longer my biggest fear or my worst enemy, and I’m sure I’m not alone. The coverage of the assault in Ukraine leaves me...
He said, he said
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff No matter your geographic location or the language you speak, every world citizen is familiar with the emotional and social toll that political polarization can take on a community...
