By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A keel-laying ceremony has been scheduled for the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced nuclear attack submarine, which will bear the name USS Idaho (SSN-799). General Dynamics Electric Boat...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Idaho Gov. Brad Little played coy with callers at an AARP Idaho tele-town hall Aug. 18 when he said legislative leaders “haven’t made that determination yet” regarding a special...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Shouts and cheers of celebration could be heard from outside Council Chambers as news spread that the Sandpoint City Council voted down a proposed ordinance Aug. 19 that would...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff I’ve had my first car, a sporty little Ford Focus hatchback, for four years. It’s served me well as a reliable commuter, but I decided this year it was...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Last week, Reader Publisher Ben Olson and Editor-in-Chief Zach Hagadone shared their “dream” Festival at Sandpoint lineup in lieu of a real 2020 schedule, since the event has been...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I’m back from my second road trip to Chicago in as many months. This time I had company: my daughter, Ryanne, and her 5-year-old daughter Fern. We’re still practicing...
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs Reader Contributors The early morning light bathed the trees in light on the shores of the Pend Oreille River, and Kristoffer Solheim relaxed in the stern of his...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Corner Bookstore in downtown Sandpoint is receiving national kudos after local book-lover Milinda Driggers won a contest with a letter to Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer. The contest,...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist If that subhed doesn’t catch your attention, I have no idea what will. Earth has hosted countless giant predators, from the Tyrannosaurus to the Megalodon, a shark that made...
By Brenda Hammond Reader Contributor Do you know what a “constitutional sheriff” is? And do you know if we have one? It’s important to go back a bit in order to put these questions...
