Mad About Science: Gigantopithecus
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The search is over — we found a ‘squatch in them there woods! Well, we would have, but we were about 1,000 centuries late to the party, but our...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
The ‘logic’ of anti-abortion extremism ain’t pretty
By Nick Gier Reader Staff “It is absurd to call a fertilized ovum a baby.” —Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain Only just recently pro-lifers have argued that abortions should be allowed up to the point when the...
Bits n’ Pieces
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Thirty years ago Elizabeth McChesney began invading laundromats to read to...
Goose battle rages at City Hall
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint’s plan for Canada geese management has escalated into a full-blown controversy. Opponents filled the Sandpoint City Council public comment period Wednesday night to push back...
County voices support for biological weed deterrents
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners voted unanimously to send a letter of support for two biological control agents — insects — that could help control certain noxious weeds in North Idaho....
Schweitzer roundabout sculpture installed
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s been a long time coming, but the Schweitzer Cutoff Roundabout public art project is installed and making waves on social media. Installed at the beginning of the month,...
Idaho ranks last in census data
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff New census data paint a grim picture of Idaho education, with the state coming in last in per-pupil revenues and next-to-last in per-pupil spending. According to new reports from...
Quest Aircraft purchased by French company
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint-based company Quest Aircraft announced last week it has been acquired by a French manufacturer. Daher, which produces a line of single-engine turboprops, is in the process of finalizing...
Physicians oppose Newport smelter
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A coalition of physicians and health care professionals has issued an open letter opposing the proposed Newport silicon smelter. Known as the Inland NW Physicians for Healthy Communities, the...
IDFG Priest River Cold Water Bypass open house Thursday
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will hold an open house in Priest Lake Thursday to display options for a Cold Water Bypass system meant to cool Priest...
