Dark History: Murder on the Monarchs
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The rock beaches along the eastern shores of Lake Pend Oreille are an idyllic place today. With the Green Monarch Mountains rising more than 3,000 …
Category: Random Digital Madness
Radio club hosts Amateur Radio Field Day
By Reader Staff
The Bonner County Amateur Radio Club and Bonner County Amateur Radio Emergency Service will host the ARRL Amateur Radio Field Day from noon-4 p.m. on Saturday, June …
Innovia Foundation awards $1M+ to area organizations
By Reader Staff
Innovia Foundation has awarded $1,089,400 in grants to 112 organizations in eastern Washington and North Idaho through its annual Community Grants Program, including a number in Bonner …
Mad about Science: Swainson’s thrush
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
June in Idaho means different things to different people; for some it’s a great time to drop the boat in the water, crack a cold …
Being old is awful… or is it?
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
“One never knows, do one.”
— Fats Waller
Other than outliving dear family members and cherished longtime friends (and dogs) the worst thing about being …
Dick Sonnichsen’s latest crime novel brings the FBI to Sandpoint
By Reader Staff
The newest book by regional writer Dick Sonnichsen is coming out from publisher Blue Creek Press, with Tumbleweed: Angela’s Sometimes Messy and Complex Odyssey To Find Her …
The city of Dover becomes a Monarch City
By Delia Trenbath
Reader Contributor
Congratulations to the city of Dover for becoming a “Monarch City” — the second community in the state of Idaho to proudly carry that title. …
Unfrosted is not grrreat!
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Watching Jerry Seinfeld’s new movie Unfrosted, which is supposed to be a comedic counterhistory of the invention of the Pop-Tart, I’m reminded of an …
Mad about Science: The radioactive ‘wild boar paradox’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
By now, pretty much everyone should be at least familiar with the disaster that befell the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April 26, 1986, when …
A few thoughts… On television
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Bruce Springsteen recorded “57 Channels and Nothin’ On” in 1992. We’ve made incredible — ahem — “progress” since. Thirty-two years later, there are over 100 …
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss a Guided Virtual Reality Experience, an Evergreen Medicine for Winter Resilience class, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
