Mad About Science: 7B before people
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I first learned about the Great Missoula Floods when I was in elementary school in the ’90s. I listened in wide-eyed wonder to my teacher describing the events of...
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BoCo RV campground expansion spurs debate
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners tabled a decision July 26 to accept grant funding from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation for an extension of the Bonner County Fairgrounds RV...
Surviving and thriving
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County is home to an array of hardworking nonprofits that keep their heads down and their doors open, providing essential services to people who find themselves working through...
A quarter-century in the courts
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Twenty-five years is a long time to fight for any cause. But if the past several decades have taught us anything, it’s that environmental issues are a public interest...
Mad About Science: Hummingbirds
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Hummingbirds are unique creatures. They are capable of hovering, similar to many winged insects, and they feed from flowers similarly to bees. What you might not realize is that...
Bridge Street land swap agreement amended
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City councilors voted 4-2 to amend the land swap agreement with Bridge Street, LLC at their regular July 20 meeting, making the exchange final as of Monday, Aug....
How Bonner Community Housing Agency is helping to house locals
By Cate Huisman Reader Contributor In my last piece about area housing policy [Opinion, “What we can do to address our housing crisis,” May 25, 2022], I mentioned that I wanted to write more...
Mad About Science: Flubber, gloop and slime
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We’ve been conditioned to think that gooey, slimy, sticky things are gross, and it’s true! A slimy surface is usually indicative of a bacterial film growing, and this can...
‘Off the charts’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members gathered with Planning and Zoning commissioners for a joint workshop July 12, during which they parsed through an in-depth report from Portland, Ore.-based Leland Consulting...
Water safety habits are a life preserver
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The rivers and lakes of Idaho are a natural draw for those seeking recreation, but they can have a treacherous side. When news broke that four people had gone...
