Emily Articulated: 1 Star
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist In my most recent article, I doled out “5-Star” reviews of the people and businesses that make this community great. I applauded the organizations and institutions that fill our...
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Mad About Science: Meatless meat
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff Food plays a unique role in our lives: one part genetics, one part art, all parts necessity. Despite the multi-millionaire chefs on our TVs telling us otherwise, taste is...
Hope for elk
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff With rifles in hand and grey clouds all around, my husband Alex and I spent the rainy opening day of rifle season 2021 scaling a favorite ridge in search...
Where are all the workers – Part IV
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff This article is the fourth installment in a series during which the Reader has examined various aspects of the labor shortage affecting area employers. For previous parts, visit sandpointreader.com....
Rognstad eyeing run for Idaho governor
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad confirmed to the Reader on Oct. 12 that he is exploring a run for Idaho governor in the 2022 election. According to a statement emailed...
Midstokke reaches plea deal with prosecution
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor Former Sandpoint midwife Denise Midstokke reached a plea deal last week in criminal charges stemming from the death of a newborn she was hired to deliver. According to court...
Planting trees is the best way to leave a legacy
By Ben Olson Reader Staff My mid-20s were some of the brokest years of my life. When my college roommate called one day to tell me he was getting married in Ohio, I told...
The Sandpoint Eater: Spanish sighs
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Yep, I’m still talking tomatoes. When I left home a couple of weeks ago, it was under threat of frost. I thought of many of you, outside in the...
LuLaRich docuseries doesn’t say it out loud, but it’s really about the ‘prosperity gospel’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff On a basic level, LuLaRich is a four-episode expose of women’s clothing company LuLaRoe featuring a host of current and former retailers, many of whom argue that it’s a...
All roads lead to pizza
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Powderhound Pizza is back. The beloved pizza restaurant and locals’ hangout has been absent from downtown Sandpoint since February 2019 when a fire claimed two buildings and a half...
