Sandpoint celebrates Pride
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s been a longtime dream of local PFLAG President Jeff Bohnhof to host a Pride celebration in North Idaho, but it wasn’t until 2021 that the pieces fell into...
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Septic situation
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor In its efforts to tidy up and close loopholes in laws governing subdivisions, Bonner County Planning has left a hole large enough to drive a septic truck through. Five...
Mad About Science: A tale of two birdies
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of unfathomably big birds — and it was a lot closer to our...
Landowner, developer partner to keep investors out of new N. Idaho housing development
By Kelsie Moseley-Morris Idaho Capital Sun Across Idaho, residents have watched helplessly as people and investors flush with cash from other states have swooped up property sight unseen for many thousands of dollars more...
LPOSD faces Title IX complaint
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District has an almost 20-year history of failing to provide equal athletic opportunities for female students, according to a Title IX complaint filed July...
Trestle Creek Complex Fire exceeds 200 acres
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Fire risk remains high in North Idaho, with dry and hot conditions persisting into the near future. In Bonner County, fires continue to burn in mountains above Hope —...
Let’s show our restaurant workers some love
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Like many of you, I’ve put in my time working in the service industry. My very first job, in fact, was working as a dishwasher at The Garden Restaurant...
Reimagining the ‘American Dream’
By Reid Weber Reader Contributor The American dream is planted into our minds at a young age, with the idea of growing up, making a living and owning a home being a symbol of...
Connecting ‘the hippies and the cowboys’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Americana singer-songwriter Cruz Contreras is headed to Idaho, bringing his newly minted solo act to Eichardt’s Pub on Tuesday, July 13 at 7 p.m. While his solo work might...
Mad About Science: Birds-of-paradise
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Color is a double-edged sword in the natural world. A bright and colorful animal is less likely to capture prey that may see it coming, and is far more...
