Mad About Science: Presidential travel
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Being the elected leader of the United States has its perks. One of those perks is secrecy, and that means not everything in this article may be completely accurate,...
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Emily Articulated: Gathering
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist During the past year, the idea of “being social” has meant many different things. From the first weeks of quarantine — wherein the confines of my small house and...
Scorched earth politics leave little room for common ground. Can these Idaho groups fight extremism?
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun Lifelong Republican Jennifer Ellis almost doesn’t even recognize her own political party when she looks at some of Idaho’s far-right legislators who dominated the agenda this session. “This...
LPO to hit summer pool mid-June, despite early request
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The lack of rain and below-normal snowpack this spring have sparked a conversation about when, exactly, Lake Pend Oreille should reach summer pool. Some stakeholders believe that in years...
Bonner Co. Republican Central Committee wants Woodward out of the party — and the Statehouse
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Bonner County Republican Central Committee is seeking the “disaffiliation and resignation” of Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, for “conduct it deemed unbecoming of a member of the Republican Party.”...
Back roads point the way
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Like many of us who were born and raised in Sandpoint, I have played the “Sandpoint Shuffle” several times. This dance step involves feeling trapped and wanting to see...
Mad About Science: Jaguars
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist There are few animals in the world with the capability of preying on humans. Most larger animals will suffer lethal injury if they attempt to hunt humans; because of...
Naming displacement
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It is impossible to tell the story of Ryanne Pilgeram’s life without recognizing how the town of Dover shaped her early years. Now Pilgeram is doing her part to...
The Sandpoint Eater: Brunch bunch
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist It’s beginning to look a lot like normal everywhere I go. Last week I made a trip to see travel clients in southern California who’d just emerged from lockdown....
A factory, a bridge and the name that made them legendary
By Hannah Combs Reader Columnist One Friday afternoon with nothing pressing to do, I turned onto the “Popsicle Bridge road.” My eyes habitually searched for a stand of aspen trees that no longer beckon...
