The truth about citizen initiatives
By Luke Mayville Special to the Reader In military terms, a “smoke screen” is a cloud of smoke used to hide the movement of military units such as infantry or tanks. In politics, a...
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Here we have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Only twice before has the Idaho Legislature been in session as long as it has in 2021. In 2003, lawmakers sat for a record 118 days, mostly on account...
BoCo prosecutor condemns parole of brothers who killed USFS officer in 1989
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Following a decision April 9 by the Idaho Commission of Parole and Pardons to release James and Joseph Pratt after serving 32 years of their respective life sentences, Bonner...
Idaho aiming for 80% vaccinated against COVID-19
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho health officials announced April 13 that they are setting an ambitious goal: 80% of Idahoans vaccinated against the novel coronavirus by September 2021. “We want to push ourselves,...
Despite protests by mask opponents, library board holds to face-covering policy
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Board members of the East Bonner County Library District faced a restive crowd at their April 12 meeting, as dozens of opponents of the library’s mask policy gathered to...
How the west was written
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Stories of the American West should come with a disclaimer: “Warning, what you are about to read is probably a load of bull, but who cares, pardner? Enjoy the...
Watch an ASMR massage video and thank me later
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff I remember the day I watched my first ASMR video. I stumbled across the concept in a podcast. The hosts described a YouTube genre made entirely for the purpose...
Hem-meh-way
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s hard to imagine what more can be said about Ernest Hemingway. Born in Illinois in 1899, died by self-inflicted gunshot in Idaho in 1961, in the interim he...
Sandpoint Farmers’ Market sets May 1 opening day
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Spring has sprung in North Idaho and the Sandpoint Farmers’ Market is eager to launch into the 2021 season. Market Manager Kelli Burt announced the market would return after...
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Like most everyone else, I have a few things I need to cross off of my bucket list. I’ve got some serious travel plans — someday I am going...
