Our sanctuary cities have a sacred history
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Our Sanctuary Cities have a Sacred History By Nick Gier Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not...
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More than keeping the doors open
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer It’s a Tuesday morning at Clark Fork Junior/Senior High School and K.C. MacDonald’s seventh grade social studies class is learning about how early peoples made it to the...
219 Lounge presents live comedy show
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor In the wake of the recent fliers distributed around Sandpoint, I asked comedian Nathan Brannon about what he thought about the contents which stated: “Negroids are not fully human.”...
Lake Trout or Kokanee?
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For Rich Lindsey, Priest Lake is a dream come true. He grew up reading articles in magazines about sportsmen traveling to distant areas and catching monster lake trout, but...
From the nursery to the lumber mill: Tour outlines Idaho forest challenges, opportunities
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Idaho forests are one of the state’s great legacies. But protecting that legacy is a more ambitious task than most realize. From wildfires to invading insects to disease, the...
The Sandpoint Eater: What we knead
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist The past week left me looking for a safe haven from all that threatened my well-being. Thick, acrid smoke compromised my health while wildfires consuming my beloved Montana...
Gardening with Laurie: Fall Garden Savings
By Laurie Brown Reader Columnist The garden is a great way to save money on vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers. It’s even better when you can save money on the garden, too. Autumn is...
Mad About Science: Seed Saving
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s been a long, crazy, hot summer, and we’re hoping your garden survived it. Whether this is your first year, your 15th or your 50th, I know you’ve been...
Idaho sewage treatment plants are not making the grade
By Justin Hayes Reader Contributor When you flush your toilet, the contents don’t magically disappear. Sewage gets cleaned at a sewage treatment plant operated by your city and then discharged to your local river....
Too Darn Hot: Looking back over 70 years of Broadway musicals
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor Living in and around NYC for much of our pre-dotage life, my 1957 bride and I saw and fell in love with Broadway musicals. In the late 1950s we clapped...
