Soft wood, hard problem:
By Zach Hagadone For Boise Weekly (used by permission) Among the stated goals of President-elect Donald Trump has been the renegotiation of, or withdrawal from, a number of international trade deals. When news of...
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Sandpoint looking forward following Thorne Research loss
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It was no surprise to Sandpoint officials when Thorne Research announced it was moving to South Carolina. The possibility was on Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton’s radar as soon...
BNSF reaches coal dust settlement
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff BNSF Railway has agreed to investigate car covers for coal transportation, addressing a longtime complaint of local environmental and conservation groups. Company officials announced this week that they had...
Mad About Science:
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We’re going big. How big? Bigger than Big Bird Big. How Big was Big Bird? Pretty big. Eight feet, two inches tall. Wow. That’s one big bird! In the...
Panida Theater celebrates 89th birthday with a Gala event
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Arguably, one of the most recognized and important structures in Sandpoint is the historic Panida Theater. Built in 1927 as a vaudeville and movie house, the Panida has seen...
100 years and going strong:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Sandpoint Amtrak Train Depot turns 100 years old this month. I’ve got to say: For a century old, she still looks pretty good, although there was some extensive...
Supermoon!
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Stargazers have a spectacular treat in store for them on Monday, Nov. 14: a big freakin’ supermoon. Not only is November’s full moon a “supermoon”—which appears 14 percent larger...
‘Hamlet’ aims big for the Heartwood Center
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s one of the iconic works of the English language. It’s among the most-performed plays in theater. And it’s coming to Sandpoint. Following up on the run-away success of...
One percent for peace:
By Bill Collier Reader Contributor Dear fellow human being and co-resident of planet earth: I am a combat veteran. I have seen the carnage, mayhem, death, abysmal destruction and colossal waste of war first-hand....
A Veterans Day Memory:
By Jim Ramsey Reader Contributor In early summer in 2012, my wife and I were walking from the train station in Arles, in southern France, to our hotel when we reached a small park...
