Voters to consider ballot resolutions
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Bonner County voters will be choosing more than public servants when the election rolls around this Nov. 8. They’ll also weigh in on several balloted issues. The most high...
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A plentiful harvest:
By Cameron Barnes Reader Staff If you need to stock up on storage or canning veggies, now is your last chance to get the best goods for your Ball jars. Marking the end of...
Opening Hearts and Minds:
By Suzen Fiskin Reader Columnist It probably isn’t a news flash that the middle class is floundering. Between 2007 and 2010, the Federal Reserve concludes that the median American family lost 39 percent of...
Meet Rosie, Sandpoint’s first Ambassadog!
By Reader Staff After a tough decision by the celebrity judges at last week’s Yappy Hour, Sandpoint has its official Ambassadog. She’s a blue heeler mix and former shelter dog named Rosie, owned by...
The Straight Poop: The UPS Store
By Drake the Dog Reader Pet Columnist Where am I taking my humans today? I’ve never understood why the Missus won’t leave the house without the leash. I think she’s afraid of getting lost....
Book explores man-nature connection
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For author and scientist Ken Fischman, the modern world hasn’t diminished the call of the wild. On the contrary, it has only grown louder for him as others become...
Look out, it’s the Flying Mammals!
By Cameron Barnes Reader Staff Hometown hero band Flying Mammals is certainly on the up-and-up with their soon-to-be-released album “Vier.” Meaning the number four in German, this album title marks the band’s fourth release....
Enter the Valhalla
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In Norse mythology, Valhalla is a majestic, ornate hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Half of those who die in combat travel to Valhalla, led...
When a motto is more than just a saying
By Kevin Davis, USFS Reader Contributor You may have heard the Forest Service motto: “Caring for the land and serving people.” As a Forest Service employee at the Sandpoint Ranger District, I use this...
Remembering Arnie:
By Jim Ramsey Reader Contributor Arnold Palmer, who passed away recently, was an American icon and a golfing legend. But he was also an accessible person who had movie star charisma but also played...
