The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff My first attempt at holiday candy making was nearly 50 years ago. I knew asking my mother’s permission to make some wonderful treats on the stovetop would result in...
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Current Human Rights Issues
By Lynn Bridges Reader Contributor Editor’s note: This is the third article in a three-part series highlighting the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force’s efforts in the community. Where does the Bonner County Human...
‘Through the Lens of History’
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Erik Daarstad has spent his career telling other people’s stories. Now, he finally gets to share his own. In his new book “Through the Lens of History,” the noted...
Sandpoint’s Gary Payton shares his thoughts on the Paris climate conference
By Sandy Compton Reader Contributor Sandpoint resident—and planetary citizen—Gary Payton is in Paris attending COP21, the conference on global warming. On Tuesday, with the help of Idaho Conservation League (ICL), he addressed 60 people...
‘Reel Injun’ film discusses Natives’ role on the silver screen
By Melannie Wurm Reader Contributor North Idaho, like much of the United States, is a place with two histories: 200 years of white exploration and settlement, with which most are familiar, and thousands of...
A fresh alternative:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Let’s face it; it doesn’t get much better than eating a meal with ingredients that came from just around the corner. A new market café and bakery that recently...
Gun Culture:
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Far more often than not, range master Cliff Lanning is happy to see people with a gun in their hands. The individuals he helps at the city of Sandpoint’s...
A phalanx of voices:
By Melannie Wurm Reader Contributor In our modern world of pop rock and Justin Bieber, of repetitive lyrics and commercialization and Spotify, it is easy to forget that music can also be complex and...
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist It’s cold outside. This morning, I walked out to my car and my nipples immediately protested by slicing through a padded bra and several layers of fabric. Try telling...
POAC presents ‘The Nutcracker’
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff What could be better than a cherished holiday tradition, “The Nutcracker,” joining forces with a cherished local institution, the Panida Theater? Not much, if ticket sales are any indication....
