Ski Swap:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For many outdoor enthusiasts who call North Idaho home, the annual Ski Swap sponsored by Schweitzer Alpine Racing School (SARS) is the kickoff to every winter season. A tradition...
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On being a veteran
By Captain Bill Collier Reader Contributor VJ day was my second birthday. World War Two had ended. The evil Japanese Empire, Italian Fascists and German Nazis were defeated. Every Fourth of July, Flag Day...
Sandpoint Lions Club seeking donations for Toys for Tots
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Sandpoint Lions Club will be accepting applications for the annual Toys for Tots fundraiser. The Lions said they will accept food and toys starting Monday, Nov. 16. Members...
What’s Happening Up North economic summit recap
By Kate McAlister Reader Contributor If you attended the Economic Summit last week you certainly walked away with a head full of facts and a positive outlook on how Bonner and Boundary Counties are...
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist When I was in third grade, I started riding the bus to school. This was was a critical point in my development. It was on this bus ride that...
The Great Train Wreck:
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Even the fierce free-marketeer Margaret Thatcher hesitated to do it. As international rail expert Brendan Martin described it: “She starved British Rail investment, but she refused to privatize it.” ...
Hand made in the USA:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Nowadays, it seems like everything is made overseas. The personal touch that once defined American made products has gone missing, especially in the textiles industry where the consumer usually...
Sandpoint Film Festival
By Cameron Rasmusson and Mary Maio Reader Staff We’ve all heard of Sundance, Cannes and Toronto film festivals, where the stars and journalists go the carouse and hype the most exciting new films. But...
Campaigning by the retweet:
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Dean Ferguson still remembers watching the scandal that cost George Allen his election. The Republican senator from Virginia was waist-deep in a narrow and heated campaign for his reelection...
Rognstad, Memorial Field tax win voter approval
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Shelby Rognstad is the mayor elect and Memorial Field is getting new grandstands after a city election characterized by high voter turnout. The 1,788 Sandpoint residents who hit the...
