A Few Thoughts
From the past on television By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist In the face of the media storm of the last few weeks, one of my editors asked me for something written before the internet took...
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Mad About Science
Mineral Wool By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Humans are very resourceful creatures. We manage to pull fibers from animals to create textiles for clothing, such as wool from sheep. These textiles are great for clothing...
The Lost Rescue of ’77
When the rock gave way and so did the system By Earl LuncefordReader Contributor In 2017, Fremont Shields and I were developing the first new route on the remote North Face of Gunsight Peak...
City of Sandpoint to host Travers Park Sports Complex open house
Ribbon cutting planned for new learning trail, Rotary Picnic Pavilion By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Though the James E. Russell Sports Center has been welcoming users for months, the city of Sandpoint is hosting an...
Feel It All screening and Q&A scheduled for Mental Health Week
Ethan Murray Fund hosts pro skier, documentary filmmaker and mental health advocate By Ben OlsonReader Staff You’ve likely heard this before from those visiting resort towns like Sandpoint: “It must be paradise to live...
Rodrick M. Crawford (Feb. 19, 1954-Aug. 29, 2025)
Rodrick M. Crawford, 71, “Hot Rod,” passed away in Sandpoint on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, doing what he loved — spending time out on his ’57 Hewescraft, the Silver Maw Paw, on Lake Pend...
From citizen science to civic duty: Vote ‘yes’ for clean water
By Jennifer EkstromReader Contributor Whether it’s boating on Lake Pend Oreille, floating on the Pack River or lounging at City Beach, the best parts of summer have one thing in common: water. Water is...
Mad about Science: Civilization killers
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist I am a ’90s dinosaur kid. That means for a third of my life, one thing in the world really scared me: planet-killing asteroids. In an age before the terror...
City of Sandpoint launches website dedicated to wastewater treatment plant project
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A little more than six weeks before the Nov. 4 election, City Hall has launched a website presenting details on the proposed reconstruction of the wastewater treatment plant, including why...
AG’s office rules Ron Korn did not violate state criminal law
Planning Commission approves revisions to county land division code By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After a five-month investigation into accusations that Bonner County Commissioner Ron Korn violated state law by leaking confidential information about a...
