The Sandpoint Eater: From bat mitzvah to bok choy
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist Last weekend I traveled to Portland, Ore., for a bat mitzvah. It was a first for me, and it was moving. I had no idea of the preparation, study and...
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The good, bad and ugly of film trilogies
By Ben OlsonReader Staff While the film business is flooded with sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reimaginings, there’s something complete about a trilogy. In a truly good film trilogy, each film stands on its own,...
Summerween
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Never underestimate the power of a store display. As a kid, nothing ruined my summer like seeing “Back to School” in big yellow letters above shelves of pencils, notebooks and...
Mad about Science: B-17 ball gun
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist The gunners of the B-17 Flying Fortress were a different breed. These men endured unimaginably low temperatures, near-constant bombardment by heavy ordnance and cramped conditions to do a job that...
Speak up to protect Roadless Rule and preserve our national forests
By Amy AndersonReader Contributor The Roadless Rule protects 58 million acres of our most intact, unlogged national forests from road building ,which facilitates industrial logging, mining, drilling and other industrial activities. The Trump administration...
A portrait of 1933
The Oppermanns is a novel torn from history, but with lessons for today By Zach HagadoneReader Staff On the recommendation of a former professor-adviser of my undergraduate studies in political economy, I purchased a...
New lawsuit challenges Idaho’s private school tax credit program
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Idaho’s controversial private school tax credit program is being challenged in court, with a lawsuit announced Sept. 17 in Boise arguing that House Bill 93 is unconstitutional. According to Idaho...
From New York to Sandpoint, the long way ’round
Sandpoint local Alan Ball receives a postcard — 72 years late By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Most Sandpointians will recognize the name Alan Ball — whether from his time at the Gardenia Center, his performances...
Sandpoint Music Conservatory throws 115th birthday bash for 110 Main building
By Reader Staff Some things get better with age. Fine wine. Violins. And, apparently, historic Sandpoint buildings. The iconic building at 110 Main St., in downtown Sandpoint, turns 115 years old in September, and...
BoCo Museum faces obstacles to lease renewal
Repairs, potential expansion on hold By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After six years of applications, the Bonner County Historical Society and Museum has once again petitioned the city of Sandpoint to renew its 40-year lease...
