Society vs. boys
By Conor Baranski Reader Staff As a high-school teacher, father of one boy and one girl, and just someone who is curious about society, the statistical decline of young men has intrigued me for...
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The gift of music
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Nonprofit organization Music Bridges Borders will welcome the community to its sixth annual Local Artists Showcase highlighting the talents of 12 Sandpoint-based groups and solo musicians beginning at 11:30...
‘We trust our librarians’: Demonstration shows support for libraries
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff About 70 people gathered July 1 at the Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library to express their support for the library and opposition to House Bill 710,...
Aquatic invasive weed control in Lake Pend Oreille
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor When I started working to protect water quality in Lake Pend Oreille in 2009, our community was highly concerned about chemical herbicides being sprayed in the water in attempts...
Mad about Science: Broken bones
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Trigger warning: If you’re squeamish, turn the page. I love telling this story for its gross-out effect, but it’s pretty graphic. You’ve been warned. — BB I’ll never forget...
Saving the libraries
By K.L. Huntley Reader Contributor It is high time for everyone to sit down and quietly come to their senses. Eons ago I wrote a bad song (all of them fall a little flat)...
A wild ride in the Wild West
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Local filmmakers will celebrate the culmination of more than a year’s worth of work with the premiere of Missouri Breaks: The Ballad of Missouri Bill on Saturday, June 29...
Sandpoint SummerFest celebrates 30th years
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s been 30 years since the first annual event once known as Jerryfest, which over the past three decades has morphed into SummerFest — an all-out seasonal party full of...
County approves altered CUP for Panhandle Bike Ranch in Sagle
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff After six and a half hours of tears, cheers and spirited arguments on June 24, the Bonner County board of commissioners approved an appeal from the Panhandle Bike Ranch,...
Dirt-y secrets: A time to celebrate life
By Ranel Hanson Reader Columnist “Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.” — Pablo Neruda This is...
