By Reader Staff As a realtor in Bonner County, Jessica Turco is well aware of the local housing shortages and escalating property values. North Idaho, like many areas in the Mountain West, is grappling...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The idea of a powered human exoskeleton is an old one. Sigourney Weaver whooping the crap out of the xenomorph queen with a power loader in 1986’s Aliens is...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint residents weary of degraded street conditions throughout the city may have the opportunity to weigh in on a 1% local option sales tax that Mayor Jeremy Grimm promoted...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint leaders took their latest major step toward replacing the city’s aging and obsolete wastewater treatment plant on Aug. 7, unanimously approving a contract with Keller Associates to prepare...
By Mark Hon Reader Contributor If your beloved dog went missing, and was found alone, sick or injured, what would you want to have happen to it? Would you want it humanely cared for...
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor Children should come first. While we always strive to have supportive parents make children’s medical decisions, our state has long recognized that there are situations where older...
By Katie Botkin Reader Contributor Public input and has already had an effect on the controversial draft Land Use Map developed by the Bonner County Planning Commission. At its July 30 meeting — following...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You may know a little about my favorite hobby: miniature painting. It’s not an incredibly dangerous hobby, but it comes with its own set of risks. 3-D printing the...
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor Our nation was founded on the enduring principles of freedom, personal liberty and the opportunity to leave a better life for our children. However, the proposals within...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm is busy making the city’s case for an overhaul of the wastewater treatment plant at Lakeview Park — most recently bringing representatives from state and...
