Rejecting racism and the status quo
By Jack T. Riggs, M.D.
Reader Contributor
As President Ronald Reagan once said, “Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in.’”
As a lifelong resident of Coeur …
Category: History
Mad about Science: Big ships
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Earlier this week, tragedy struck in Baltimore when the container ship the MV Dali collided with the supports of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which …
Emily Articulated: Peak millennial
By Emil Erickson
Reader Columnist
When I started this column, I was intrigued by other generations’ perceptions of the Millennials. We were the butt of jokes, reduced to and generalized …
Gardenia Center to be sold
By Mark Reiner
Reader Contributor
Sandpoint’s only metaphysical church commonly called The Gardenia Center is going up for sale this March. Until her passing, Marilyn Chambers, the founder of the …
Mad about Science: Curious Medieval Sciences
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You’ve heard me say it a hundred times: the medieval period gets a bad rap. Littered with stories of gluttonous lords, illiterate peasants and noble …
Let us work on being united
By K.L. Huntley
Reader Contributor
I always loved the story of the young people participating in the Special Olympics in Seattle almost 50 years ago. It was the 100-yard dash, …
Mad about Science: DNA Ancestry
Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When my aunt and uncle visited a couple of years ago from England, the latter brought along a folder of genealogical research he’d compiled about his …
To all the books I’ve loved before
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
After Ötzi the Iceman was discovered frozen in the Eastern Italian Alps, scientists examined the contents of his stomach to learn what types of foods …
The Holdovers really is a holdover to a more human type of film
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
At its most basic, The Holdovers reads like a Hallmark holiday special: an embittered, middle-aged man; a teenaged boy whose loneliness has honed the chip …
Mad about Science: Silver
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Publisher’s Note: Brenden Bobby is out this week, so you’re stuck with me.
In the world of precious metals, silver often plays second fiddle to …
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Science fun, the Backcountry Film Festival, Insanity Fab, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
