Fight or flight
By Diana Dawson Reader Contributor I was 16 when I had my first transformative political experience. It was 1967 and I had been selected as an American Field Service student. I, along with 700...
Category: Local Elections
Brian Domke launches campaign for Dist. 1 county commissioner
By Reader Staff The May 2024 GOP primary has gained another candidate, with Brian Domke announcing he’ll run for the District 1 Bonner County commissioner seat currently held by Steve Bradshaw — who has...
Season’s greetings Sandpoint residents!
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm Reader Contributor In the coming days, many of you will be setting resolutions for the new year, reflecting on the past with gratitude, giving thought, and setting intentions and...
YEAR IN REVIEW: 2023
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff We’ve been doing these retrospectives every year since 2020, and so far the ’20s have lived up to their reputation for being “roaring.” Just reading the list of big...
Dist. 1A Rep. Mark Sauter to seek a second term
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Republican Rep. Mark Sauter has announced he will seek a second term serving in the District 1A seat of the Idaho Legislature. Stating in a news release that, “It’s been...
Brian Riley announces candidacy for BoCo commissioner Dist. 1 seat
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The actions of the Bonner County board of commissioners have been tumultuous — to say the least — and now comes a challenger to Dist. 1 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw’s...
The Idaho Open Primaries initiative explained
By Ben Olson Reader Staff As its opening salvo in Idaho politics, Reclaim Idaho successfully gathered enough signatures to place a Medicaid expansion initiative onto the 2018 ballot, which reportedly allowed for more than...
Emily Articulated: Change
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist As I’m writing today, we are on the cusp of change (just as we are around every Election Day). Each voting cycle brings new ideas, misgivings, hopes and fears,...
2023 election results
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For the first time in eight years, Sandpoint will have a new mayor when Jeremy Grimm is sworn in at City Hall in January following his decisive election victory...
What to know about Election Day 2023
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 7 for a range of city, school trustee and other district offices. Six candidates are running for three seats on the...
