Clash at the top
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho has seen no shortage of news at the intersection of politics and the pandemic, between endless critiques of the state’s coronavirus response to numerous COVID-related bills introduced during...
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Two for two
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s been a long-simmering conflict over the Festival at Sandpoint’s no-weapons policy — first bubbling up at a Sandpoint City Council meeting in August 2019 as Second...
Scorched earth politics leave little room for common ground. Can these Idaho groups fight extremism?
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun Lifelong Republican Jennifer Ellis almost doesn’t even recognize her own political party when she looks at some of Idaho’s far-right legislators who dominated the agenda this session. “This...
LPO to hit summer pool mid-June, despite early request
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The lack of rain and below-normal snowpack this spring have sparked a conversation about when, exactly, Lake Pend Oreille should reach summer pool. Some stakeholders believe that in years...
Bonner Co. Republican Central Committee wants Woodward out of the party — and the Statehouse
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Bonner County Republican Central Committee is seeking the “disaffiliation and resignation” of Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, for “conduct it deemed unbecoming of a member of the Republican Party.”...
Expect limited access to Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail parking area and trailhead through summer
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Visitors to the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail in recent weeks have been puzzled to see the trailhead closed. Located just to the north of the Seasons at Sandpoint condo...
Full steam ahead
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously to approve a letter of support for the “North Coast Hiawatha Restoration” as part of their May 11 business meeting consent agenda, the...
Best or worst legislative session in Idaho history? That depends on whom you ask
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun Depending on whom you ask, the 2021 legislative session was either a productive success on multiple fronts, or one of the worst sessions of all time. House Speaker...
Incumbents carry May 18 election
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County voters went to the polls May 18, delivering wins for incumbent candidates to the East Bonner County Library Board of Trustees, Pend Oreille Hospital Board of Trustees...
More than rain
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff North Idahoans have long lived with the understanding that spring showers are a necessary fact of a four-season life. Rain means happy gardens, greener fields and, most notably in...
