Use your words (before your genitals)
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
When comedian Aziz Ansari became the latest recipient of a sexual misconduct allegation, it took me a few days before I opened the story.…
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Mike’s Corner: Rain
By Mike Wagoner
Reader Contributor
I’ve always liked the rain, listening to it dance on a tin roof or watching the steam rise off that roof after it quits and …
On The Lake: ‘Does anyone else think that drilling for silica in the Lake Pend Oreille watershed is a terrible idea?’
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
As some of you may have read in the Bee earlier this month, a Montana-based company called Pend Oreille Silica Inc. is looking to do …
Mahatma Gandhi’s profound influence on Martin Luther King
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Christ furnished the spirit and motivation, while Gandhi furnished the method.
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
I firmly believe that the Gandhian philosophy of nonviolent …
Emily Articulated: Who wants to play… ‘Dating as a Millennial?’
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
You’re sitting in the hot seat, sweat beading in your palms. The audience is looming over you and the heat of the light beams feels …
NCHOPS: The building blocks of life
By Mike Wagoner
Reader Contributor
I was thumbing through a biology textbook the other day and stumbled upon the periodic chart. You remember it: the big, scary, multi-colored banner of …
An Open Letter: To the Bonner County Board of Commissioners in opposition of the Natural Resource Plan
By Kirk Sehlmeyer
Reader Contributor
Dear Commissioners,
My name is Kirk Sehlmeyer, and I live in Bonner County. Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments and express my opposition …
It’s time to lay a foundation for affordable housing in Idaho
By Rep. Mat Erpelding
Reader Contributor
In 1992, the Idaho House of Representatives passed House Bill 756, creating the Idaho Housing Trust Fund. At the time, a responsible legislature realized …
The healing power of simplicity
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer, ND
Reader Columnist
Invariably, some time before Christmas it hits me – the feeling of being enfolded in woe. Nothing seems to go right. My brain goes …
The view from the bench
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
I had a lot of coaches growing up. Between volleyball, basketball, soccer and tennis, I listened to a lot of different advice between the …
Letters
- Someone Taught You… Dear Editor, If you are reading this , someone taught you how to read. If you are able to comprehend the meaning and importance of the message , then you have learned how to think for yourself and know the importance of being a caring and responsible citizen. Teaching others to read, ...
- A Vote for Poverty… Dear Editor, In regards to the upcoming school levy some disturbing facts in regards to education nationwide is that about 70 percent of the students enrolled in higher education (grad school) in the science and technology programs are foreign born. Many of these students stay and work in the U.S. Most of ...
- Preserve Wilderness… Dear Editor, Preserving wilderness and protecting natural resources are issues that deeply matter to me, and I strongly support designating the Scotchman Peaks area as wilderness. Our public lands are to be managed for multiple uses. We have thousands of acres of public land in the Idaho panhandle that are currently ...
- The Kids Need Us… Dear Editor, Last year, my husband and I moved to Sandpoint. Before making this decision, we spent a great deal of time researching not only the community but also Lake Pend Oreille School District (LPOSD) to make sure it was a place we would want our children to go to school. ...
- DayBreak Scholarship… Dear Editor, The DayBreak Center Devotee Scholarship Fund needs replenishing! This scholarship fund was created to help families who care for a loved one at home with dementia, Alzheimer’s or some other type of cognitive decline. Their loved one can attend the DayBreak Center for $10 an hour and the scholarship fund ...
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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 the Banff Film Festival, CHAFE150 Registration, the Reader Community Party, 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.
