In Fine Fettle: Creating change one cup of coffee at a time
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Health Columnist
“You could stop eating the butter mints on your secretary’s desk each day,” says Kenny. I roll my eyes at him. Really? The butter …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Single In Sandpoint: See ya later, 2017
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
It’s time to say goodbye to 2017.
Suffice it to say, 2017 had its low points. That being said, we are looking down the barrel …
Virgin and Child: The Christmas Story according to Islam
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Most Christians do not know that Muslims hold Mary and Jesus in utmost esteem. The virgin mother of Jesus is mentioned 34 times in the …
In Fine Fettle: Eggnog is a superfood
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Health Columnist
For a while now, thanks to Dr. Oz and other preachers of panaceas, we’ve been hearing about these incredible wonders of the nutritional world: …
Bordering on Complete Sanity: Slow down and live simply … or else
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
A problem with being a writer is that if you write long enough you begin to repeat yourself. Vonnegut and Heinlein escaped it, but Grisham, …
Point / Counterpoint: The Hi-Test silicone smelter
What’s a breath of clean air worth?
By Matt Nykiel
Reader Contributor
Just like our health, clean air is priceless. It’s worth a lot to know that our kids, grandparents …
Emily Articulated: Selfies
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Picture this: You’ve spent the last 20 minutes clambering over rocks and ducking under fallen trees. You’re racing the plummeting sun to get to the …
Not so fast with claims about Trump’s achievements: It will take some time to exceed Obama’s
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Trump’s apparent economic success to date mostly reflects fortunate timing.
—The Economist 11/18/17
In a letter to the Moscow newspaper last month, Bill Tozer …
‘I am proud to be a veteran’
By Russ Fankell
Reader Contributor
For the first 30 years after my service I never thought much about Veterans Day. To me it was just another day that brought up …
Mad About Science: Bioluminescence
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
In the age of smartphones and mass-produced LEDs, light isn’t really a big deal to us anymore. Our vehicles spout light in every direction at …
Letters
- Party Affiliation… Dear Editor, Registering as a Republican or as unaffiliated gives you the most flexibility in primary elections. Political party rules apply to primary elections. You may be required to register as a member of specific political party in order to vote in that party’s primary election. (Republicans have the requirement, Democrats don’t). ...
- In Response to Ben Olson… Dear Editor, In response to Ben Olson’s Bouquet and Barbs column in the Jan.18 Reader: Ben, as a journalist I was surprised to see what you had written regarding the advisory vote on Scotchman’s Peak. Typically a journalist would have checked the facts before writing on a subject, but clearly you had ...
- Women’s March… Dear Editor, N.ID Women’s March on Saturday was a great success with 956 attending rally and peaceful march here in Sandpoint. Our theme “First She Marched – Then She Ran!” grew from the concept that we as women want greater involvement in our government designed to be “for” and “by” the ...
- Smelter Woes… Dear Editor, I am a citizen of Blanchard and have been working with citizens of Newport Washington to stop the construction of a silicon smelter to be owned and operated by HiTest Sands. We have collected information from other silicon smelters in Iceland, Europe and here in the United States. We are told ...
- The Right Questions… Dear Editor: In your commentary section on Dec. 28, Phyllis J. Kardos asks a lot of questions, but she isn’t asking the right questions. First and foremost is “Do we want solar panels used in America? And second to that is “Do we want to use computers and other products that use ...
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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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 a Valentine’s Party, Living Voices, an Opera Soiree, 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.
