A rumble of hope
01 Reader Staff When rounding the corner of the Bonner County Courthouse last Tuesday, June 2, to see who was amassing to protest the killing of George Floyd, I said to my colleague Zach...
Category: Opinion
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist The death of George Floyd and the resulting Black Lives Matter demonstrations across the country has prompted me to engage in a great seeking and consuming of educational materials...
On the lake: a column about lake issues by the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper
By Travis Dickson Reader Contributor Hello Sandpoint! My name is Travis Dickson and I am proud to be the new associate director with Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper. Right now you may be asking yourself,...
Mayor’s Roundtable: Update on master planning efforts
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, city business, along with the rest of the economy, had slowed down considerably. As businesses are now opening back up, City...
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I’ve always considered myself an equal mix of introvert and extrovert — feeling both comfortable and energized by social interactions, while needing adequate alone time to recharge after a...
It’s time for a property tax freeze
By Mike Gearlds Reader Contributor For reasons best explained by them, Idaho legislators again failed to pass property tax relief or reform measures in the past session. They roused from their torpor just long...
The Baloney Detective: Propaganda techniques
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor Propaganda, with its myriad colors and shapes, is a ubiquitous and unrelenting force. Whether you’re watching TV, listening to the radio, reading a magazine or mindlessly scrolling on social...
An ode to skunk cabbage
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Childhoods are defined by a range of smells, both good and bad. Fresh laundry. School lunches. Dad’s cologne. Locker rooms. Being a child of North Idaho, my upbringing also...
Happy camper
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Imagine a place where the coronavirus doesn’t really exist. Where the petty squabbling on social media is just a silly memory. Where there are no armed protesters or conspiracy...
The Frog, Fear and the Happiest People
By Chris White Reader Contributor Like an injected dye highlighting cancer in our body, this pandemic has revealed failures in our country— and ourselves. Two months ago, many were watching the darkening clouds of...
