Not your average rap album
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The stereotypes that accompany contemporary rap music are not the same stereotypes that accompany being a 21-year-old college-educated white female in North Idaho. Thanks …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
What our leaders are saying about climate change…
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When President Trump announced that the United States would pull out of the Paris Climate Accord last week, he created a heat wave of feedback …
Politicians deny climate change, citizens left with the blame
By Davey Breakey
Reader Contributor
The Idaho Senate has recently approved new K-12 science standards with the notable absence of key references to human-caused climate change. Our state has had …
Why does the turtle cross the road?
By Cynthia Mason
Reader Contributor
As you may remember last year, turtle crossing signs were put up on the Pack River bridge area on Hwy 200. After 25 emails, an …
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
Summer is here, and with it comes many exciting chances to socialize in the great outdoors. Because you are my people and I love you, …
Living Life: Building Childhood Memories
By Dianne Smith
Reader Columnist
Summer is a wonderful time to build memories for our children that they will carry into adulthood. Ask people about summer, and most have memories …
The crusaders versus the infidels: Moscow’s muscular Christianity
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
After learning that New St. Andrews College now has permission to take over more of downtown Moscow, I thought I would check out its website. …
My view on Scotchman Peaks Wilderness
By Mike Comola
Reader Contributor
Scotchman Peaks, wild and remote, looms high above Clark Fork, Idaho and the Clark Fork of the Columbia River. Home to a small population of …
Point/Counterpoint:
THE GHOST OF RICHARD BUTLER IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
By Christian Rose
Reader Contributor
Recently, some Sandpoint residents woke up on a Sunday morning to find racist fliers had …
Our Mothers; Our Goddesses: Celebrating the Power of the Feminine
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
One night several years ago I had a very vivid dream about my mother. I had invited her to my Moscow home, and she appeared …
Letters
- Killing Fields… Dear Editor, Referring to Nick Gier’s commentary about Cambodia’s “Killing Fields” (May 4, 2017), I add my own story. I was in Vietnam in 1966. As I landed in Bangkok for R&R, I was holding the military newspaper, Stars and Stripes. The headline quoted President Johnson that the United States was not ...
- Thank You Justin Henney… Dear Editor, Thank you Justin Henney for your sensitive and inspiring story: “Maintaining the Balance.” You should be writing books! Evie Leucht Sandpoint
- Health Care… Dear Editor, The Republican health care plan was hurried through the House of Representatives without consulting voters. Before the Senate rushes it through, let us look at the winners and losers in this plan. These numbers come from the Congressional Budget Office, CBO. The winners are rich people and corporations who won ...
- To Bonner County Voters… To Lake Pend Oreille School District voters, On May 16 the Lake Pend Oreille School District will hold an election for new trustees. Normally this would be a small, inconsequential election that not many voters notice. However, this year it has a much more serious bent. For the last 10 or ...
- Enough is Enough… Dear Editor, Ben, Ben, Ben... I just can’t take it anymore!, almost every week you or one of your contributing writers like Nick Gier ridicule and chastise President Trump. Enough is enough! Get over that your girl lost and give the president a chance. In regard to your last weeks’ Barbs about ...
Reader in Print
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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Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
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.
