By Mark Sauter Reader Contributor Last month the Bonner County Fire Chiefs Association (BCFCA) held three public forums. The BCFCA pointed out, in multiple, evidence-based ways, how Emergency Medical Services (EMS) would be improved...
By David Phillips Reader Contributor Projects fail for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes the expectations are set too high; sometimes the allocated time or resources are insufficient; sometimes the tools suffer from fundamental shortcomings....
By Kody Van Dyk Special to the Reader The city of Sandpoint draft Parks Master Plan identifies disposing of city-owned green space located east of the Edgewater Best Western Hotel. It appears from media...
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor Images of an Orwellian dystopia are often evoked when we hear the term “big government.” The mere uttering of the phrase can function as a negative stimulus — boiling...
By Robin Lantrip Reader Contributor It started with a brisk chill in the morning air. The meadow began dressing in longer birch and fir shadows. The evening scent held a wisp of tamarack smoke...
By Philip A. Deutchman Reader Contributor Would you think that language has anything at all to do with sound, rhythm or musicality? Take English, for example. It has been my empirical observation over the...
By Brenda Hammond Reader Contributor The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force recently sent a questionnaire to all the candidates for city office, asking their positions on a number of issues. We asked them...
By Tom Albertson Reader Contributor As we approach Nov. 5, Election Day, it is timely for me to share with you the financial accountability report presented at the Oct. 22 school board meeting by...
By Luke Malek Special to the Reader As sure as you see the jack-o-lanterns appear on porches around your neighborhood, fall is in the air, and with it comes Election Day. While much of...
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor Sandpoint is a community characterized by engaged citizenship. With more than 300 registered nonprofits, ours is a community of people who care. This is something to be proud...
