Education: the road to prosperity
By Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Last week the city co-hosted the first ever Manufacturer’s Summit here in Sandpoint. Roughly 40 business leaders from the region gathered with a few elected …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
No school levy would mean no more high school football
By A group of concerned citizens of Bonner County
(see names below)
Reader Contributors
Without the current school levy, the effect on Bonner County’s schools and economy would be …
The LPOSD supplemental levy:
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles related to the upcoming March 14 vote on the Lake Pend Oreille supplemental levy. …
The Straight Poop:
By Drake the Dog
Reader Staff
Where am I taking my humans tonight?
I’ve been invited to bark out an exclusive Winter Carnival “scoop” on the soft opening of the …
Donald Trump’s Right-Wing European Allies: Brits, French, Dutch, Germans, and Danes Turn against Immigrants
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Many countries are shifting from a universal
civil nationalism towards the blood-and-soil, ethnic sort.
—The Economist (11/19/6)
In 1992 Francis Fukuyama published a book …
Refugees and Immigrants are People, Too: Let’s Welcome These New Americans
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of
these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.
—Jesus, …
Living Life: Sense of Community
By Dianne Smith
Reader Columnist
“One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals. When …
Dems give Pizza & Politics report
By Judy Meyers
Reader Contributor
Bonner County Democrats filled the Sandpoint Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 11, for their Pizza and Politics town hall. Last spring the party filled the …
Point / Counterpoint:
In support of wilderness
By John Zieski
Reader Contributor
As an avid hunter, hiker, backpacker, I enjoy spending time on our public lands with my wife. I am also a …
Love songs that save the day
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and with it come the usual dilemmas. Whether the holiday means scrambling for last-minute gifts and reservations, painstakingly …
Letters
- Thanks for Meeting… Dear Editor, I attended the Scotchman Peaks Open House on June 6. I want to thank the staff from Sen. Jim Risch’s office for being in attendance as well as Forest Service personnel. As you may know the Senator is considering re-introducing a wilderness proposal bill for Scotchman Peaks. His staff was there to ...
- Disappointment… Dear Editor, I would like to express my disappointment with aspects of the proposed Scotchman Peaks wilderness open house held at the Hope Elementary School on Wednesday. On the upside Sen. Risch’s staff was approachable and eager to receive feedback from constituents. On the downside it appeared the Friends of the ...
- Thanks Sen. Risch… Dear Editor: Many thanks to the staff of Sen. Jim Risch for holding the open house at Hope Elementary School regarding the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness proposal. I am a strong supporter of this proposal coming to fruition for the betterment of all citizens of Bonner County and North Idaho. Additionally, I ...
- Paris Climate Accord… Dear Editor, We all have litmus tests that obviate the need for much research or study. One of those tests that has NEVER let me down is—when Donald Trump, Dan McDonald and Steve Brixen agree on something, I KNOW they’re wrong and jump on the other side without a second thought. That was ...
- In Support of Free Press… Dear Editor, I am writing to you because of the assault committed by Greg Gianforte, candidate and now winner of the special election in Montana. My husband and I have many relatives and friends who live in Montana, including all of our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I do not believe that Mr. ...
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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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.
