Refugees and immigrants are people, too
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.
—Matthew …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Read your history to understand the present
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
For those disposed to intellectual exploration in a time of national emotional havoc, a recent Reader issue offered a timely recommendation: read, or re-read, William …
A Tale of Two Cities in the Age of Trump
By Christian Rose
Reader Contributor
Acknowledging it may spark riots down on Cedar Street, I should say this straight-away; Donald Trump has already won re-election. Since he’s trademarked the slogan, …
‘Love’ is God’s traditions
By Rev. Bob Evans
Reader Contributor
We have freedom of religion and separation of church and state because the founders of our nation knew something; no one tradition has favor …
Living Life: Meanie
By Dianne Smith
Reader Columnist
As parents it is always hard to hear our child is struggling. Our heart hurts if our child’s feelings are hurt or someone has been …
Underpants
By PollyAnna
Reader Staff
It’s cold. And snowy. Wow, Anna, I hear you saying, your powers of observation are downright stunning. You know… I just felt like it needed saying.…
Rest in peace, Tilikum
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Tilikum died on Jan. 6. In a kinder world he world he would be a vibrant, middle-aged dominant male, like a chief in a pod …
A journey from election to inauguration – in Canada
By Mindy Cameron
Reader Contributor
On November 8 Bill and I traveled from Sandpoint to Seattle to be with friends on election night. We brought champagne to celebrate Hillary’s victory …
Obama and Reagan: Assessing their legacies
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
RR is totally lost, out of his depth, and uncomfortable. He has not enough knowledge
or decisiveness to cut through the contradictory advice that is …
Living Life:
By Dianne Smith
Reader Columnist
I am always so impressed by passion of people in the community who want Sandpoint to be a safe place to live, raise children and …
Letters
- LPOSD Levy… Dear Editor, Lake Pend Oreille School District has proposed a school levy to extract $56 million from our community to fund its facility expansions. This includes an addition to the existing high school, constructing a new middle school, an enormous athletic center for little jocks growing up, a "vo-tech school" addition ...
- Protests are Vulgar… Dear Editor, I was very much looking forward to Wednesday's farmer's market with the kids. We parked and walked over only to overhear another mom say to her kids, "Don't look!" Naturally, I looked. The spectacle was the vulgar anti-abortion sign. Why were they there? I feel this was not the ...
- Wildwood Grilling… Dear Editor, We at Northside Fire District want to send a shout out of thanks and gratitude to Ernie Brandt of Wildwood Grilling for thinking of our staff and much-appreciated volunteers when they were choosing who to sponsor this year for Sandpoint Festival tickets. Your kindness and thoughtfulness to all of us ...
- Conventions… Dear Editor, What a difference in the contrast presented by our two political conventions. At the GOP convention in Cleveland, fear, hatred, intemperance and unfounded accusations abounded. Donald Trump charged that we were a country in decline and under siege. The facts are that Americans are less likely to become victims of ...
- Political Leanings… Dear Editor, I the need to get something off my chest and give my opinion as to your informative neighborhood paper. I moved to this beautiful area of Idaho a little over a year ago and feel lucky to live in the Sandpoint area but am so surprised of just how ...
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
GO READ IT»
WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
GO READ IT»
THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
GO READ IT»
STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
GO READ IT»
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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⋅ MOVIE SHOWTIMES»
⋅ SPORTS & OUTDOOR EVENTS»
⋅ YEAR CALENDAR»
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.
