The Mysterious Elite – Part 3 of 3
By Dr. Gabrielle Duebendorfer
Reader Contributor
I ended part two of this series of articles with the suggestion of being willing to listen to each other’s needs and concerns in …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Point Counterpoint: The Inauguration of President Trump
GIVE HIM A CHANCE
By Crystal Rosenau
Reader Contributor
Inauguration day is quickly approaching. In this deeply divided left and right country (and I’m not talkin’ the East Coast-West Coast …
The quest for healthy birth
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
When my best friend called to tell me her water burst, I hit the road. I told her I would be there in a couple …
The science of natural and human-caused climate change
By Art Pilch
Reader Contributor
Scientists have been warning us that our climate is changing rapidly, and that humans are responsible. Most people can see that climate has been changing, …
Mistrusting the messenger:
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
There was no love lost between Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, and the press last month.
During the organizational session for the 2017 Idaho Legislature in …
Days of Auld Lang Syne
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
After Scottish bard Robert Burns, borrowing words and sentiments from others before him, wrote “Auld Lang Syne” in 1788 it became, after “Happy Birthday,” the …
Surviving the Balance:
By Lindsey Anderson
Reader Contributor
I remember the day that I knew I was dying.
Death crept upon me like carbon monoxide, turning my blood to acid and incinerating my …
Mad About Science:
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I don’t always write about huge, profound, galaxy-moving revelations. Sometimes I just like to make you reexamine stuff in your daily life, or learn about …
Fear in the Air
By Pastor Bob Evans
Reader Contributor
North Idaho has unfortunately been saddled with the ugly image of being a hideout for white nationalists/supremacists. There are still Confederate flags waving on …
Letters
- County Hearing… Dear Editor, How far will Bonner County Commissioner Todd Sudick go to subdivide his waterfront property? Let's follow the sequence. About six months ago the County Commissioners fired their two senior planners. Then they took the P&Z Commission out of changes to the planning laws, and did away with public hearings, ...
- Never Again… Dear Editor, I enjoyed Ben 's love letter to the country and related to the blessing of being able to speak up about injustice. Because I am American I do not fear when I write the following: It is disturbing that our locals are ignorant of Jeanetta. People react to the gruesome ...
- Kudos Alexandra… Dear Editor, We want to tell Alexandra Blackwood how much we liked her writing. Poetic like a song! We all feel like Alexandra sometimes. We are sending her hugs and kisses. Life can be sad and being creative makes us happy. It's biological! During time alone we invite the angels and our ...
- Do the Right Thing… Dear Editor, I am asking the Reader to do the right thing by retracting the vile insinuation Ben made that implies I am a Holocaust denier. I have never been and never will be a Holocaust denier. If you print a retraction I will put this behind us. Lee Santa Sandpoint
- Note to Scarlette… Dear Editor, This message is in response to the last article posted by Scarlette Quille of Single in Sandpoint. Scarlette, your initial thoughts on transgender bathroom use intrigued me. There were some great arguments that helped me ground my own beliefs around the subject matter. A few that stood out to me: Since ...
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.
