By Jane Fritz Reader Contributor On the September 22, 2011, front cover of the Reader is a colorful illustration of a future lakeside Sandpoint with a story written by then editor, Zach Hagadone. I...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create evil. I the Lord do all these things.” —Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) “God moves and actuates all in...
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Contributor Many of the more interesting episodes in my life have been sponsored by beer. There was the performance of 90210-themed haiku at a prominent open mic night and...
By Jonna Plante Reader Contributor This is an open letter to Linscott Gravel, Interstate Concrete and Asphalt, Bonner County Planning & Zoning and Bonner County Commissioners: Our group is tired of the corruption displayed...
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor With the Fox in the White House, the fourth estate is in shambles. As products of the enlightenment, our founding fathers established our democratic republic on the bedrock of...
By Chantilly Higbee Reader Contributor A team of dedicated water stewards wrapped up training sessions in April and May, and will now be kicking off their 8th season monitoring water quality on Lake Pend...
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor Speaking with many of the leading employers in our region, I know that the number-one challenge for local business recruitment and retention is education. Because Idaho ranks next...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “The sword is pulled from the scabbard, it is Not put back unless smeared with blood.” —from a Sri Lankan Buddhist battle song. Over the past 36 years I’ve...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Moms all have their sayings. Some are silly, others are used to keep you in check. Some sayings become more useful the older you get. Here are a select...
By Matt Nykiel Reader Contributor The results are in — more than 2,660 people submitted comments to the U.S. Coast Guard overwhelmingly in support of an Environmental Impact Statement to more closely analyze BNSF...
