Give the gift of music this year
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sometimes, while filling out the calendar page each week, I am astounded at the amount of amazing musicians we have here in Sandpoint. More often …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Underpants:
By PollyAnna
Reader Columnist
My family is prone to humorous life choices. This means they feature heavily in my conversations after a half a beer, or in anything I try …
Idaho’s religious shield law and tragic child deaths
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Editor’s note: this version of Mr. Gier’s column is an expanded version from the one currently in print.
An adult’s religious freedom crosses the…
One percent for peace:
By Bill Collier
Reader Contributor
Dear fellow human being and co-resident of planet earth:
I am a combat veteran. I have seen the carnage, mayhem, death, abysmal destruction and colossal …
A Veterans Day Memory:
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Contributor
In early summer in 2012, my wife and I were walking from the train station in Arles, in southern France, to our hotel when we …
Opening Hearts and Minds:
By Suzen Fiskin
Reader Columnist
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, that’s when we’ll know peace.”
Jimi Hendrix
I love a good synchronicity, don’t you? A …
Living Life:
By Dianne Smith
Reader Columnist
As parents, our job is to raise children who are prepared for the adult world. We all do the best we can to give them …
In praise of Asian monarchs: past and present
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
In late May 1992, against the advice of the State Department, I travelled to Thailand for a two-week visit. There had been a military coup …
I Half-Agree with the Libertarian Party:
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
I always enjoyed lecturing about the libertarians when I taught political philosophy. They style themselves as serious thinkers; and, calling themselves the “Party of Principle,” …
Opening Hearts and Minds:
By Suzen Fiskin
Reader Columnist
What do the Declaration of Independence, Columbus’ sails, and Henry Ford’s first Model T have in common? Give up? They were all made of hemp, …
Letters
- Beaver damage… Dear Editor, I commend the job that Sandpoint Parks and Recreation did this summer battling goose poop at City Beach. Every dawn after a night of carpet bombing the guys were out sifting sand, raking grass, and scraping sidewalks to ready the beach for the day’s picnickers and sunbathers. Inevitably they ...
- Robo call in poor taste… Dear Editor, While it is not illegal to verbalize racist views or language, doing so promotes a negative stereotype for our region that is damaging to both citizens and businesses. This is especially true when the language not only targets and disrupts the mayoral campaign of Sandpoint but makes negative references ...
- Goats, hikers and bean bags… Dear Editor, Sandy Compton was, of course, correct in pointing out that the goat problem at Scotchman Peak was, in fact, a human problem. I think that the hikers that feed the goats should be shot with bean bags. Then, if the offending hikers continue to think it is cute to feed ...
- Expletive deleted… Dear Editor, My letter in the Oct. 8th Reader had an . I can maybe see an argument for little (I really can’t), but THE!? What was the that bothered the Reader… ...
- Turn Halloween candy into cash for critters… Dear Editor, The kids have enjoyed going door-to-door in costume trick-or-treating. The homeowners (the ones with their lights on) have enjoyed seeing the kids all dressed up and having fun (and perhaps remembering the joy of Halloween when they were kids). Now the kids have an entire pillowcase filled with candy that ...
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.
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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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⋅ SPORTS & OUTDOOR EVENTS»
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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.
