Single in Sandpoint: The Ghost of Blondes Past, Present and Future
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
I believe the universe is conspiring to transition me into my next decade. I have a birthday coming up in three or so months, and …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Memo to Trump: American Muslims do assimilate and they do turn in suspected jihadists
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Last December President Obama praised sports heroes who are Muslims. A clueless Donald Trump tweeted: “What sport is he talking about, and who?” Trump must …
Not all billionaires are bad dudes
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
A longtime friend, a California Republican—as I was back when the Grand Old Party was an organization of pride rather than impropriety and prejudice—was bitching …
The Puppy Whisperer: the benefits for training service dogs for the disabled
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Lilly Mitsui might just be known as the “Puppy Whisperer” from this point forth. She is currently training her third service dog for the disabled.…
Tamarack Aerospace taking flight
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Staff
When Tamarack Aerospace Group announced last month the first customer installation of its “ATLAS” active winglet system, it served notice that it is a major …
‘We are dancing, dancing for our lives’
By Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
Once again we are faced with the senselessness of the actions of a lost soul.
The ever-so-familiar discourse replays anew. President Obama stands in front …
Mad About Science: FISH
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Contributor
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Fish! Everyone loves fish, whether it’s between a pair of chopsticks downtown or flitting about your custom 272 gallon …
Vanderford’s to feature local authors
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
What does a lake monster, a psychic, time traveling, murder, Christianity and a Small Town Ho have in common? No idea? They are all subjects …
Sing, sing, sing
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
I have written before about when, with fellow USAF draft dodgers in Georgia and later with jolly collegians in California, we harmonized our way through …
Benghazi: the GOP is beating a dead horse
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
The GOP House Select Committee on Benghazi has interviewed 100 witnesses, spent $7 million of its own funds, and has forced other agencies to spend …
Letters
- Climate change real… Dear editor, Shelley B. from Sandpoint states in her letter to the editor that “it always seems interesting to me that there is so much argument not only on that subject but many others among scientists.” The subject she is referring to is from an article “The Threat of a Warmer ...
- Government ≠ scientist… Dear Editor, I read with interest the article “The Threat of a Warmer Tomorrow.” In fact it always seems interesting to me that there is so much argument not only on that subject but many others among scientists. Typical of this is the latest fuss by the FDA over trans fat a.k.a partially ...
- Comment on Riley story… Dear Editor, Nice job boys with your examinations of the murder of Jeanetta Riley! It only took the local newspapers a year to comment on a story that was carried internationally! Can’t wait for your follow up interviews with Sheriff Wheeler and his decision to end the department’s involvement with NAMI and, ...
- Help identify attacking dog… Dear Editor, Can you please help identify an off leash dog that viscously attacked and mauled a white Bichon and her caregiver Friday, June 26 approximately 5:30pm just off the Super 1 parking lot between Super 1 and Napa Auto Parts? The attacker was a medium sized lean muscular young dog, brown ...
- Riley shooting… Dear Editor, Am I odd for mourning during holidays? Take Thanksgiving, for example, I cannot help thinking about the genocide of our Native Americans or starving modern refugees around the world (who would be thankful for a morsel of our feast). I mean, are all the people that take their own ...
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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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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss a Valentine’s Party, Living Voices, an Opera Soiree, 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.
