A newcomer’s guide to Sandpoint
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint draws people to our fair community from all over the area. Some come for just a night, some stay for the …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
This is the place
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
My 1957 bride and I twice lived in Geneseo, Ill., a prosperous farm town of 7,000 joyful souls in Henry County, “Hog Capital Of The …
Opening hearts and minds: The power of … the pause
By Suzen Fiskin
Reader Columnist
Once upon a time, there lived a Boomer Babe in a perfectly picturesque town.
She was funny, she was kind, and for the very, very …
Fact checking Trump’s convention speech: There he goes again!
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Trump’s acceptance speech at the GOP convention was filled with lies and misrepresentations. Yes, it is true that “43 million Americans are on food stamps,” …
How our state has swung to the conservative right
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Contributor
When we first moved to Idaho in 1971, Cecil Andrus was in his first year as governor. He went on to win three more terms …
Opening hearts and minds: We See What We Believe
By Suzen Fiskin
Reader Columnist
Many moons ago, my boyfriend and I stopped by an International House of Pancakes for a late night snack. We sat at a table closest …
Single in Sandpoint: The art of asking questions
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
A curious mind is a good thing. However; asking questions when you’re capable of obtaining the information yourself is annoying. Really annoying.
I am convinced …
Where is our Iraq War report?
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
After seven long years of investigation, a British commission led by Sir John Chilcot has issued its findings on the British participation in the Iraq …
Gardening with Laurie: Black Foliage
By Laurie Brown
Reader Columnist
Black foliage is striking in the garden; it draws the eye. Because dark colors recede, black foliage can make the garden look bigger; put it …
Opening hearts and minds: Telling ourselves a different story
By Suzen Fiskin
Reader Columnist
If I were to ask you to tell me about yourself, odds are that you would launch into the story of your life. It’s probably …
Letters
- Honor, duty, country… Dear Editor, Honor – Duty – Country, these are words were the foundation of John McCain’s life. Where can these three words find a place in the today’s America? Certainly they will not be among the leadership of the Senate, the House of Representatives or the White House. Nor will they ...
- BCHRTF Contact Info… Dear Editor, The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force is quite dismayed that recently an attempt to contact us was not successful. We are taking all precautions so this does not happen in the future. We recognize the importance of being responsive to our community and will make every effort to ...
- Who’s the Real Boogeyman… Dear Editor, The FBI has said that there is no evidence to date that Trump ever met with a Russian figure banned from the United States. Yet, Trump fired Paul Manafort on Aug. 18, 2016, when he heard that a New York Times report revealed that Trump’s campaign chairman was designated to ...
- County Should Cooperate… Dear Editor, Regional 9-1-1 will save money and lives by supporting fast, cooperative emergency responses. Contrary to some comments, conversations on regionalizing 9-1-1 operations were initiated more than two years ago in Bonner County. Unfortunately, progress stalled. According to former Bonner County Technology Director Bill Harp, in 2016 Bonner County won a ...
- In Response… Dear Editor, David Haussler, since you are so interested in science, you may find it interesting that there are receptors in the human brain whose only purpose is to bind with THC, the psychoactive mind altering substance in marijuana. I have a question for you David: Why did your God put these ...
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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 Concerts, Dance Madness, Follies Adjacent, 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.
