Changing Your Mind:
By Suzen Fiskin
Reader Columnist
You’re going about your day minding your own business. You go to the mailbox and discover that you spaced out on paying your credit card …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Communication Breakdown:
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Last week, the Sandpoint City Council considered a resolution they characterized as a declaration of human rights and tolerance. A statement welcoming properly vetted refugees …
Bayard Rustin:
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
As a politically active black man in 1950s and 1960s, Bayard Rustin had, in addition to his race, three strikes against him: he was a …
Stay away from killer toasters
By Jen Heller
Reader Contributor
This morning, I woke up and immediately subjected myself to some very risky behaviors. I made toast. I drove to work. And I walked up …
Taxi Tales:
By Louie de Palma
Reader Road Warrior
Two days into the new year I find myself parked at the Dairy Depot drive-through while a very belligerent customer of mine loudly …
Changing Your Mind:
By Suzen Fiskin
Reader Columnist
What is it about the dawning of a shiny new year that makes us hunger to be a better version of ourselves? Our compulsion for …
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
I am always behind. The fact that another year has passed by, and we are on the brink of starting a new year will not …
The Genocide of the Hazaras:
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“All Shias are liable to be killed. We will rid Pakistan of [this] impure people.
Pakistan means land of the pure, and the Shia have …
Volunteer Spotlight:
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Two years ago, Savannah Mort asked her husband what he wanted for his birthday. She had no idea his request would end up launching a …
Top films of 2015
By Chris Balboni
Reader Film Contributor
It’s just after Christmas and I have yet to see The Force Awakens because, despite me being a huge fan of Star Wars since …
Letters
- In My Opinion… Dear Editor, In my opinion, there are many things that I feel are essential to Sandpoint's quality of life and are worthy of supporting with tax dollars: Police and fire safety, clean water and public access areas, green space for camping and family outings, libraries that are well-stocked and well-maintained, and ...
- Please Vote Yes… Money has always been a controversial subject. Finances—along with politics—don't always make for polite dinnertime conversation. But what about education? Should we avoid that subject as well? In the last century, when many of us readers went to school, it was a relatively simple affair. A new notebook, a new pencil ...
- Vote for Schools… Dear Editor, I am writing to support the LPOSD Plant Facilities Levy on Aug. 30. In short, this measure and the project that will follow is much needed and overdue in our community. I have seen the schools, walked the halls and sat in the classrooms that will be replaced, and ...
- Vote Yes for Schools… Dear Editor, It seems that this levy has become a personal issue- where certain people are being accused of having a personal agenda in building new schools in our district. I agree—this levy is personal—it is personal for every family who sends their students to our deteriorating buildings each day. What this levy ...
- Please Vote Yes… Dear Editor, When my wife was asked if she would be part of the facilities review committee she offered me up instead. I'll admit, I protested, but she insisted that I was what the committee needed. As a contractor, I'm able to knowledgeably review the physical state of the facilities. As ...
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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 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.
