Four success strategies for local business owners
By Katie Greenland Reader Contributor When I first moved to Sandpoint last June, locals warned me that finding work can be hard. They were right. Many people here have struggled at some point to...
Category: Opinion
‘We can’t let Idaho remain a “scroll-down” state’
Rep. Ilana Rubel Asst. House Democratic Leader Reader Contributor Idaho is at the bottom of a national ranking again. The latest blow comes from WalletHub, which rates Idaho as the worst state for working...
Busting some myths about Portugal’s greatest hero
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist I will be taking a trip to Portugal next month, and I plan to see all the major sites in Lisbon. A number of them are dedicated to Vasco...
Donald Trump vs. Barack Obama: A Question of Character
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Trump is normalizing all this; he is, to borrow a phrase, “defining deviancy down.” —Bret Stephens, conservative columnist Disorder, chaos, instability, uncertainty, intemperate statements are not conservative virtues in...
Flappers, not hippies, started it all
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor Editor’s Note: While the rest of Sandpoint dives into the 1950s this weekend, Reader contributor Tim Henney explores another decade: the Roaring ‘20s. Movies and memoirs say America’s hedonistic,...
The benefits of summer camp
By Jeannine Tidwell Reader Contributor There are universal hopes and aspirations for parents in their children learning and growing with health and happiness. We wish for them to love themselves, enjoy the lives they...
The Scotchman Peaks Wilderness proposal: Yes or no on the advisory vote?
Scotchman Peaks: Multi-use is best option By Tony McDermott Reader Contributor There is no doubt that the FSP, ICL, IFG, former BC commission chairman Cary Kelly, and the USFS are all engaged in a public relations...
Mayor’s Roundtable: In Gratitude
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor I hope everyone had a happy Earth Day. Thanks to 350Sandpoint for bringing the community together to celebrate this home we call Earth. Thank you to all that...
Vote ‘yes’ for Scotchman Peaks
By Jim Peterson Reader Contributor When Bonner County voters go to the polls on May 15, one of the measures on their ballot is an advisory vote concerning U.S Sen. Jim Risch’s Scotchman Peaks...
Beware the collaboration trap
By George Wuerthner Reader Contributor Many of the environmental/conservation groups in the West are participants in various collaboratives. Groups participating in collaboratives include the Western Environmental Law Council, Northwest Conservation, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Montana...
