On being a veteran
By Captain Bill Collier
Reader Contributor
VJ day was my second birthday. World War Two had ended. The evil Japanese Empire, Italian Fascists and German Nazis were defeated. Every Fourth …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Bordering on Complete Sanity: Shuttered
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Once upon a time, my brother F.K. arranged a hike into a mountain lake, which several others fell victim to. Fishing King Compton would—and still …
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
When I was in third grade, I started riding the bus to school. This was was a critical point in my development. It was on …
The Great Train Wreck:
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Even the fierce free-marketeer Margaret Thatcher hesitated to do it. As international rail expert Brendan Martin described it: “She starved British Rail investment, but she …
The Straight Poop: the quest for dog friendly businesses in North Idaho
By Drake the Dog
Reader Staff
Where am I taking my humans today?
I’m strolling downtown singing along with Pharrell Williams to his paw-stompin’ tune, “Because I’m Happy.” So on …
Sandpoint Reader supports Scotchman Peaks Wilderness
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
I don’t know about you, but the natural environment is one of the biggest reasons Ben and I love living in Sandpoint. Even a total …
Candidates address the issues at forum
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A Sandpoint city candidate forum drew more than 100 people out Wednesday night to watch mayoral candidates Mose Dunkel and Shelby Rognstad square off on …
Football brings together the community
By Ray Miller
Reader Contributor
“If all you do as a coach is to teach the boys to play football, you’ll be a miserable failure.” Coach Cotton Barlow
It’s a …
Single in Sandpoint
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
Elk season: What does it mean?
To the average American, it is the time of year when it is legal to run around in the …
Did Jesus pray to Allah?
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Early this month the Georgia Department of Education removed a teaching guide for world history. Parents in Walton County were protesting the way Islam was …
Letters
- Schools Deserve Support… Dear Editor, I am really weary of Dan and Kathy Rose alleging our school administrators are committing fraud by asking the voters to approve a school levy. The bottom line is that schools cost money to operate, and the state of Idaho does not adequately fund our schools. Do we want ...
- Take Scotchman’s Off the Auction Block…… Dear Editor, Now that a Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Bill has been introduced in Congress, the question is raised again, “How will this affect our community?” Studies have reliably shown an economic benefit to communities located near designated wilderness. Does this mean large numbers of tourists from all over the world will ...
- Support the Environment… Dear Editor, I indubitably support public lands. I indubitably support wilderness. I indubitably support Greenprint. I indubitably support the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness. I grew up in Texas where there is no public land to speak of and developers have cart blanche to make a piecemeal out of the environment, and I tell ...
- For Our Children… Dear Editor, I am the parent of a kindergarten student at Northside Elementary. In five years my youngest will also be there and I will have two kids in the Lake Pend Oreille school district. I am very committed to doing all I can to help my children and their schools ...
- Schools Need Our Support… Dear Editor, My ability to write this letter and thoughtfully read this paper is due, in large part, to the efforts of public school teachers. Not able to afford private schools, I am a public school graduate. I imagine most adults my age (retired, fixed income) have had jobs and careers ...
Reader in Print
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.
