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 …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
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 …
2015: Year in Review
By Ben Olson and Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
2015 was a busy year for us here at the Reader. In two more issues, we’ll have been back in publication …
The Straight Poop:
By Drake the Dog
Reader Pet Columnist
Where am I taking my humans today? Here are some paws up clues:
•Aficionados spend 2,555- minutes waiting in line for this item …
Travel at its best
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Travel is always good. Almost. Crammed elbow to elbow, knee to spine in an Aeroflot jet over Siberia was a bit challenging, but still, the …
What your college student really wants for Christmas:
By Melannie Wurm
Reader Contributor
We loved Christmas when we were kids. We really did. We loved the craft fairs and cookie making and gift shopping. We loved listening to …
Three faces of Domestic Terrorism:
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, speaking about his decision to open his city to Syrian refugees, said that he was more afraid of domestic attacks rather …
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 ...
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 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.
