Holiday films to kick you into the spirit
By Cameron Rasmusson and Chris Balboni
Everyone has their own holiday traditions, and movies and television are no exceptions. For many people, the Christmas season hasn’t truly begun until they’ve …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
From refugee to Idaho farmer:
By Jen Heller
Reader Contributor
It was the wet and muddy spring of 2011. En route to an agricultural internship in Sandpoint, I stopped over in Boise for a few …
Christmas Carols:
By Melannie Wurm
Reader Contributor
In honor of the Christmas Carols you are by this time of year, undoubtedly unable to escape (does every store really have to be playing …
The Straight Poop: Eve’s Leaves
By Drake the Dog
Reader Staff
Where am I taking my humans today?
It’s snowy night in Sandpoint, and I’m all decked out with a bright light secured on my …
State Representative supports Syrian refugees with open letter
By Rep. Hy Kloc, Boise (D)
Reader Contributor
I was born in a Displaced Persons Camp in Essen, Germany, at the end of World War II. My father Sam, my …
The refugee question:
(Editor’s Note: This is a point / counterpoint article by Ken Meyers and Dan McDonald.)
By Ken Meyers
Reader Contributor
Two events are on a collision course. One is the …
Taxi Tales:
By Louie de Palma
Reader Road Warrior
It’s pretty damn hard sometimes to know the right thing to do. If you’re presented with the option to buy a known conflict …
Impacting the Community:
By Donna Brundage
Reader Contributor
It is sometimes overwhelming for an organization created to defend against discrimination, irrationally based hatred and open bigotry to function within an orchestrated culture of …
Let’s welcome Syrian refugees to the Palouse
By Nick Gier
Reader Staff
On November 21, an estimated 700 people participated in a “Rally for Solidarity with Refugees in Idaho” at the Statehouse. A friend who attended said …
Good job, you princes of Sandpoint
By Tim Henney
Reader Staff
On Friday night, Nov. 13, the civilized world shuddered. One hundred and thirty people were slaughtered and 350 or more hospitalized in Paris by ISIS …
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.
