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 …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
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 …
Mayoral candidates weigh in on the issues
For this special election double feature, we crafted a questionnaire for our two Sandpoint mayoral candidates, Shelby Rognstad and Mose Dunkel so that you, the voter, might gain a better …
Response to mayoral questionnaire
We asked contributors Stephen Drinkard and Dan McDonald to give their analyses of the Sandpoint mayoral candidates’ answers to our questionnaire. Want to respond on your own? Write to [email protected]…
The Straight Poop:
By Drake the Dog
Reader Columnist
Where am I taking my humans today? I am snoozing in my bed, this fine Saturday morning, enjoying the warm sun on my face, …
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
Sorry that I missed a week. I was in the middle of a three week wedding bender that sandwiched in my least favorite day of …
Denmark:
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
I just returned from a month-long tour of Europe, which included stops in London, Paris, Rome, and Copenhagen. The extended weekend in the Danish capital …
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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Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
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.
