By Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor Last week the city co-hosted the first ever Manufacturer’s Summit here in Sandpoint. Roughly 40 business leaders from the region gathered with a few elected officials and educators to...
By A group of concerned citizens of Bonner County (see names below) Reader Contributors Without the current school levy, the effect on Bonner County’s schools and economy would be devastating. All extra-curricular activities...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles related to the upcoming March 14 vote on the Lake Pend Oreille supplemental levy. It is a profile...
By Drake the Dog Reader Staff Where am I taking my humans tonight? I’ve been invited to bark out an exclusive Winter Carnival “scoop” on the soft opening of the new Cedar Street Bistro...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Many countries are shifting from a universal civil nationalism towards the blood-and-soil, ethnic sort. —The Economist (11/19/6) In 1992 Francis Fukuyama published a book with a very strange...
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. —Jesus, Matthew 25:40 Ultimately, we fear...
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist “One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals. When we pool our strength...
By Judy Meyers Reader Contributor Bonner County Democrats filled the Sandpoint Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 11, for their Pizza and Politics town hall. Last spring the party filled the fairgrounds 1,000 strong for...
In support of wilderness By John Zieski Reader Contributor As an avid hunter, hiker, backpacker, I enjoy spending time on our public lands with my wife. I am also a Christian, registered Republican, who...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and with it come the usual dilemmas. Whether the holiday means scrambling for last-minute gifts and reservations, painstakingly planning the perfect evening...
