Single in Sandpoint: V-Day
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist This weekend is Valentine’s Day. This column is dedicated to the trials and tribulations of being a single person in Sandpoint. I could go on and on about the...
Category: Opinion
You asked for it… the Laddies of the Day
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor Within recent months this esteemed journal has run two features on Sandpoint’s wondrous Ladies Of The Day. Readers responded happily. Well, ladies did. But laddies? Not so much. To...
Taxi Tales: V-Day in Sandpoint
By Louie de Palma Reader Road Warrior It’s February, which means only one thing. It’s time to face the music of that dreaded holiday we all know is coming. Presidents’ Day. That’s right: the...
Republicans still clinging to a mythical Ronald Reagan
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist February 6 is former President Ronald Reagan’s 115th birthday, and the myths about him, many times over refuted, continue to intoxicate the minds of many Americans. The GOP presidential...
Taxi Tales:
I saw you, and now I can’t shake you from my thoughts. There you are, captured in a Craigslist image that does you no justice. You, well, you were smaller than what I’m typically...
How fast does a snowflake fall?
By Jim Payne Reader Contributor How fast do snowflakes fall? Do they come down at 50 miles per hour? Or 20? Or perhaps as slow as 10 mph? Could a person run faster than...
Debating the future of oil trains
By Cate Huisman Reader Contributor Last week, I attended a hearing in Spokane of Washington State’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Committee (EFSEC). Their topic was the proposed Tesoro-Savage Vancouver Energy Distribution Terminal, to be...
Volunteer Spotlight:
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff One of the most important traits of community is a commitment to mutual well-being. And there’s nothing quite important to well-being as having enough to eat. In that sense,...
An evening with the Bel Canto Opera Trio
By Dion Nizzi Reader Contributor A few times a year, the opportunity arises for multiple Sandpoint gems to shine simultaneously. Next Thursday, Jan. 28, the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint (MCS) gets it’s opportunity, in...
The Politics of Oscar
By Chris Balboni Reader Contributor Every year, members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vote for what they consider to be the best films of the year. This inevitably upsets people,...
