Idiocracy, the documentary
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When Mike Judge’s film Idiocracy was released in 2006, it landed in a different world. This was years before a buffoon named Donald Trump started …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Medieval eats
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Taste perhaps brings on the strongest evocation of memory, which, if you want to get all woo-woo, makes it the closest we can get to …
A warmer melting pot
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
As far back as the 18th century, the melting pot metaphor was used to describe the fusion of various cultures, nationalities, religions and ethnic groups …
Protecting our forests is protecting our future
By Chris Bachman
Reader Contributor
The Biden administration’s December 2023 announcement that it plans to protect old-growth trees from logging — such as those slated for removal in the Yaak’s …
We must stop fentanyl traffickers — House Bill 406 is needed for Idaho
By Idaho Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke
Reader Contributor
There is a killer in our midst, hiding in plain sight. The dangerous and highly lethal drug fentanyl has made its way …
Emily Articulated: A place between
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I’m approaching my seventh anniversary of living in Sandpoint. Upon my arrival, I had only the incredible surroundings, a new bartending gig and the online …
At the Max-ness of Madness
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Look no further than the first lines of H.P. Lovecraft’s 1931 novella At the Mountains of Madness to get a decent grip on the opening …
A meditation on the science of musical taste
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Contributor
I recently revisited what can only be described as a cinematic and musical masterpiece of the 21st century: the 2003 film School of Rock, …
Lumber Jill: Would you like an order of fries with that Big Mac-hiavellian political/patriarchal edifice stripping you or your rights?
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Senate President Chuck Winder, ostensibly the senior-most adult in the Idaho Legislature’s Romper Room, recently commented that, if it weren’t for abortion, there would …
Greetings from Boise
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
The 2024 Legislative session started on Jan. 8 with a cautiously optimistic State of the State address by Gov. Brad Little. His proposed …
Letters
- Twisted Facts… Dear Editor, Mr. Rose gets many facts twisted and appears to need some education. The federal government can not seize lands they already have. The Scotchman Peaks are owned by the public and managed by the federal government through the United States Forest Service. Whether the Scotchman Peaks end up being ...
- For the Kids… Dear Editor, We now have a generation of children born after Columbine and 9/11 who have always lived in an ever more dangerous world. This is in stark contrast to nearly everyone over about 30 years old who never even considered school terrorism or shootings. While many of us feel “it ...
- Fix the ‘Gun Show Loophole’…? Dear Editor, You want to fix the “gun-show loophole” on firearm purchases? There isn’t one, really (know what you are talking about, see above). It is a private party transfer loophole. I’m cool with that fix, but you had better improve the restricted buyer database. Not all law enforcement (local, state, ...
- Yes to Wilderness… Dear Editor, I am in favor of wilderness designation for the Scotchman Peaks area. Currently, this land is owned by the American public and managed by the Forest Service. If this becomes wilderness, it will still be owned by the American people and managed for us by the Forest Service. Currently, ...
- Distorted Facts… Dear Editor, Steve Brixen, I agree with your analogy that guns (in your case, apparently, a rifle), in being like cars (in my case a pick-up truck), do not cause harm by themselves. Rare exceptions noted. So hopefully you’re in agreement that we should treat the two a little more alike. You ...
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 out on Live performances of music & theater, fundraising, 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.
