Road Reflections: Fall 2019
By Steve Klatt
Special to the Reader
Overseeing a county road operation has some remarkable resemblance to surviving as a small farm operator. You take stock of the conditions in …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
A history of conflict
By Christine Holbert
Reader Contributor
I recently spent six weeks in Ukraine, visiting family, traveling and promoting the new Lost Horse Press Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry Series at the Lviv Book …
Mayor’s Roundtable: An honor to serve
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
It has been an incredible honor and privilege to serve as mayor of Sandpoint.
This is a particularly important time as the city is …
Some thoughts on guns at the Festival
By James Baldree
Reader Contributor
Concerning the “controversy” over guns at the Festival, can we at least agree on a couple of points? Pro-gunners, given today’s realities, if the Festival …
Raising Idaho’s minimum wage is only the beginning. Next, bailout the workers
By Daniel Radford
Reader Contributor
Many people I’ve spoken with lately have been understandably peeved (pissed may be a more apt description) at the government’s “theft” of their wages. However, …
The Mueller Report: A “Short” Form
By Philip A. Deutchman
Reader Contributor
I have read the two-volume, 448-page Mueller Report, entitled, “Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election,” by Special Counsel …
Starting high school
By Dinah Rawson
Reader Contributor
I’m starting classes at Sandpoint High School next week and, honestly, I’m terrified. There is so much pressure we face as teenagers — from the …
Point/Counterpoint: Gun rights
Carrying in public places: ‘Better to have it and not need it’
By Steve Wasylko
Reader Contributor
The short answer is “yes,” I would feel safe at the Festival knowing …
Considering a run for public office? Please read
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Contributor
The city of Sandpoint is one of a kind. I would like to say that we have it all here. That wouldn’t necessarily be true, …
Methinks thou dost protest too much
By Tim Bearly
Reader Contributor
“He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche, “Beyond Good and Evil,” 1886
The movement, like …
Letters
- Vote Kunzeman… Dear Editor, Experienced leader. Problem-solver. Listener. That’s what I look for in local elected officials, and that’s what I’ve found in Carol Kunzeman. Carol will make a first-rate county commissioner. In Ponderay, she served on the city council and then two terms as mayor. In addition to responsible daily management, her record ...
- Vote for Donna Gow… Dear Editor, I am asking for your support and vote in the primary for Donna Gow, Bonner County assessor. For more than 30 years I was honored to serve Bonner County as the elected coroner. During my tenure all of the elected county positions changed many times, so experience is important. Donna ...
- Re: S.P.O.R.T… Dear Editor, I always find something of entertainment value in the pages of the Reader, and the April 12 issue was no exception. “President Ron Adamik” of the Safety-Peace Officers Retired to Sandpoint (S.P.O.R.T.) was this week’s source of amusement. Course, this unofficial group is also known by its other name: “California Retired ...
- McDonald Kept Promises… Dear Editor, I first met Dan McDonald at one of the Lost in the ‘50s car shows years ago, after my family moved here from Oregon. We share a reverence of classic cars and motorcycles, but also of limited government and responsibility to the taxpayers. During his first term as commissioner, Dan ...
- Let’s Ensure the Enduring Value of Scotchmans̷… Dear Editor, In carefully following the discussion on the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness designation, I have observed differences of opinion and also some confusion about the core facts. In my younger years, I had six different Forest Service (USFS) jobs, including working at Panhandle National Forests and in wilderness areas. Here are some ...
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Community Calendars
This week in Sandpoint: Sandpoint Lions Club hosts their annual Turkey Bingo, which is the official kickoff fundraiser for Toys for Tots. Enjoy some laughs, and maybe even emerge victorious, at this fun event for all! See all happenings this week, Nov. 18-24:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
November’s Sandpoint in Pictures winner. There is a touching sentiment behind this photo, which captured November’s photo contest prize. And a new contest is in full swing for December, too. Submit a photo, see local pics, and vote at SandpointPictures.com»
