Mayor’s Roundtable
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
This is the fourth article in the series detailing recommendations that came out of the city of Sandpoint’s Housing and Economic Study developed by …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Emily Articulated: New Year’s intentions
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
There are times when it is appropriate for a person to be resolved, to be “firmly determined to do something.” A resolution is a venture …
The year in re- and preview
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
We’re just going to get this one out of the way at the top. Since 2020, when we started doing these annual review/previews, we included …
Mayor’s Roundtable: The city lot
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
This is the third piece in a six-part series discussing the Leland Report. The purpose of the report was to help guide the city …
Growing pains
By K.L. Huntley
Reader Contributor
A long, long time ago I lived in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in a town originally built during the gold rush of 1849. …
A rule in common
By Barbara Russell
Reader Contributor
On Oct. 21, 1985, First Lady Nancy Reagan presented the United Nations with the gift of a mosaic on behalf of the United States in …
The soft underbelly of a humbug
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Maybe it’s because I was born the day after Christmas that I became a humbug. Throughout my childhood, Christmas always loomed before my birthday; the …
Coolin development threatens rare peat bog at Priest Lake
By Jennifer Ekstrom
Reader Contributor
We have some pretty amazing wild spaces up here in North Idaho. Massive lakes. Sparkling rivers. Diverse landscapes ranging from rainforests to rocky crags. And …
The Lumberjill: The only prescription is more cowbell
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Once upon a time, we had a client named Elaine. Once upon an earlier time, she was something of a painterly powerhouse. She was …
Emily Articulated: This is not a Christmas gift
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I love the experience of gift giving. I revel in the days of warm rumination about the people I care about, letting thoughts of their …
Letters
- Idaho Gives… Dear Editor, Idaho’s largest day of online giving – is coming up on May 3. With so many nonprofits doing so much great work in our area it can be tough for donors to decide where their dollars are most needed and will do the most good. When I was younger and ...
- Vote in Favor of Wilderness… Dear Editor, Impressed by magnificent mountains, forests and waterways, we moved to Bonner County in 2004. Having lived all across the country, we were drawn here by the abundant public lands. We read in the Daily Bee about Forest Service public planning meetings which had been going on for a year. We ...
- Brad Little For Gov… Dear Editor: In this upcoming election, there is only one clear choice for the next Governor of Idaho. Brad Little is far and away the most qualified candidate in this race and will provide the leadership Idaho needs moving forward. As a rancher and businessman, Brad understands the proper role of ...
- Vote Englehardt for Assessor… Dear Editor, It isn’t very often that a person of Dennis Engelhardt’s caliber is willing to step into public office. Dennis has committed his adult life to his fellow citizens, beginning with the US Marine Corps followed by a long and rewarding career in law enforcement. He was the administrator of large ...
- No on Scotchmans… Dear Editor, May 15 could be our last chance to save the Scotchman Peaks area from being permanently locked up into Federally restricted wilderness. This would prevent future generations from having any say in the management as conditions change. This wilderness movement is being led by and funded by some out ...
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss out on MarchFourth, A Reunion Concert, a Street Scramble... 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.
