Growing old gracefully
By Dick Sonnichsen
Reader Contributor
I love that title phrase. If only it were true.
Sadly, it isn’t. Not even close. It’s an oxymoron, a myth, a preposterous impossibility, a …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Idaho Conservation League celebrates 50 years
By Brad Smith
Reader Contributor
The Idaho Conservation League was founded in 1973 to be the voice for conservation in the Idaho Legislature. Conservation activists and local groups from around …
A Few Thoughts… On 58 visits to Nespelem
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Life is full right now. Time seems compressed, but on Saturday, I will take a day to travel to the Colville Reservation to visit a …
A message of peace from 1937
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Since J.R.R. Tolkien published his novel The Hobbit on Sept. 21, 1937, the thrilling tale has shaped the hearts and minds of readers across the …
Let freedom read! 2023 Banned Books Week: Oct. 1 – 7
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
By now our community is far too familiar with the words “banned books.” North Idaho’s libraries are battlegrounds where a few attempt to limit the …
Banned Books in Review: Brave New World
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World has been a topic of censorship ever since it was first published in 1932. The dystopian speculative novel explores societal …
Idaho’s U.S. senators put self-interest over service
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
Idahoans deserve elected officials who do what is best for Idaho and prioritize the people they are elected to represent. Unfortunately, the track records …
Mike’s Corner: The illusion of control
By Mike Wagoner
Reader Contributor
I saw a movie at the old drive-in theater in my hometown when I was in high school… sittin’ in my tired ’54 Chevy… speaker …
Emily Articulated: Hard conversations
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
As a lover of long-form content, especially when focused on conversations between interesting people, I frequently find myself listening to the Armchair Expert podcast with …
The origins of that nostalgic sound
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I grew up 10 miles south of Sandpoint, in a log cabin beside Highway 95 near Westmond. To this day, if I hear the faraway …
Letters
- Wanting clarity from Avista… Dear Editor, Avista is increasing electric rates for North Idaho, saying it’s to “cover costs accumulated in 2016.” However, another testimony claims it’s planning to spend $24.2 million between 2017 and 2019 on additions to Colstrip, a coal-fired power plant in Montana. So, which is it? And what is being “added” ...
- Deepest Gratitude… Dear Editor, Ninety years of entertaining Sandpoint was highlighted last Saturday by a very talented crew, a handful of staff and volunteers and enjoyed by a special audience of those reminiscing and celebrating the evening. The celebration started with a special art show reception in the Panida Little Theatre with art ...
- Gun Laws Do Save Lives… Dear Editor, The gun lobby and its followers claim that laws designed to stop gun violence fail -- even in the recent wake of two white Americans using automatic rifles slaughtering 84 citizens and injuring hundreds more. Turn to Australia (a country with a similar gun culture) which in 1996, after a ...
- The Tip of the Iceberg… Dear Editor, With Republicans in control of the House and Senate and Trump in the White House, you would think Congress could manage to pass some of their wish-list legislation. Yet, it’s difficult to see any constructive success, aside from: failed attempts at dismantling health care and threats to abolish Social ...
- NFL Players… Dear Editor, As a veteran who risked his life for our country, I don’t believe that those NFL players taking a knee or banding together during the playing of our national anthem are being disrespectful of our flag. They are exercising their First Amendment rights to peacefully protest issues — a right ...
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 Tree Lightings, Auctions, Holiday Spectaculars, Live Music, 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.
