Voices in the Wilderness
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
We gather around friends and families during the holiday season — frequently counting our many blessings. While we’re at it, let’s include wild places among …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
A few thoughts … On the dictionary
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
I am keeping my promise not to write about politics for a while; and it may be forever. It seems moot. We are stuck in …
A family rooted in forestry preserves land for the future
By Marcy Timblin
Reader Contributor
Roger Gregory’s heritage is rooted in forestry. His father came to Sandpoint in 1907 at the age of 18 to work in the lumber camps …
In the hunt for a few more years
By Tim H. Henney
Reader Contributor
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” Those historic, heroic words were by British …
What the woolly worm told me
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Everyone knows about the prognosticating powers of the groundhog, recognized each February when Punxutawney Phil does or does not see his shadow, indicating the remaining …
Rural no more?
By Roger and Sandy Sparling
Reader Contributors
On Oct. 20, 2022, the Bonner County Zoning commissioners recommended approval of a zone change for the corner of Vay and Dufort roads. …
Fighting hate groups
By K.L. Huntley
Reader Contributor
Icy roads and a chill blowing down the snow-covered mountains didn’t deter close to 60 souls gathered at Sandpoint’s First Presbyterian Church on the evening …
‘Dear Editor’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Things are bad, folks. I say this not as a partisan for any particular political party, but as a son raised in a fuzzy melange …
Blues Power
By Adrian Murillo
Reader Contributor
The time has come to praise our own unique Sandpoint sound of democracy and equality throwing it down every Monday night. I’m talking about the …
Emily Articulated: Hamilton
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
This past week, while getting barraged by the whirlwind of local and national political fanfare, I found a foothold in positive political engagement by revisiting …
Letters
- Hate-filled Flyers… Dear Editor Recently one of my neighbors and I were the recipients of hate-filled and disturbing propaganda. Someone left racist leaflets, carefully protected in plastic, in our respective driveways. These flyers primarily targeted African Americans but not only them. Why were we selected for this act? The only overt commonality between ...
- Mayor’s Smelter Opposition… Dear Editor, Shelby Rognstad’s opposition to the proposed silicon refinery in Newport (“Proposed smelter in Newport would be bad for Sandpoint,” November 2) strikes me as knee-jerk dogmatism. The Canadian manufacturer and Washington’s Department of Ecology are still discussing how best to model air quality impacts, but Mr. Rognstad has already concluded ...
- Vandalism Not Good… Dear Editor, I need to say that I have known my friend since The Garden days, that was my very first restaurant job. Since those days many seasons ago, I have been running restaurants from Seattle to Santa Barbara, and other than funky dives with peanut shells on the floor. I have ...
- Vote for Shannon Williamson… Dear Editor, Please join us in voting for Shannon Williamson for Sandpoint City Council on Nov. 7. Shannon has proven herself a hardworking member of the council. She makes thoughtful decisions after research and listening to taxpayers. Her fellow council members have elected her as council president, the highest honor they ...
- To The Hunter Invading Our Bay… Dear Editor, Please note: Within this context the term “hunter” is loosely applied and bears absolutely no resemblance to the real deal, and the views contained herein are mine alone. Apparently hunting season has begun. For the second Saturday in October, gunshots rang out in the predawn hour beating the alarm clock to ...
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 a Student Safety Summit, Sherlock, Earth Day Cleanups…. 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.
