Earth Day at 50
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
A new, or novel, virus has paused our normal activities with other people. Group events and gatherings are on hold for now. Stay-at-home work feels …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Misery loves company
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
I would have attended the “Disobey Idaho” protest, which saw Idahoans by the hundreds — maybe more than a thousand — gather April 17 in …
Euthanasia for the forest
By Barry Rosenberg
Reader Contributor
Some individuals are able to ask their physician whether suicide is a reasonable option to end their pain and suffering. Many of the trees on …
Mayor’s Roundtable: We are beating COVID-19
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
I thank all of you who have taken the guidance of the governor and CDC seriously by practicing social distancing, staying home and wearing …
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I recognize that I have it made during this time of quarantine, especially in comparison to many who aren’t so fortunate. I don’t have children …
The role of public servants in times of crisis
By Butch Horton
Special to the Reader
In a time of crisis, public servants should be a unifying voice. We need to calm fear and bring people together in support …
‘Welcome to socialism, America’
By Jason Welker
Reader Contributor
With the passage of the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, signed into law by President Trump on March 27, the United States …
Open letter to Mr. Wheeler and Sheriff Wheeler
By Pierre Bordenave
Reader Contributor
To Mr. Wheeler:
As an individual citizen, I support and vigorously defend your right of free speech and to believe whatever you wish to believe, …
‘We can coexist peacefully’
By Jane Fritz
Reader Contributor
We are living in a time of uncertainty. And so are wildlife. Consider the Canada geese at Sandpoint City Beach Park whose future is dire.…
Emily Articulated: Revelations from adversity
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Of the many things supposed about the repercussions of this time in our lives, one idea that particularly struck me is that this virus – …
Letters
- SASi needs your help… Dear Editor, Thank you for your weekly publication. I so enjoy all the articles, photos, etc. I would like you to publish this letter asking for funds for the Senior Center. The Center is a 501(c) non-profit corporation and if anyone has not already tapped out on their contributions for the year, ...
- An Appeal to Reason Redux… Dear Editor, Most proposed gun control laws would not address the concerns in the Deutchmans’ letter of last week. State and federal background checks of firearms purchasers are done by liscensed gun dealers, but we should require checks of private purchasers, and better address the missing mental/criminal records not currently available ...
- Sandpoint should accept all colors, creeds, origin… Dear Editor, I’m new to Sandpoint. I moved here a little more than a year ago on a piece of advice from someone I barely knew at the time. Unlike many people who I have met here, I do not have a lifetime of history and experience in this place. Like ...
- County land use woes… Dear Editor, I have been reading with concern the stories of firings and demotions in the county planning department, changes to the planning and zoning appeals process, and the growing loopholes for building location permits. Coming on the heels of a conversation with Commissioner Sudick regarding his disdain for the current codes, ...
- The refugees are coming… Dear Editor, It doesn’t take much to bring the Chicken Littles outta the woodwork. Instead of screaming “the sky is falling”, these wussies are now screaming “the refugees are coming, the refugees are coming”. From our County Commissioners and Heather Scott to the Boise crowd, the political arena in Idaho is ...
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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Community Calendars
Happy 4th of July! Check out Pairing in the Pines, then head out to the Mobius Biology Workshop. And don’t miss out on Sandpoint Beerfest, or Jacey’s Race. See all events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Videography Jimmy Matlosz is making mini-documentaries, aka “mini docs” of notable Sandpoint persons. So far subjects have included cinematographer Erik Daarstaad, broadcaster Diane Michaels and man-of-many-talents Dan Shook. Latest is photographer Dann Hall. Go watch them at The Idaho Film Company»
