Emily Articulated: Autumn
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
This early fall was the most beautiful I can remember since living in Idaho. Driving down side streets and walking through winding alleys was like …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Back of the Book:
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Clubs have never really been my thing. I’ve always preferred to either do things alone or tell other people what to do. Thus the life …
The cult of a thousand cuts
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In 1978, more than 900 people committed mass suicide by drinking Kool-Aid laced with cyanide. The people belonged to a group called Peoples Temple Agricultural …
The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Staff
As the lone female on the crew, the bathroom situation is typically the most challenging for me. While the guys can simply sidle up …
Emily Articulated: 1 Star
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
In my most recent article, I doled out “5-Star” reviews of the people and businesses that make this community great. I applauded the organizations and …
Needs versus wants
By Helen Newton
Reader Contributor
Currently 15 cities in Idaho use taxing authority set up by the state for either resort city taxes or non-property local option taxes or both. …
The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
North Idaho recently made the national news cycle thanks to the fact that we’re currently rationing health care, operating under “crisis standards of care” …
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Staff
I’ve been thinking about my high school English class a lot lately and the care my teacher, Mrs. Auch, took in instructing us on the …
‘Tyranny of the minority’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It seems rarer and rarer that good news comes out of Idaho’s increasingly batty political sphere, but Aug. 23 was undoubtedly a good day for …
Remembering 9/11: 20 years later
Apocalyptic literature
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
My college roommates and I lived together — all 20 or, like me, nearing 21 years old — in a nice house a …
Letters
- Age Diversity Important – Vote Yes for Levy&… Dear Editor, One of the many life lessons my parents instilled in me is to value all ages of people who live in our community. This includes learning from my elders, honoring the men and women who serve our country, supporting local business owners, giving a hand up to young families, ...
- Vote for Schools… Dear Editor, I am writing this letter with the hope that you will continue seeing the impact of the Lake Pend Oreille School District levy on the potential future of Sandpoint. Coming from a community member that can more or less be defined by the levy’s contributions, I have realized more ...
- Sunnyside Cedar Grove… Dear Editor, I recently signed a petition urging IDFG to reconsider logging the 52-acre Sunnyside Cedar Grove. Here are my comments: As the authority tasked with protecting and preserving all of Idaho’s wildlife in perpetuity, you have a weighty responsibility. With limited funding and the constraints imposed by human resource needs, conservation ...
- Five Things… Dear Editor, 1. With Trump’s signing of an executive order reinstating the abortion global gag rule, one has to ask, “Will Israel be exempt?” Israel has one of the most liberal abortion programs in the world. According to a 2011 Israel Central Bureau of Statistics report, about 40,000 abortions take place in Israel ...
- Scotchman Peaks… Dear Editor, The January 25 article about the proposed Scotchman Wilderness by Cameron Rasmusson was much better than the ridiculously slanted Daily Stink Bug article on the recent Clark Fork meeting, but still needs help with basic journalism. I am happy to help. Rasmusson states that “several people” opposed the legislation. A ...
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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Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Community Calendars
This week in Sandpoint! Don’t miss out on Little Live Radio Hour, Spill The Wine, a Family Fun Run, 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.
