Category: Opinion
Opinion
Voices in the Wilderness
By Deb Hunsicker
Reader Contributor
“There’s some kind of animal down there.” I shift my attention from the bag of trail mix I’m focused on and scan the area my …
November surprise — Part 2
By Luke Omodt,
County Commissioner Dist. 3
Reader Contributor
On July 26, 2023, Sheriff Daryl Wheeler issued a public release incorrectly stating that the fairgrounds financial activity was to be …
Emily Articulated: Generosity
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I came across a recent Facebook post on the Sandpoint Forum page so lovely that I spent the better part of a morning following its …
Celebrity worship is peak cringe
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
After college, I spent about five years living and working in Los Angeles. The plan was to break into writing and directing movies, but the …
November surprise — Part I
By Luke Omodt,
County Commissioner Dist. 3
Reader Contributor
On Oct. 30, 2023, Deputy Prosecutor Scott Bauer submitted a notice of tort claim asserting defamation against Bonner County Clerk Michael …
Idahoans voted for a brighter future
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
As Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock says, “A vote is a prayer about the kind of world we want to live in.” Indeed, …
The Lumber Jill: The antidote to fear
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
MAGA flags flapped atop their twin flagpoles as we chatted amicably with our clients. They showed us to their riverfront beach, provided chairs, invited …
Why are you like this?
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
It’s come to my attention that my life story — such as it is — could be considered less than normal, due to the presence …
Emily Articulated: Change
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
As I’m writing today, we are on the cusp of change (just as we are around every Election Day). Each voting cycle brings new ideas, …
Letters
- Keep Quiet During Show… Dear Editor, I’d like to ask the Festival goers to refrain from all the blah blah blah while the bands are playing. You don’t run your mouth when you’re at the movies, do you? Cool, thanks. Enjoy the music. Terry Owens Sandpoint
- Comments on Helsinki… Dear Editor, I was absolutely astounded at a child psychiatrist’s letter regarding Trump in Helsinki, which was obviously a rebuke to the opinion article written by Reader publisher Ben Olson. I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Olson’s take on the disgrace and the treason-like actions the President of the United States inflicted ...
- GOP Took No Action… Dear Editor, The GOP in Congress took no action when the President: Denigrated women on numerous occasions; Called Mexicans “rapists and drug smugglers”; Demeaned a Gold Star family; Mocked a handicapped person; Called American journalists the “enemy of the people”; Spoke of jurists as being “biased” against him; Questioned the professionalism and honor of top-level DOJ officials; Encouraged northern ...
- Respectful Talk… Dear Editor, It is hard for me to believe that anyone could advocate respectful behavior and praise Donald Trump at the same time, as Foster Cline did in last week’s letter. Laura Phillips Sandpoint
- Justice is Lacking… Dear Editor, I see that some tiny chain of so-called eating establishments whose nearest franchise is 700 miles away is suing a local food truck because of one public domain word is the same one as in their name. First off, what snitch or spy ratted on The Twisted Kilt Black ...
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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