A few thoughts on COVID-19, masks and manliness
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
As we approach our national Election Day, polls report that Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 35 points among women, but only by two points …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Voting: Encourage a generational difference
By Paul Graves
Reader Contributor
I offer a challenge to readers of the Reader: If you have adult children, grandchildren of voting age, or younger friends of voting age, please …
HJR4 just makes sense
By Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke and House Minority Leader Representative Ilana Rubel
Reader Contributors
The ballots submitted by the Republican speaker of the House and the Democratic leader of …
Emily Articulated: 10 years
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Ten years ago today, my mom died, with just a few quick months between her cancer diagnosis and hurried departure. As a 19-year-old, I remember …
Beyond the game
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Fresh out of college and piecing together part-time jobs, I applied to coach volleyball at Clark Fork High School.
I’d always intended to help out …
Voices in the Wilderness
By Jayden Winslow
Reader Contributor
Straddling the summits and flanks of northwest Montana’s Cabinet Mountains lies the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness Area. Over 94,000 acres of primitive, rugged and pristine Montana …
Phantom footsteps and the graves next door
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Everybody is afraid of something. When I was 7 years old, there was a period of time lasting about a year when I was consumed …
Mayor’s Roundtable
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Last Thursday I had the privilege of presenting the State of the City address before the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce at its first …
Emily Articulated: I don’t really want to write about politics
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Opening the creaky door, I heaved myself up into my newly acquired good, old truck. The broad, cracked, faux leather bench spoke of its many …
A few thoughts… on pure B***S***
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
The weather has been unseasonably warm, if you haven’t noticed, and I’ve whiled away a few days getting reacquainted with the prairies and island ranges …
Letters
- How Do People Become Radicalized…? Dear Editor, How do people become radicalized? 1. They are seeking an identity or peer group. 2. Many are loners. 3. They are looking for something that gives their life purpose. 4. They feel a need to be noticed. 5. They feel rejected by the culture around them. 6. They feel disenfranchised (feel deprived of power, right ...
- Give Love to Creations… Dear Editor, I am as wary as many of us to tone down the consumer impulses that strike during the holiday, but in spite of my wariness, I’d like to shine a light on a unique non-profit community gem called Creations located in the back of the Cedar Street Bridge. Many ...
- Do you need a break…? Dear Editor, Do you know a family who has a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease or some type of dementia or memory issue and are caring for them at home? Is the family caregiver finding it hard to both care for their loved one and also have a life outside of that? Please ...
- Riots Not Good… Dear Editor, I’m a conservative independent. In my voting life I cannot recall independents, Libertarians, or Republicans rioting and destroying property simply because their candidate lost a presidential election. Am I wrong here? My reaction to the violent protests and riots which flared after the Trump win? Anger and disgust at the ...
- Cartoon Character Campaign… Dear Editor, Well it’s over, kinda. I suppose this campaign will never really be over. This was truly the most disappointing presidential campaign I have ever lived through. Our choice of cartoon characters were Blonde and Donald Duck. Two power hungry, egotistical, win-at-any-cost, flip-flopping, divisive individuals who spent the last year ...
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
GO READ IT»
WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
GO READ IT»
THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
GO READ IT»
STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
GO READ IT»
Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Community Calendars
Have a great day in Sandpoint. Squeeze in the fun this week with “No Man’s Land”; the Cancer’s No Joke Fundraiser; Schpring Finale; the Home & Garden Show; an Egg Hunt; and more! As always, see the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
⋅ ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS»
⋅ CIVIC EVENTS»
⋅ MOVIE SHOWTIMES»
⋅ SPORTS & OUTDOOR EVENTS»
⋅ YEAR CALENDAR»
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»
