Libraries are also sacred spaces of the human race
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
“Just that one omission alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn’t a book in it.”
— Mark Twain, on …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
“Just that one omission alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn’t a book in it.”
— Mark Twain, on …
By Jennifer Ekstrom
Reader Contributor
The Kootenai River is one of the largest rivers in the state, and a true gem of North Idaho. Anglers come from all over to …
By Rebecca Holland
Reader Contributor
Twelve years ago, our community built a large playground at Travers Park with public funds and two special-needs foundation grants for $50,000. A large chunk …
By Rose Olson
Reader Staff
The official start of spring may be the end of March, but I feel like Earth Day is when the springtime vibes are finally on …
By Ranel Hanson
Reader Columnist
“It is one of those April days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and …
By Molly O’Reilly
Reader Contributor
Sandpoint’s Multimodal Transportation Master Plan (MTMP) will be on display at the Library April 27, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. It is a workman-like document. Twenty years …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
When I look at my garden, my mind works in annual cycles. I’ll put tomatoes in this spot, I think, because it gets great afternoon …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
My brothers and I and our significant others once stood in Grandpa Earl’s east field on a summer night, watching sunset fade away. Hanging in …
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
The 2023 Legislative Session ended last Thursday, April 6. As a freshman representative, I had few expectations. I had heard there would be …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
For many years, in the earlier part of this century, my friends and I took to referring to Sandpoint as “The Shire” — owing not …
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