Thoughts on the vandalized ‘welcome banner’
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Contributor
The banner at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center has generated discussion in the community — especially after it was slashed in two, repaired, and …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Legislative recap
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle
Special to the Reader
The 2021 Idaho legislative session is complete, for now at least. For the first time in our 130 years of statehood, …
Emily Articulated: Public libraries
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
My childhood library was a squat brick building with two sentry-like willow trees and a view of the sediment-stained Tomorrow River — a sleepy stream …
Setting the record straight on Solid Waste Bond
By Dan McDonald
Reader Contributor
I’m baffled.
I recently noted the Bonner County Republican Central Committee is coming out against the Solid Waste Bond on the May 18 ballot. I …
Off the Record: Moms
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It’s an ongoing joke that even though my mom and I live about a quarter-mile apart, we never see each other.
This is not entirely …
White flight from hard truth
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
There was a time when Idahoans — particularly North Idahoans — weren’t afraid of talking about tough topics like social justice. That time is apparently …
Emily Articulated: Nearly 30
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I’ve recently become aware that my 30th birthday is later this year; aware in the same kind of way as a far-off vacation that starts …
In response to hate mail
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Contributor
The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force sends its deepest sympathy to the victims of hate mail received recently by neighbors in our community. We …
A love letter to Mother Earth
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
Dear Mother Earth,
What a year it has been. Last April as the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up, many of us went home in isolation from …
The problem with ‘cancel culture’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Conservative media outlets have been obsessed in recent months with talking about their latest buzzword for the ruin of America: cancel culture.
The outrage machine …
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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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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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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Community Calendars
This week in Sandpoint! Don’t miss out on the KRFY Online Auction, For the Love of Idaho, a Thrillusionist, Drink in History…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.
