Designing for people, not cars
By Reid Weber
Reader Contributor
The city of Sandpoint adopted a “multimodal transportation plan” in 2021, which illustrates general goals, layered maps, objectives and concept drawings of new intersections. It …
By Reid Weber
Reader Contributor
The city of Sandpoint adopted a “multimodal transportation plan” in 2021, which illustrates general goals, layered maps, objectives and concept drawings of new intersections. It …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
It was like the climax of a sports movie, only less probable.
I was volunteering to help coach a girls’ junior high basketball game when …
By Patty Hutchens
Reader Contributor
As a registered nurse, Sandpoint native Kelli Hansen has cared for countless people her entire career, and done so with deep compassion and a love …
By Mindy Cameron
Reader Contributor
While delivering his State of the State speech in January, Idaho Gov. Brad Little used the word “public” 11 times in reference to K-12 education …
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sagle
Reader Contributor
Idaho legislative activity is trending up. Standing committees are increasing the frequency of their meetings and the number of new bills are beginning …
By PollyAnna
Reader Contributor
Each early January, as everyone hoists aloft their new goals and new selves in a show of mental weightlifting, I start my year bogged down by …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Lately, I have required a lot of help. I’ve spent the past few months caring for my dad as he navigated doctor and legal appointments, …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I love watching movies from the 1990s. There’s something nostalgic and warm about that decade right before we all became consumed by the internet, smartphones …
By Brad Smith
Reader Contributor
The state of Idaho petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove all grizzly bear populations in the lower 48 from the endangered species …
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
The Idaho Legislature opened for business Jan. 4 with the state’s constitutional officers taking the oath of office. Five days later, Gov. Brad …
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