How Bonner Community Housing Agency is helping to house locals
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
In my last piece about area housing policy [Opinion, “What we can do to address our housing crisis,” May 25, 2022], I mentioned that I …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Uncomfortably numb
By Jerry Luther
Reader Contributor
We parked close to the City Parking Lot, got our puppets out of the car and quickly became our characters — my wife is in …
A few thoughts… On abortion and sex education
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
In John Prine’s song, “Way Back Then,” he sings, “I am out undoing all the good I’ve done.” That could be a theme for the …
Diverse group hatches proposed winter recreation plan
By Brad Smith
Reader Contributor
My dad and uncle met up in Sandpoint in 1983 after hearing about the beauty of Lake Pend Oreille and the surrounding Selkirk and Cabinet …
Exploding sunroofs and time travel
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
I very rarely indulge in extravagances, but when I bought an almost-new car in 2020, I decided that I wanted a sunroof. There was no …
A personal story
By Dorothy Prophet
Reader Contributor
It started when she was 5. It was simple enough, starting with touching non-private parts, tickling and hugging, and moving on from there. Then it …
The Lumberjill: How many people does it take to pull one up by her bootstraps?
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Not long after starting our arborist business, Tyler and I decided we needed one more iron in the fire. Tree work was good, but …
The Jan. 6 hearings are reminding us what the truth sounds like
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s a singular feeling watching the proceedings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol. After years …
Dirt-y Secrets: Have patience in June and don’t give up on garden tasks
By Ranel Hanson
Reader Columnist
“Wherever you are planted in life, bloom with courage and grace.”
— adapted from Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
I can think of two people …
Dads, motorcycles, golf and beer
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Father’s Day is Sunday, so I thought I’d cover a few topics that the dads out there might enjoy; motorcycles, golf and beer.
I rode …
Letters
- Survivalist Realtor… Dear Editor, “Survivalist” Realtor Chris Walsh, in his two- page ad recently in area publications, believes that Donald Trump, “Realtor-in-chief,” would make things better for working Americans. He won’t if he treats them like the immigrants who helped build his Tower or the workers who built his casinos, refusing to pay ...
- Vote Terry Ford… Dear Editor, Terry Ford is an honest, hard working, capable candidate for Bonner County Sheriff. He retired from the Idaho State Patrol and looks forward to elevating the morale and professionalism of the Sheriff’s department. Let’s avoid today’s extreme positions by electing Terry. He is a write-in candidate, so is is necessary ...
- Beating a Dead Horse UPDATE: Yup, still dead…… Dear Editor, Ben Olson saw fit to title my Sept. 8 letter to the editor “Beating a Dead Horse…” (more about that later). In my letter I quoted part of Ben Olson’s hateful May 26 rant against me. I didn’t address a part of that rant which was: “Let me tell ...
- Response to Uninformed… Dear Editor, Our Founding Fathers recognized that everyone is born with certain ‘inalienable’ rights. They then set about, as much as humanly possible, to design a system of government with a primary function to protect those inherent rights. Unfortunately, too many people today seem to think the government somehow came first ...
- Transgender Issues… Dear Editor, Jim Healey got one thing right in his article about Adam Ferris; his death was indeed tragic. But that’s about all he gets right. It doesn’t take a mental health professional to see that Ferris was seriously depressed, confused, and likely suffering from attachment-related issues. That he was sick ...
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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Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss out on MarchFourth, A Reunion Concert, a Street Scramble... 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.
