‘A hole in the fabric of our community’
Bonner General Health’s announcement March 17 that it would end labor and delivery services ripped a hole in the fabric of our community. Generations of North Idaho residents were born …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Hair like Erik’s
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
The more I came to know the recently departed sage of Sandpoint, Erik Daarstad, the more I thought about moving to Norway.
My God, if …
So long and thanks for all the turns
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The end of the ski season at Schweitzer is always a little bittersweet. Everyone down in the valley is rejoicing at the first warm days …
Dirt-y Secrets: A preseason garden checklist
By Ranel Hanson
Reader Columnist
“In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.”
— Henry Rollins, punk rocker
The earth is waking up soon, and we will see …
County government 101
By Luke Omodt, Bonner Co. commissioner, Dist. 3
Reader Contributor
What exactly is local government? Local government is any entity that has the statutory authority or jurisdiction to deliver services, …
Greetings from Boise: We need a backup plan in case of NIC accreditation loss
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
March 24 is in the rear-view mirror. However, there is much to wrap up before we finish here in Boise. There are many …
Emily Articlulated: Reasons to stay
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
For the past few months, I’ve held a question in my mind — not in the fleeting and up-front way I ponder what I want …
On natural bodily functions
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
I started my period at 15 years old.
If your first thought after reading that last sentence was that it seemed too personal or too …
The Lumberjill: BGH and other casualties of Idaho’s abortion ban
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
The closure of Bonner General’s labor and delivery unit is the talk of the town. In fact, it is the talk of the nation. …
Protecting the commons — our highest quality wetlands
By Jennifer Ekstrom
Reader Contributor
Coined in 1833 by the British economist William Forster Lloyd, “the commons” is an interesting concept that deserves more prominence in modern times. The commons …
Letters
- Levy Goes Beyond Ideologies… Dear Editor, The upcoming levy goes far beyond your feelings toward schools and how they should be run. It goes beyond your political ideologies or allegiances as well. This levy is an economic issue for our entire community, and needs to be recognized as such. Families that care about the wellbeing of their ...
- Vote Yes for LPOSD Levy… Dear Editor, LPOSD needs your vote on March 14. Like most districts in Idaho, supplemental levies are necessary to maintain existing staff and programming. This levy funds one-third of all district staff, all academic and extracurricular activities, technology and all curricular materials, and professional development. It provides for teaching, learning and ...
- Protect Natural Resources… Dear Editor, I wholeheartedly support designating Scotchman Peaks for wilderness because protecting the natural resources in this area for future generations is extremely important to me. We would be providing wilderness in North Idaho, where none exists; which would designate as wilderness only one-half percent of the 2.5 million acres that ...
- Tired of Untruths with Scotchman Peaks… Dear Editor, OK, I cannot standby and let policy be set by untruths in regards to the proposed Scotchman Peaks wilderness, including claims by Dave Reynolds of Hope that fishing, hunting, huckleberry picking, etc. will be eliminated. This shows that Mr. Reynolds is either ignorant of the true facts or lying. ...
- Small Schools are Good for Kids… Dear Editor, What does it say when a community supports their schools? It tells us that the children of the Hope, Clark Fork, Northside, Kootenai, Sandpoint, Sagle and Southside areas are important to those communities. We are all fortunate to live in an area that has so many small local schools. ...
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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.
