The morning after the election
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The morning after the election, I took a walk. The dark computer screen across the room beckoned me to waggle the mouse and wake it …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
My mom is kind of a big deal
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
There’s not enough room on this page — maybe even in this paper — to adequately praise or even describe my mom. She’s kind of …
TV moms got nothing on the real thing
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A significant portion of my formative years were spent watching television families. As a child whose parents both worked full time to ensure my two …
Passenger seat past
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
It is a spring evening, nearing sunset, after a warm day. The smell of sun-baked lakebed and blooming skunk cabbage fills the car, carried by …
The small, good things
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Every job has its stresses, no matter if you’re the CEO of a Fortune 500 company or the dishwasher in a small-town diner.
Journalism is …
Setting the record straight on wolves
By Don Gay
Reader Contributor
In my opinion, the Reader opinion article on wolf trapping [“Trapping is a legal, useful tool to manage wolf populations,” March 31, 2022, by Eric …
Hot take on Earth Day
By Kelsey Maxwell
Reader Contributor
My childhood “wild place” was nowhere near extraordinary by an outdoor enthusiasts’ standard. It was a truly tiny strip of forest between my best friend’s …
What we can’t do to address our housing crisis
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
It’s a little painful to see our fields and empty lots filling up with housing, but this is good, because we have a shortage of …
Farewell Mr. Marker
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s common for people to point to “that one teacher” who made a big impact on them when they were young. I’ve been lucky to …
A few thoughts … On spring and winter
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Spring managed to surprise me this year. Again. I walked to the river and discovered fresh-grown catkins hanging from an errant Sitka alder that has …
Letters
- Shelby the best choice… Dear Editor, I am part of a large group of people who live outside of Sandpoint, but consider Sandpoint home. Sandpoint is where we go for our groceries, entertainment, eating out, and where we attend church. We are invested in Sandpoint. What happens in and to Sandpoint is important to us. Sandpoint ...
- Candidate responds… Dear Editor, I found it ironic that Mr. Macdonald criticized my “un-responsiveness” to city residents while at the same criticized my opposition to increased coal and oil rail traffic. Somehow he fails to realize that the coal/oil train issue has repeatedly drawn more public participation than any single issue before council ...
- Negative campaigning… Dear Editor, Its known by every voter and is commonly hated by all, often used as an excuse to not vote by many. It sickens the election like a disease and is highly contagious, spreads faster than wildfire with nearly exact results. You are hard pressed to find a proponent of ...
- Unhappy camper… Dear Editor, I thought I was the only one that saw Mr. Santa as an unhappy camper. It’s nice to see there are two of us. Bill Litsinger Sandpoint
- Experience not necessary… Dear Editor, Somehow there are those who believe that experience on the city council is either a prerequisite to or a huge advantage in a run for the mayor’s office. Au contraire. As a resident of 68 years, I’ve followed city politics for at least 50 of those years. I can tell ...
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
GO READ IT»
WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
GO READ IT»
THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
GO READ IT»
STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
GO READ IT»
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 Music Matters!, Tien Hsieh, an Annual Plant Sale, the Long Bridge Half Marathon ... and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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⋅ CIVIC EVENTS»
⋅ MOVIE SHOWTIMES»
⋅ SPORTS & OUTDOOR EVENTS»
⋅ YEAR CALENDAR»
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.
