The Lumberjill: The only prescription is more cowbell
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Once upon a time, we had a client named Elaine. Once upon an earlier time, she was something of a painterly powerhouse. She was …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Emily Articulated: This is not a Christmas gift
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I love the experience of gift giving. I revel in the days of warm rumination about the people I care about, letting thoughts of their …
An ode to the makers
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Christmas brings to mind the iconic imagery of Santa’s workshop.
It’s been depicted many ways over the years, but the basis remains the same: There …
A ‘contrarian elder’ speaks up against hate speech
By Paul Graves
Reader Contributor
Hate speech and fear speech are alive and active in North Idaho. They seem to scream a desire to impose their particular mix of far-right …
Facts support public access claims at Camp Bay
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
The fate of public access to Camp Bay is once again in the hands of the Bonner County Board of Commissioners.
A district judge has …
Mayor’s Roundtable: The Leland Report – Strategies for quality growth
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Last week the Sandpoint City Council reviewed a report from Leland Consulting, a firm that specializes in economic development, strategic growth and public private …
No: The Nazis were not liberals. Stop trying to say they were
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
There’s been a curious trend in the letters to the editor I’ve been receiving lately: people trying to claim that the Nazis were “actually” liberals …
How we can honor Human Rights Day all year
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Staff
This year, Human Rights Day will mark the 75th anniversary of the day the United Nations adopted, Saturday, Dec. 20, 1948, the Universal Declaration of …
‘You get the kind of mobility you invest in’
By Molly O’Reilly
Reader Contributor
The Idaho Transportation Department must be delighted that they finally have a Sandpoint administration, appointed and elected, willing to sacrifice community and residents for high-speed …
Emily Articulated: Notes from home
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
In the warm haziness of childhood memory, I remember my dad teaching me how to take down a wall. I gripped the hammer — not …
Letters
- Kate for Idaho House… Dear Editor, Kate McAlister knows how to create new jobs, improve education, and help bring in vitally needed internet infrastructure that supports our needs. Kate has extensive experience collaborating with business, education and local government leaders. The incumbent, Heather Scott, seems fearful and holds extreme views. Believing that Sharia Law would somehow ...
- Words to Live By… Dear Editor, There has been a lot of talk lately about the politics of this region, and I am writing in regard to what I have heard. First, I would like to address the fear-mongers among us. We are all part of the United States of America, whether you like it or ...
- Lawsuit Shows Arrogant Attitude… Dear Editor, Just before Christmas 2015, years of work and thousands of hours of individual effort by people from all walks of life in northwest Montana came to fruition when the Kootenai Forest Stakeholders made a landmark agreement about land use on the Kootenai National Forest. The spectrum of participants was ...
- Who Am I…? Dear Editor, My name is Natasha Ferris. I am Adam Ferris’ biological sister. I, too, am gay. Also trangender. I find this odd. Always have. However I love how none of these stories or articles mention one thing about me. Or who I was, or what part I played in Adam’s ...
- Vote for Ken Meyers… Dear Editor, After growing up on a wheat farm in western Montana, Ken Meyers went on to become an educator and administrator at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. His experience taught him that good things happen when you have a vision that improves people’s lives, and you move toward ...
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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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss out on Live performances of music & theater, fundraising, 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.
