Long live Furiosa
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It is clear to me that I made a grievous mistake by not seeing Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga when it screened in theaters in …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Project 2025 agenda will harm Idaho families
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
Our nation was founded on the enduring principles of freedom, personal liberty and the opportunity to leave a better life for our children. …
Voices in the Wilderness
By Marlin Thomas
Reader Contributor
A promising forecast had me excited about getting into the Cabinet Mountains, despite having just finished a trip there 10 days earlier. And so, I …
A Few Thoughts… On a big word, Flannery O’Connor and Alexander the Great
By Sandy Compton
Reader Staff
In the July 3 edition of the Reader, I confessed to gathering odd words and the names of short-lived famous people from American Heritage …
The right kind of moves
By Kaleb Keaton
Reader Contributor
For those of you who have been playing the Reader’s Festival Bingo, I did you a few favors this past Saturday night. Wearing the band’s …
Legislative update: In praise of local health care providers
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Dover
Reader Contributor
I hope your summer is going well. The lake is up and warm, the skies are mostly clear, we have had a little …
Medical providers fear new law will increase teen health issues
By Karen Matthee
Reader Staff
Health care providers throughout Idaho are sounding an alarm: A new law threatens to increase unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, drug abuse and mental health …
Emily Articulated: Femininomenon
By Emily Erickson
Reader Staff
A young girl raised her hand and was called upon by former-President Gerald Ford. It was 1989. The girl asked, “Mr. Ford, what advice would …
Emily Articulated: Sandpoint Pride
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
The first thing I noticed was the security wall which, in all honesty, was a relief. Because, in North Idaho, at an event like Pride, …
Mass voter turnout needed in Nov. election to avoid Trump’s ‘Day 1’ dictator promises
By Gil Beyer
Reader Contributor
Voting in the upcoming general election is even more important now than it was before July 1. This November may be the last chance we …
Letters
- Support Terry Ford… Dear Fellow Bonner County Residents, I am supporting Terry Ford for Sheriff of Bonner County. It is seldom I talk about personal issues but I think this is relevant. A little over a year ago I was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor. I had to go to Spokane for surgery which left ...
- An Open Letter for Gov. Otter… Governor Otter, Thank you for your important and courageous veto against the “Bible-in-Schools” bill. I live in Sandpoint and am a retired professor of physics from the University of Idaho. As a scientist, I could envision that if the Christian Bible were brought into a science class, a public-school, a science teacher ...
- Commissioners Flaunting Regulations… Dear Editor, The Clagstone Meadows incident is the latest in a disturbing string of actions by county commissioners suggesting a disregard for the laws they’re tasked with upholding. The project—a win-win for sportsmen, conservationists, and Stimson Lumber Company—was opposed by two commissioners in an illegal letter that they composed in violation ...
- Land Use Code Changes… Dear Editor, There has been much news about the recent changes to the Bonner County Land Use code and in the county Planning Department. I am often asked “what happened and why should I care?” Good questions. What happened? The county commissioners recently changed the land use code in two ways. The ...
- Bay Trail Not a Party Spot… Dear Editor, It’s beginning to be very busy at the Pend Oreille Bay Trail. Please be good neighbors and remind people who use the trail to park at City Beach or the former Windbag Marina and enjoy the walk to the trail. The small parking lot at the trail head is ...
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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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 Family Engagement, Steel Magnolias, Harvest Fest, Oktoberfest …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.
