Celebrating Sandpoint’s exceptional staff
By Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
It’s an honor to be working with such a team of professionals at the city of Sandpoint. The level of commitment to the job, to …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Cold comfort
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
For the past couple of days, since our big cold snap, Reader Publisher Ben Olson and I have been sitting in the newsroom with two …
Short-term gains for long-term losses
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
One of my favorite times to walk around downtown Sandpoint is “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,” as Frank Sinatra put it. All …
Voices in the Wilderness: Hunting for a challenge in the backcountry
By Bart George
Reader Contributor
For most of us, it’s not an accident that we live in the Inland Northwest. Locals that have been here for generations love this place …
The other side of 20
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
I have long pointed to my relative youth as a main pillar of my identity.
My residency in a retirement town and Boomer-dominated county has …
How the magic ended
By Kristina Kingsland
Reader Contributor
Once upon a time there was a magical land called Bonner County. It had majestic mountain ranges with thousands upon thousands of acres of public …
Waterkeeper: Strengthening stormwater protections
By Steve Holt and Dan Haley
Reader Contributors
Stormwater is one of the most significant threats to water quality across the globe. Simply put, stormwater is just what it sounds …
Solace in Sandpoint
By Sophie Poldermans
Special to the Reader
My brain foggy from lack of sleep, jet lagged, mixed with a jolt of excitement and curiosity, I stared out the window of …
Legislative update: Making progress on the plan
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle
Reader Contributor
A few weeks ago, I provided an outline of the governor’s budget and policy proposals for the 2022 legislative session. We are now …
History shows Camp Bay beachfront has never been public
By Steve Klatt
Reader Contributor
Early mornings frequently find me glancing out my kitchen window for the first trace of dawn to the east as I write, read the papers …
Letters
- An appeal to reason… Dear Editor, We here in Idaho are at great risk of being victims of gun violence. We are not protected by state laws, which could limit the purchase of assault-type weapons, nor are we protected by thorough background checks of any person wanting to buy a gun. Anyone who is afraid, angry, ...
- Creative immigration policy… Dear Editor, I believe in very strict immigration policies. I think that all people on the North American continent who are decedents of immigrants that arrived here in the last 350 years should be sent back from whence their ancestors came. We were not invited to visit or move here from the countries ...
- Refugee situation… Dear Editor, This letter is regarding your stand on the refugee situation. First of all, I found it very interesting that you printed only one letter opposed to letting them into our country. The letter from Rachel Castor, regarding white American Christian males, I would like to know where she got her ...
- Dan McDonald’s commentary… Dear Editor, Dan MacDonald’s commentary in the December 10th Reader asserts that the Pakistani woman involved in the San Bernardino mass shooting had been vetted by the State Department. So although the refugee screening process is rigorous and comprehensive, maybe it’s not airtight. Clearly, the only solution is to ban them ...
- The Problem with US… Dear Editor, The wealthy elite, especially in the southern United States, recognized during the late 18th Century in America that they were outnumbered by enslaved people at a ratio of about 9:1. There was also an additional populace of white indentured servants and natives that were abused or not paid as ...
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 Festivus, Skiing with Santa, Hogwire, 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.
