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
- Shelby for mayor… Dear Editor, In the past weeks, I’ve explained what we’ve accomplished in my 8 years of public service. I’ve laid out my vision for keeping Sandpoint vibrant. But that doesn’t fully capture why I’m running for Mayor. I’m running because I care deeply about this place. I want to see Sandpoint ...
- Shelby the best candidate… Dear Editor, For 3 years, I’ve been serving on Sandpoint’s Pedestrian + Bicycle Advisory Committee with other citizens and Councilman Shelby Rognstad. This experience has shown me that Shelby would be a terrific mayor. He’s thoughtful and considerate, while realistic about improvements on our safety recommendations. Shelby’s vision to create the 25-mile ...
- A choice in candidates… Dear Editor, Four years ago, Mo Dunkel ran for mayor of Sandpoint. He lost the election, but not his opportunity to participate in City government. He has NOT participated. He has NOT joined a City committee (choices include: Planning & Zoning, Arts, Parks & Rec, Pedestrian & Bicycle, Tree, and Historical). ...
- Impending lawsuit… Dear Editor, I must inform you of my impending suit against the Reader. My eyeballs strained so hard trying to read the map of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, (Oct. 8 issue) that they got hernias! Seriously though, for those “older” people that read the Reader, a blown up map ...
- Rebuttal to a rebuttal… Dear Editor, Golly Ben, did I get under your skin? What surprised me most about your rebuttal to my Oct. 15th letter (“Expletive deleted…”) is how you took the low road and made it a personal attack of me. You made it personal Ben, why? Are you that insecure? In fact, ...
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.
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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.
