The Lumberjill: In praise of trees, exertion and Metallica T-shirts
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
I feel like I spend a lot of time in this column focusing on the fears and frictions generated by the interplay of my …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Emily Articulated: Trespassing
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
“I thought runners were supposed to be good people,” the stranger spat, posturing while snapping photos of our license plates.
I was recently issued a …
The changing faces of Sandpoint
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Lao Tzu’s take on change remains just as true today as it was 2,500 years ago when he wrote, “If you do not change direction, …
The Lumberjill:
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
This morning, for the first time since our daughter started attending her new school, I dressed like a normal person for the morning drop-off. …
Emily Articulated: Accurate holiday music
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
This holiday season, although resembling “normal,” is likely to feel different for a lot of us. The same old songs, belted by Mariah Carey or …
‘Where everybody knows your name’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Without fail, if I hear the Cheers theme song, I’m instantly transported back to a cozy past era.
“Where Everybody Knows Your Name,” composed by …
Emily Articulated: Entertainment
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
With winter nights wrapping their arms around our daylight hours, and midnight darkness inching its way toward 4 p.m., I’ve had to turn indoors for …
Stephen Drinkard, all and everything for a purposeful life
Longtime Sandpoint resident Stephen Charles Drinkard, 77, died Saturday, Oct. 30 at Bonner General Health after weeks of fighting a breakthrough COVID pneumonia he contracted while hospitalized for a surgery …
Back of the Book: On losing
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
I hate losing.
I am competitive, to a fault. There are a variety of factors that made me this way. It’s partially hereditary (thank you, …
Emily Articulated: Autumn
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
This early fall was the most beautiful I can remember since living in Idaho. Driving down side streets and walking through winding alleys was like …
Letters
- Need More Like Her… Dear Editor, In “The Folly of it All” Ms. Wheeler refers to an Angel Over Sandpoint as saying “She would dance naked in the streets if it would feed the poor.” I say, “We have our own Lady Godiva. And thank God for people like her, because she works hard to feed ...
- Concerns Involving Natural Resources Plan Hearing&… Dear Editor, On Jan. 18 I attended the Bonner County Commissioner’s public hearing regarding the proposed Bonner County Natural Resource Plan. I have concerns with the manner in which the public hearing was conducted. At the beginning of the hearing the commissioners stated any letters mailed to the board that in their opinion ...
- Dear Neighbor… Dear neighbor Dan Rose, Imagine my surprise when after taking you on two weeklong river trips and having you over to share a meal at my home you choose to slander me in a public forum over comments that were not addressed to you. In all the time I’ve known you since ...
- Re: Skiers Cutting in Line… Dear Editor, Regarding the “Barb” about skiers cutting lines: The Lakeview Triple needs a singles line and a design that traffics skiers in a safe manner! I have gone to the front of the line and called out “single.” The Triple is a singles line when it is busy, or at least it ...
- Proposed Changes to Bonner Co. Planning and Zoning… Dear Editor, Do you want an industrial plant near your rural home? No? Then read this: Bonner County zoning codes are currently up for changes without the usual opportunities for citizen input. Under currently proposed revisions, industrial plants would be permitted in many county zones, potentially including yours. Protection of private property ...
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 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.
