November surprise — Part 2
By Luke Omodt, County Commissioner Dist. 3 Reader Contributor On July 26, 2023, Sheriff Daryl Wheeler issued a public release incorrectly stating that the fairgrounds financial activity was to be audited and included in...
Category: Opinion
Emily Articulated: Generosity
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I came across a recent Facebook post on the Sandpoint Forum page so lovely that I spent the better part of a morning following its progress. It read, “What...
Celebrity worship is peak cringe
By Ben Olson Reader Staff After college, I spent about five years living and working in Los Angeles. The plan was to break into writing and directing movies, but the highest level I achieved...
November surprise — Part I
By Luke Omodt, County Commissioner Dist. 3 Reader Contributor On Oct. 30, 2023, Deputy Prosecutor Scott Bauer submitted a notice of tort claim asserting defamation against Bonner County Clerk Michael Rosedale and Bonner County...
Idahoans voted for a brighter future
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor As Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock says, “A vote is a prayer about the kind of world we want to live in.” Indeed, every election allows citizens...
The Lumber Jill: The antidote to fear
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist MAGA flags flapped atop their twin flagpoles as we chatted amicably with our clients. They showed us to their riverfront beach, provided chairs, invited us to return with...
Why are you like this?
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff It’s come to my attention that my life story — such as it is — could be considered less than normal, due to the presence of ghostly apparitions and...
Emily Articulated: Change
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist As I’m writing today, we are on the cusp of change (just as we are around every Election Day). Each voting cycle brings new ideas, misgivings, hopes and fears,...
Oh you’re Native?
By Jyl Wheaton-Abraham Reader Contributor I was at the laundromat scrolling through social media when I saw a comment that made me laugh out loud. Normally I avoid laughing and speaking to myself, especially...
Notes in the margin
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint Reader Contributor Later this week, Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke will be in town to talk with our students and school staff about the Idaho Launch program. It’s a grant/scholarship...
