The dark and the light
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Columnist
Poor financial regulation. Reckless lending. Global pandemics. Many culprits have shaken Wall Street to its foundations over the decades. Last week, a new agent of …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
A bipartisan plan to help an Idaho hero
By Reps. Ilana Rubel and Mike Kingsley
Reader Contributors
Sgt. Jeremy Kitzhaber, a proud Idahoan, served 22 years in the Air Force with the highest distinction. He deployed to four …
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I’ve always been a dog person. From my first wet-nosed nuzzle and sloppy, warm kiss, I knew a dog’s love was something special. Their easy …
On snobberies
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
In a previous life I was a newly married 27-year-old — with no kids — living in a gorgeous brick-and-hardwood apartment on Ninth Street in …
The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
I spend a lot of time thinking about work-life balance, or, perhaps more accurately, my lack thereof. This is something we’re all supposed to …
Back to Boise
By Sen. Jim Woodward
Special to the Reader
Your northern Idaho legislators have gone south for the winter again. Representative Dixon, Representative Scott, and I arrived in Boise this past …
The 2021 Idaho legislative session through the eyes of county commissioners
By Dan McDonald
Special to the Reader
Each year, January brings a new legislative session for our Idaho legislators. For county commissioners in Idaho it brings a hope of potentially …
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Exactly four years ago I was packing up my old silver Subaru, a vehicle I had purchased as soon as I set my heart on …
What would Martin Luther King say?
By Brenda Hammond
Special to the Reader
What if Martin Luther King was here today — and asked to appear on one of the day-long news channels to comment on …
More than a few thoughts on America past, present and future
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
I am ranging through the Great American Trail Series, 10 books edited by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. and published in the 1960s. They each have …
Letters
- Thanks for Meeting… Dear Editor, I attended the Scotchman Peaks Open House on June 6. I want to thank the staff from Sen. Jim Risch’s office for being in attendance as well as Forest Service personnel. As you may know the Senator is considering re-introducing a wilderness proposal bill for Scotchman Peaks. His staff was there to ...
- Disappointment… Dear Editor, I would like to express my disappointment with aspects of the proposed Scotchman Peaks wilderness open house held at the Hope Elementary School on Wednesday. On the upside Sen. Risch’s staff was approachable and eager to receive feedback from constituents. On the downside it appeared the Friends of the ...
- Thanks Sen. Risch… Dear Editor: Many thanks to the staff of Sen. Jim Risch for holding the open house at Hope Elementary School regarding the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness proposal. I am a strong supporter of this proposal coming to fruition for the betterment of all citizens of Bonner County and North Idaho. Additionally, I ...
- Paris Climate Accord… Dear Editor, We all have litmus tests that obviate the need for much research or study. One of those tests that has NEVER let me down is—when Donald Trump, Dan McDonald and Steve Brixen agree on something, I KNOW they’re wrong and jump on the other side without a second thought. That was ...
- In Support of Free Press… Dear Editor, I am writing to you because of the assault committed by Greg Gianforte, candidate and now winner of the special election in Montana. My husband and I have many relatives and friends who live in Montana, including all of our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I do not believe that Mr. ...
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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 Science fun, the Backcountry Film Festival, Insanity Fab, 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.
