What we’re thankful for
A Fresh Perspective
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
This year, I’ve been given the opportunity to feel small.
This has come partially from my constant consumption of news about the …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
This Thanksgiving looks a bit different than last, with fewer miles traveled and loved ones feeling the distance of six feet apart. It won’t be …
Giving thanks for ‘natural time’
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
I am thankful to have wild places to wander in and find the time. The natural time. In wilderness, time flows from very natural and …
A safe holiday season
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
While Thanksgiving is usually a time when family comes together — often for the only time of the year — with COVID-19, many families are …
Mayor’s Roundtable
By Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
The growing community spread of COVID-19 in North Idaho is worrisome. Bonner General Hospital reported on Saturday, Nov. 14 it had moved into …
Scroll no more
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
While having a conversation with a friend about social media usage, she told me she planned to take some time away from Facebook because she …
An integral process
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
As ballots were still being counted across the country in the tight presidential race that has widely been projected as a win for former-Vice President …
Investing in the future of medicine
By Sheryl Rickard
Reader Contributor
One of my favorite times of the year is when our Idaho WWAMI students arrive at Bonner General Health.
I’ve spent 34 years — my …
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Staff
I know a guy who absolutely hates winter. His face turns sour at the first sign of fall — a crumpled expression like the brown …
Dying Twice
By Michael Jacobson
Reader Contributor
Some people don’t know how to make it back. Such is the case with Raymond’s brother, James. He took his own life one day. The …
Letters
- Vote for Kunzeman… Dear Editor, If you are a registered Republican, or an independent/unaffiliated voter, please vote for Carol Kunzeman for Bonner County Commissioner in the Republican Primary Election May 15. Kunzeman served as Ponderay’s mayor for eight years and for five years as a member of the council. During that time, Kunzeman demonstrated what ...
- Close the Gap… Dear Editor, The 2018 Idaho legislative session is about to end, and for the sixth year our legislators have refused to address our mounting health care costs and the health care of Idaho’s most needy citizens, those in the Medicaid gap. What does this mean to the Idaho citizens and taxpayers? There ...
- 2nd Amendment Regulations… Dear Editor, As a Marine vet with multiple carry permits I go everywhere armed. That said, I would like to see much tougher gun laws. To wit: Universal background checks for every transfer of a weapon from one party to another of any kind anytime that include all local, state and federal ...
- Name calling won’t accomplish much… Dear Editor, Marty Stitsel’s letter of 22 March re: the NRA. In last week’s letters to the editor column, Marty Stitsel accused the NRA (National Rifle Association) of being the worst terrorist organization in the world. Marty associated the organization with the likes of ISIS, Al Qaeda and the Taliban. I don’t ...
- Error in Statistics… Dear Editor, I apologize for my letter to the editor on March 22. In that letter I stated 80 million people are members of the NRA. I was wrong. There is an estimated 80 million people that own guns. The NRA claims about 5 million members. However, the NRA is very ...
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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.
