Libraries are also sacred spaces of the human race
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff “Just that one omission alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn’t a book in it.” — Mark Twain, on any and all works...
Category: Opinion
It’s time for Idaho’s senators to stand against selenium pollution in the Kootenai River
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor The Kootenai River is one of the largest rivers in the state, and a true gem of North Idaho. Anglers come from all over to find an array of...
Save Travers Park playground
By Rebecca Holland Reader Contributor Twelve years ago, our community built a large playground at Travers Park with public funds and two special-needs foundation grants for $50,000. A large chunk came from “Superman” himself,...
From ice to mud to frozen mud and back again
By Rose Olson Reader Staff The official start of spring may be the end of March, but I feel like Earth Day is when the springtime vibes are finally on full blast. The chances...
Dirt-y Secrets: Spring has (mostly) arrived
By Ranel Hanson Reader Columnist “It is one of those April days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.” —...
City’s Multimodal Transportation Plan has ‘solutions without goals’
By Molly O’Reilly Reader Contributor Sandpoint’s Multimodal Transportation Master Plan (MTMP) will be on display at the Library April 27, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. It is a workman-like document. Twenty years ago, it would have...
A logger’s daughter’s Earth Day
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff When I look at my garden, my mind works in annual cycles. I’ll put tomatoes in this spot, I think, because it gets great afternoon sun. I’ll try to...
A few thoughts … On perspective
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist My brothers and I and our significant others once stood in Grandpa Earl’s east field on a summer night, watching sunset fade away. Hanging in the sky 10 degrees...
Greetings from Boise: It’s a wrap — an overview of 2023 Idaho Legislature
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint Reader Contributor The 2023 Legislative Session ended last Thursday, April 6. As a freshman representative, I had few expectations. I had heard there would be lots to learn and...
Mydaho
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For many years, in the earlier part of this century, my friends and I took to referring to Sandpoint as “The Shire” — owing not only to its natural...
