By Luke Omodt, Bonner Co. commissioner, Dist. 3 Reader Contributor What exactly is local government? Local government is any entity that has the statutory authority or jurisdiction to deliver services, enforce the law and collect...
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint Reader Contributor March 24 is in the rear-view mirror. However, there is much to wrap up before we finish here in Boise. There are many bills to finalize and...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist For the past few months, I’ve held a question in my mind — not in the fleeting and up-front way I ponder what I want for lunch, or in...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff I started my period at 15 years old. If your first thought after reading that last sentence was that it seemed too personal or too intimate to share with...
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist The closure of Bonner General’s labor and delivery unit is the talk of the town. In fact, it is the talk of the nation. The Today Show reported...
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor Coined in 1833 by the British economist William Forster Lloyd, “the commons” is an interesting concept that deserves more prominence in modern times. The commons is exactly what you...
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint Reader Contributor We are being told the 2023 legislative session is beginning to end. However, I’m not yet convinced we will be done on Friday, March 24. Our voting...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The honor roll of departed community icons is getting uncomfortably long. With the passing March 13 of Erik Daarstad, at age 87, Sandpoint has lost yet another irreplaceable personality...
By Steve Klatt Reader Contributor It is interesting to observe the discussions begin again about transportation routes through Sandpoint, as individuals once again dig their philosophical trenches to create more “roadblocks” to finding an...
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint Reader Contributor It is the duty of the Legislature each session to set and approve a balanced state budget. I believe it’s the only required duty. We have a...
