An ode to skunk cabbage
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Childhoods are defined by a range of smells, both good and bad. Fresh laundry. School lunches. Dad’s cologne. Locker rooms.
Being a child of North …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Happy camper
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Imagine a place where the coronavirus doesn’t really exist. Where the petty squabbling on social media is just a silly memory. Where there are no …
The Frog, Fear and the Happiest People
By Chris White
Reader Contributor
Like an injected dye highlighting cancer in our body, this pandemic has revealed failures in our country— and ourselves. Two months ago, many were watching …
Failure to communicate:
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Working with the media is an integral part of being an elected official. At least it used to be. Now, with social media serving as …
Emily Articulated: A column by and about Millennials
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Act One, Scene One: The Bedroom, Sandpoint, Idaho. Dawn.
Emily, a late-20s working-from-home writer, is sleeping in bed. She has wrestled all of the covers …
A few thoughts on the blessings of retirement
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
The online music retail industry is seeing a surge in sales, thanks in large part to the abundance of free time many are experiencing amid …
The Late Night Buddhist
By Scott Taylor
Reader Columnist
When I was teaching I used to have a few quotes posted around my classroom, including the title of this piece. I found it in …
The Plastic Challenge
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer
Reader Contributor
I started writing this article in January on a gorgeous beach. I was inspired by the universal paradox of beauty and ugliness; summer and winter; …
Earth Day at 50
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
A new, or novel, virus has paused our normal activities with other people. Group events and gatherings are on hold for now. Stay-at-home work feels …
Letters
- Earth is at Stake… Dear Editor and sisters, grandmas, mothers, aunties, women, Let’s figure out our strategies. Regardless of the dismantling right now, this dismantling is but a brief moment, and things, policies, programs, and committees–just everything–needs to be reflected on, fine-tuned, and/or let go of. And then created anew. Keep considering the enormous impact of ...
- Scott’s Behavior Erratic… Dear Editor, As Ben delivered the Reader Thursday at Tango, a tagline on the bottom of the front page caught everyone’s eye. It stated, “Rep. Scott under fire for claiming female lawmakers only advance via sexual favors.” I was shocked and saddened to see and then read the article on page 9. ...
- Celebrities… Dear Editor; To the elite Hollywood celebrites: It’s time someone told you how most of the middle class Americans feel. It’s time to wake up now. Get this! The only reason you exist is for my entertainment. Some of you are beautiful. Some of you can deliver a line with such conviction ...
- Non-Partison March… Dear Trump supporters, I would like to cordially invite you to the Woman’s March on January 21 at 11 a.m. in the Panida Theater then to the Statue of Liberty. People voted for Trump for many reasons, the biggest one was they hated Obama and Hillary. That doesn’t mean they want ...
- Response to Mr. Meyer… Dear Editor, In response to Stan Meyer regarding the creation of Scotchman Creek Wilderness area, there are a few statements which I wish to rebut. Following are the rules regarding Wilderness areas as set forth by the Wilderness Act. Recreational uses in wilderness include activities such as hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, backpacking, camping, nature ...
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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.
