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
- Donation Protest… Dear Editor, I recently visited your fair city of Sandpoint. It is a wonderful town in a beautiful area full of kind and lovely people. An exception to this was Scott Herndon and his "society" and their disgusting anti-choice signs. Initially, I was upset and frustrated when I saw this. Then I ...
- Pro Life in Sandpoint… Dear Editor, Some folks have got very upset about the signs that a pro-life group have been displaying at the Farmers Market. I have seen one article in the Sandpoint Reader and then another opinion letter in the same periodical. I noted that both seem to come from folks that seem ...
- Cartoons… Dear Editor, I take exception to the recent cartoon in the Reader showing both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton with the caption, "Pick Your Poison." First, I am a Bernie Sanders supporter, but now that Hillary has been selected as the Democratic Nominee, I will work for her election. As my wife ...
- No to Levy… Dear Editor, Lake Pend Orielle School District has proposed a $56 million levy on taxpayers to fund their new capital expenses. This would increase taxes for six years, in addition to taxpayers already supporting their operational budget; a hefty request. LPOSD has proposed an enormous sports facility. This will eliminate a recently ...
- GOP Woes… Dear Editor, The Republican Party has been building toward Donald Trump since 1992. They lost the White House, to which, after 12 years, they seemed to feel entitled. They dealt with the Clinton Administration as if they viewed him as a placeholder. They seemed to think if they obstructed and prevented ...
Reader in Print
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.
