U.S. 2 through Sandpoint
By Kody Van Dyk Special to the Reader Fifth Avenue, parts of Pine Street and the Dover Highway from Boyer Avenue to the western city limits are part of U.S. Highway 2, owned and...
Category: Opinion
Emily Articulated: Math, magic and Valentine’s Day
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist It began a few weeks ago — the aisles at grocery stores turning pink-and-red, the targeted ads on my devices shifting from running shoes and heavy knit sweaters to...
A Few Thoughts … on achieving perma-grin
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Long ago, my girlfriend and her sister took me skiing at Schweitzer Basin. Sort of. They got me in a pair of leather boots that connected — temporarily —...
Legislative update: Greetings from Boise
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint Reader Contributor The weather here in Boise is a little better since the bone-chilling temperatures have passed. Now it is more like the Sandpoint I miss: 20s at night...
That one time AI killed me
By Ben Olson Reader Staff “O brave new world, that has such people in it!” — William Shakespeare (or maybe it was a bot that said this. Who knows anymore?) Journalists are used to covering...
Designing for people, not cars
By Reid Weber Reader Contributor The city of Sandpoint adopted a “multimodal transportation plan” in 2021, which illustrates general goals, layered maps, objectives and concept drawings of new intersections. It includes depictions that prioritize...
On buzzer beaters
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff It was like the climax of a sports movie, only less probable. I was volunteering to help coach a girls’ junior high basketball game when a divine combination of...
Reimagining modern nursing care
By Patty Hutchens Reader Contributor As a registered nurse, Sandpoint native Kelli Hansen has cared for countless people her entire career, and done so with deep compassion and a love of what she does. ...
In the education debate, words matter
By Mindy Cameron Reader Contributor While delivering his State of the State speech in January, Idaho Gov. Brad Little used the word “public” 11 times in reference to K-12 education funding. Many lawmakers have...
Legislative Update: Learning curve
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sagle Reader Contributor Idaho legislative activity is trending up. Standing committees are increasing the frequency of their meetings and the number of new bills are beginning to stack up. Our...
