Misery loves company
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
I would have attended the “Disobey Idaho” protest, which saw Idahoans by the hundreds — maybe more than a thousand — gather April 17 in …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Euthanasia for the forest
By Barry Rosenberg
Reader Contributor
Some individuals are able to ask their physician whether suicide is a reasonable option to end their pain and suffering. Many of the trees on …
Mayor’s Roundtable: We are beating COVID-19
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
I thank all of you who have taken the guidance of the governor and CDC seriously by practicing social distancing, staying home and wearing …
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I recognize that I have it made during this time of quarantine, especially in comparison to many who aren’t so fortunate. I don’t have children …
The role of public servants in times of crisis
By Butch Horton
Special to the Reader
In a time of crisis, public servants should be a unifying voice. We need to calm fear and bring people together in support …
‘Welcome to socialism, America’
By Jason Welker
Reader Contributor
With the passage of the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, signed into law by President Trump on March 27, the United States …
Open letter to Mr. Wheeler and Sheriff Wheeler
By Pierre Bordenave
Reader Contributor
To Mr. Wheeler:
As an individual citizen, I support and vigorously defend your right of free speech and to believe whatever you wish to believe, …
‘We can coexist peacefully’
By Jane Fritz
Reader Contributor
We are living in a time of uncertainty. And so are wildlife. Consider the Canada geese at Sandpoint City Beach Park whose future is dire.…
Emily Articulated: Revelations from adversity
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Of the many things supposed about the repercussions of this time in our lives, one idea that particularly struck me is that this virus – …
Is the coronavirus a ‘hoax’?
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer
Reader Contributor
I recently read “The Contagion of Fear” by Chuck Baldwin on Idaho District 1 Rep. Heather Scott’s face book page. The article claims coronavirus is …
Letters
- Not a Partisan Issue… Dear Editor, If you are sick, or injured, and you seek the medical help you need, nobody will ask you what your political beliefs are. They will ask you, though, if you have any health insurance. For many people in Idaho, the answer is still no. The Medicaid expansion petition is ...
- Worst Terrorist Organization in the World… Dear Editor, What is the worst terrorist organization in the world? ISIS, per the CIA. There is an estimated 80,000-100,000 members. ISIS has killed about 2,100 people outside of Iraq and Syria AL Qaeda/Taliban have about 200 to 1,000 core members, but possibly tens of thousands of followers. Between 1992 and 2008 they have ...
- Jim Woodward for District 1… Dear Editor, Jim Woodward is the perfect fit to replace retiring Shawn Keough for District 1 Senate. Jim supports the same issues, principles and concerns of the constituents in the district. He favors and prioritizes education, water quality, small business, timber and efficient government which allows for a lower tax burden ...
- Signatures Needed… Dear Mr. Olson, When my husband and I moved to the Sandpoint area in 2002, the future looked bright. At last we had the home in the country he’d wanted for so long. But five days after he retired he was diagnosed with stage-three cancer. An aggressive treatment plan was laid ...
- Institutionalized violence… Dear Editor, I thought it remarkable that a performance at the Oscars called out the NRA (“...NRA/You stand in God’s way...”) until I recalled that Hollywood is one of the largest enablers of gun violence after the NRA. When we choose to watch violent movies we are endorsing institutionalized violence. In ...
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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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.
