Emily Articulated: Notes from home
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist In the warm haziness of childhood memory, I remember my dad teaching me how to take down a wall. I gripped the hammer — not a toy hammer —...
Category: Opinion
Not far from the tree
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When I was younger and someone asked where I was from, I’d tell them I was born and raised right here in Sandpoint. They might ask the usual questions:...
The future of winter recreation and tourism in Idaho
By Aly Bean Reader Contributor I grew up in Colorado, but didn’t get into skiing until I was in college in Durango. The local resort was named Purgatory, but the name officially changed to...
Voices in the Wilderness
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor We gather around friends and families during the holiday season — frequently counting our many blessings. While we’re at it, let’s include wild places among them. We have families...
A few thoughts … On the dictionary
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist I am keeping my promise not to write about politics for a while; and it may be forever. It seems moot. We are stuck in a political and ideological...
A family rooted in forestry preserves land for the future
By Marcy Timblin Reader Contributor Roger Gregory’s heritage is rooted in forestry. His father came to Sandpoint in 1907 at the age of 18 to work in the lumber camps as a horse logger,...
In the hunt for a few more years
By Tim H. Henney Reader Contributor “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” Those historic, heroic words were by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill...
What the woolly worm told me
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Everyone knows about the prognosticating powers of the groundhog, recognized each February when Punxutawney Phil does or does not see his shadow, indicating the remaining length of winter. The...
Rural no more?
By Roger and Sandy Sparling Reader Contributors On Oct. 20, 2022, the Bonner County Zoning commissioners recommended approval of a zone change for the corner of Vay and Dufort roads. This area is currently...
Fighting hate groups
By K.L. Huntley Reader Contributor Icy roads and a chill blowing down the snow-covered mountains didn’t deter close to 60 souls gathered at Sandpoint’s First Presbyterian Church on the evening of Nov. 9. They...
