‘Dear Editor’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Things are bad, folks. I say this not as a partisan for any particular political party, but as a son raised in a fuzzy melange of lapsed Scottish Presbyterian...
Category: Opinion
Blues Power
By Adrian Murillo Reader Contributor The time has come to praise our own unique Sandpoint sound of democracy and equality throwing it down every Monday night. I’m talking about the blues jams at Eichardt’s....
Emily Articulated: Hamilton
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This past week, while getting barraged by the whirlwind of local and national political fanfare, I found a foothold in positive political engagement by revisiting our nation’s founding story,...
A weekly reminder: You’re not crazy
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the nearly eight years I’ve been at the helm of this newspaper, one constant remains as a motivating reason why we do what we do — to remind...
What you need to know about Idaho abortion laws
By Drs. Amelia and Vince Huntsberger Reader Contributors The Idaho Legislature has enacted some of the strictest abortion laws in the country. The “total abortion ban” went into effect on Aug. 25, 2022 and...
Losing hope is the death of democracy
By Nishelle Gonzales Reader Contributor I want to begin by celebrating and acknowledging how amazing the United States is. I know that “We’re Number One!” rhetoric is an instant eye roll-inducing reflex for the...
I wanted a barn cat
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff I’m a dog person. Most people can make assertions about what kind of person that makes me, and they’d likely be right. I am outgoing, energetic and enjoy the...
Emily Articulated Travel Diary: Returning home and escalation
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist We’ve rounded out the last week of our trip abroad with stops in Copenhagen, Hamburg and Amsterdam. In these cities, history is not only found in the museums and...
Confessions of a puzzler
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff My grandma was a puzzler. Not necessarily in personality — though some others may disagree — but in the sense that she liked brain teasers. Crosswords in particular. I...
County needs to tighten reins on spot zoning
By Kristina Kingsland Reader Contributor Zoning is a term that refers to the set of laws enacted by the county or city that define how property can be used, how small the land can...
