A short history of religious violence in Sri Lanka
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“The sword is pulled from the scabbard, it is
Not put back unless smeared with blood.”
—from a Sri Lankan Buddhist battle song.
Over the …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Sh*t my mom says
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Moms all have their sayings. Some are silly, others are used to keep you in check. Some sayings become more useful the older you get. …
Overwhelming majority support an EIS for rail proposal
By Matt Nykiel
Reader Contributor
The results are in — more than 2,660 people submitted comments to the U.S. Coast Guard overwhelmingly in support of an Environmental Impact Statement to …
Looking back on the 2019 legislative session
By Sen. Jim Woodward
Reader Contributor
Dear friends and neighbors of Legislative District 1,
The first regular session of Idaho’s 65th Legislature is complete. Spanning 95 days, the session …
An Appeal to the Economy
By Tim Beary
Reader Contributor
Dear you,
Sorry to hear about your recent misfortune. It sounds like you’ve had a stroke of bad luck (forgive me, I couldn’t avoid …
On The Lake: A response to Mr. Bordenave
By Steve Holt
Reader Contributor
As the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper, we are unapologetic in our call for a thorough and independent Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed BNSF Sandpoint …
Journalism matters
By Jackie Henrion
Reader Contributor
David Barsamian, founder of Alternative Radio Boulder, gave a talk to a packed house in the “Rude Girls Room” at the Bonner County Library on …
A belated Easter message
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Easter was late this year, and the date changes every year according to an astronomical calculation. After much controversy in the early church, it was …
Why Wilderness?
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
Americans came together 49 years ago to celebrate the first Earth Day. We committed to making our planet a more liveable place. We’ve cleaned up …
Mayor’s Roundtable: Fire, art, golf and thanks
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
There is a lot to discuss this week at the Roundtable. I will touch on some highlights here and I welcome readers to come …
Letters
- Bored with Rock…? Dear Editor, I often say, “Jazz is not for the musically challenged.” I will add that it is only for those who want a challenge. The most complex forms of jazz are extremely hard and require serious effort. Routinely jazz goes where all other music does not dare, and it has had ...
- Response to Racist CDs… Dear Editor, It is the season of the year when compassion and giving are at the forefront. Holiday lights are sparkling and people greet each other with smiles and good cheer. That makes it particularly egregious to have the Sandpoint High School parking lot blanketed with hate-promoting CDs. Fortunately Sandpoint High ...
- Help With Truth… Dear Editor, Cort Gifford, in your Nov. 30 letter “Truth in Short Supply” regarding climate change, you have given me a glimmer of hope. If, in fact, it is a hoax, I could give up feeling guilt driving my car, or using coal-produced energy, and dump the sorrow of leaving my ...
- In Response To Mr. Gifford… Dear Editor, To paraphrase Mr. Gifford: “Common sense is in short supply” with his letter. I do not know Mr. Gifford’s history, but as a native, born and raised here, recent weather and other related occurrences are very much out of place in my 60 years living here. The windstorm from ...
- Truth in Short Supply… Dear Editor, Truth was in short supply at the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, held at Community Hall on Friday, Nov. 17. Out of sheer curiosity, I attended the meeting, having braced myself against what I knew would be an onslaught of tired, shopworn, left-wing/progressive dogma. I wasn’t disappointed. I sat through two ...
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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.
