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
- Rambo and the 2nd Amendment… Dear Editor: J. Koons responded to S. Hogue who responded to Mr. White regarding the Second Amendment. Mr. Koons stated a desire to make downtown Sandpoint “firearm-free” then condemned Idaho Legislature, implying they are insane for supporting our Second Amendment right to bear arms, as well as attempting to degrade gun ...
- PFLAG Sandpoint… Dear Editor; On Sept 8 I picked up a copy of the Reader. I came home with the express purpose of reading the feature; as I had previously spoken to Jim Healey; I am the president of PFLAG Sandpoint. After speaking to Jim about the need for getting the word out ...
- Firearm Free Sandpoint… Dear Editor, In response to Chris White’s liberal diatribe (according to Samuel Hogue), my take, if you live in such an insecure world that you have to arm yourself to feel safe, I suggest that you move somewhere else. Try Sweden, England, Germany or any number of countries (Canada? Maybe Antarctica) ...
- State Not Funding Schools… Now that the $55M LPOSD levy has failed, one question remains: Why is the state not funding our school facilities? In years past, school funding was primarily a property tax-based system. Due to the small population of Idaho, the funding base was unable to meet the needs of school districts. In 1988, ...
- GPS Inconsistencies… Dear Editor, Brenden Bobby gets it right when he says “GPS stands for Global Positioning System,” (“Mad About Science,” September 1, 2016), but after that his article is riddled with serious errors: The satellites are not geosynchronous; they do not “stay put;” they don’t have to be within line-of-sight of each ...
Reader in Print
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.
