The Late Night Buddhist: Just desserts
By Scott Taylor
Reader Columnist
One of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers, has a knack for writing wry, honest lyrics that confront the human condition. Their hit “Head Full …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
A path forward for county EMS
By Mark Sauter
Reader Contributor
The Bonner County fire chiefs and volunteer ambulance agency leaders have met and agreed to develop an EMS service delivery plan. They have teamed up …
Levy provides crucial support for quality education
By Shawn Woodward
Reader Contributor
On March 12, an instructional supplemental levy to support the Lake Pend Oreille School District will be on the ballots. It is our hope that …
The rise of the Religious Left in America
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“Jesus, a brown-skinned Palestinian Jew, called us to preach good news to the poor,
the broken, the bruised, and all those who are made to …
Progress on animal rights across the world
By Nick Gier
Reader Contributor
“If a human four-year-old has what it takes for legal personhood, then a chimpanzee should be able to be a legal person, too.” —Harvard …
Love sucks: History’s tragic lovers
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Throw a rock at a stack of Shakespeare plays and you’ll undoubtedly hit a doomed lover or two in the process. But stories of tragic …
Is Idaho’s largest lake ready for another rail bridge?
By Matt Nykiel
Reader Contributor
Local conservationists are asking the U.S. Coast Guard to do a better job of identifying and mitigating the risks that will come along with building …
This week at the Capitol
By Sen. Maryanne Jordan
Reader Contributor
Rep. Sue Chew is helping fight soaring drug prices by expanding who can donate unused medications and what organizations can receive them. On Monday, …
Billionaires: heroes or zeroes?
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Billionaires only began to exist around a century ago, starting with “oil magnate” John D. Rockefeller in 1916. Today there are around 2,500 billionaires, and …
Letters
- County Hearing… Dear Editor, How far will Bonner County Commissioner Todd Sudick go to subdivide his waterfront property? Let's follow the sequence. About six months ago the County Commissioners fired their two senior planners. Then they took the P&Z Commission out of changes to the planning laws, and did away with public hearings, ...
- Never Again… Dear Editor, I enjoyed Ben 's love letter to the country and related to the blessing of being able to speak up about injustice. Because I am American I do not fear when I write the following: It is disturbing that our locals are ignorant of Jeanetta. People react to the gruesome ...
- Kudos Alexandra… Dear Editor, We want to tell Alexandra Blackwood how much we liked her writing. Poetic like a song! We all feel like Alexandra sometimes. We are sending her hugs and kisses. Life can be sad and being creative makes us happy. It's biological! During time alone we invite the angels and our ...
- Do the Right Thing… Dear Editor, I am asking the Reader to do the right thing by retracting the vile insinuation Ben made that implies I am a Holocaust denier. I have never been and never will be a Holocaust denier. If you print a retraction I will put this behind us. Lee Santa Sandpoint
- Note to Scarlette… Dear Editor, This message is in response to the last article posted by Scarlette Quille of Single in Sandpoint. Scarlette, your initial thoughts on transgender bathroom use intrigued me. There were some great arguments that helped me ground my own beliefs around the subject matter. A few that stood out to me: Since ...
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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Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
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.
