Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist With several recent iterations of “guidelines for small-town living” popping up in this publication and elsewhere, I wasn’t able to resist writing a few rules of my own. Growing...
Category: Opinion
As if Boyer Slough hasn’t had enough
By Steve Holt Reader Contributor While Bonner County’s decision regarding changing the shoreline code has been seemingly postponed, the county’s ability to completely ignore certain environmental codes is prevalent. Boyer Slough, located just west...
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist For the past few days, I’ve been binge-listening to the Modern Love podcast produced by The New York Times. Based on submissions from the popular print column, the podcast...
The sad, dangerous line from McCarthy to McGeachin
By Mike Satz Reader Contributor McCarthyism (noun): 1. the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful or irrelevant evidence; 2....
Expanding ‘frontcountry’ access for all
By Jason Welker Reader Contributor Sandpoint and its neighboring cities are blessed with an abundance of natural beauty — from the high peaks of the Selkirk and Cabinet mountains, to the pastoral contours of...
Emily Articulated: Gathering
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist During the past year, the idea of “being social” has meant many different things. From the first weeks of quarantine — wherein the confines of my small house and...
A year of activism since the George Floyd killing, and what comes next
By Sandi Nicholson Reader Contributor It’s been a year since local teenagers who took to the Long Bridge to march in solidarity with Black Lives Matter were met by a mob of assault rifle...
The Lumberjill: Please, let me stay focused on the trees
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist Dear reader, allow me to let you in on a little secret: Your hired laborers, though they may appreciate you as an individual, do not enjoy your presence...
Thoughts on the vandalized ‘welcome banner’
By Brenda Hammond Reader Contributor The banner at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center has generated discussion in the community — especially after it was slashed in two, repaired, and put back up. The...
Legislative recap
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle Special to the Reader The 2021 Idaho legislative session is complete, for now at least. For the first time in our 130 years of statehood, the Idaho House and...
