On the Lake: For the love of water
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I thought it only fitting that I share why “I do what I do” with you fabulous readers. Working as …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Single in Sandpoint: Breasts
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Humor Columnist
Today, I am going to take a moment to discuss something that is on everyone’s mind: breasts. Breasts are the most controversial part on …
Gov. Otter: fund our budgets, not higher ed CEO
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Even though it was not recommended by his Higher Education Task Force, Gov. Butch Otter took the advice of seven business leaders and proposed a …
Tiny home inspires big dreams
By Katherine Trelstad
Reader Contributor
If you stop by Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters and gaze across the parking lot, you will notice something new. A tiny home on wheels is …
In Fine Fettle: Soul food and the subtle language of needs
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Health Columnist
Some days, I’m just hungry. I can’t quite figure out what it is for, although cookie dough usually does the trick. It isn’t that …
Get out of the water: Oscar buzz films
By T.J. Tranchell
Reader Contributor
In discussing his gut-wrenching 1972 film “The Last House on the Left,” director Wes Craven called horror films “boot camp for the psyche.” Had Craven …
Emily Articulated: The Working Millennial
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
With 40 percent of the current American workforce being comprised by millennials, it’s inevitable that the way in which we approach employment as a country …
The Next Parenting Challenge
By Jim Payne
Reader Contributor
The total time a high school senior spends on electronic media—texting, internet, gaming, chat—is six hours a day.
This statistic appears in psychologist Jean Twenge’s …
Follies more than just ‘prancing on the stage’
By Patrice Webb
Reader Contributor
This is in response to Diane Wheeler’s “Point/Counterpoint” article in the Jan. 18 issue of the Reader.
First I want to say that I …
Norwegians wanted!
By Erik Daarstad
Reader Contributor
Ever since President Trump made the comment in a meeting at the White House about Norwegians vs. inhabitants of certain “s-hole” countries, it has become …
Letters
- Climate change real… Dear editor, Shelley B. from Sandpoint states in her letter to the editor that “it always seems interesting to me that there is so much argument not only on that subject but many others among scientists.” The subject she is referring to is from an article “The Threat of a Warmer ...
- Government ≠ scientist… Dear Editor, I read with interest the article “The Threat of a Warmer Tomorrow.” In fact it always seems interesting to me that there is so much argument not only on that subject but many others among scientists. Typical of this is the latest fuss by the FDA over trans fat a.k.a partially ...
- Comment on Riley story… Dear Editor, Nice job boys with your examinations of the murder of Jeanetta Riley! It only took the local newspapers a year to comment on a story that was carried internationally! Can’t wait for your follow up interviews with Sheriff Wheeler and his decision to end the department’s involvement with NAMI and, ...
- Help identify attacking dog… Dear Editor, Can you please help identify an off leash dog that viscously attacked and mauled a white Bichon and her caregiver Friday, June 26 approximately 5:30pm just off the Super 1 parking lot between Super 1 and Napa Auto Parts? The attacker was a medium sized lean muscular young dog, brown ...
- Riley shooting… Dear Editor, Am I odd for mourning during holidays? Take Thanksgiving, for example, I cannot help thinking about the genocide of our Native Americans or starving modern refugees around the world (who would be thankful for a morsel of our feast). I mean, are all the people that take their own ...
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 the Banff Film Festival, CHAFE150 Registration, the Reader Community Party, 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.
