‘You vote for your district’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff District 1 Idaho lawmakers Jim Woodward and Mark Sauter hosted an end-of-session wrap-up and town hall May 3 at the Sandpoint Community Hall. Dubbed the Idaho Fireplace Forum, due...
Category: Politics
An open letter to the fascist regime attempting to take over our country
By Nishelle Gonzales Reader Contributor I have sat back and watched this new administration the last few months with horror and grief. I had a realization today that brings me hope that things will...
I can’t in good conscience blame Trump
By Clarice M. McKenney Reader Contributor For more than 50 years I have voted Democrat, and most of those years I was unable to be an activist, be involved in protests or actively support...
Utah voucher law found unconstitutional, Idaho’s law is also vulnerable
By Ben Olson Reader Contributor A district judge in Utah issued a marvelous decision on April 18, finding Utah’s school voucher law to be unconstitutional. The 60-page decision was based on a variety of...
Congressman Russ Fulcher sits down for a Reader interview
By Reader Staff Publisher’s note: Congressman Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, came to the Sandpoint Reader offices on April 23 for an interview, but we didn’t have enough space to run the full interview in the...
Army Corps will close Springy Point campground due to ‘limited staff’
By Reader Staff U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced the closure of Springy Point Recreation Area on April 29, as well as reduced services at several other USACE-managed facilities on Lake Pend Oreille...
Panhandle Health District to host meeting on clinical services
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Panhandle Health District Board of Health met April 17 to discuss the logistics of its upcoming “strategic planning meeting,” which will be a public workshop on the district’s...
Dist. 1 lawmakers to attend ‘Idaho Fireplace Forum’ at Sandpoint Community Hall
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Idaho District 1 Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, and Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, will provide a recap of the 2025 Idaho Legislature and take questions from attendees Saturday, May 3...
What’s on the May 20 ballot, and what’s not
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County voters have an election to participate in on Tuesday, May 20, but not everyone will have something on the ballot. In fact, it may be confusing for...
Putting heartbeats downtown
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm Reader Contributor Some recent public discussion surrounding parking and proposed downtown housing reflects how deeply Sandpoint residents care about our downtown core. I respect and appreciate that passion — it’s...
