Freddy’s journey into the heart of darkness
By Ben OlsonReader Staff There are billions of soccer fans around the world who live and breathe the sport, but none are as big of a deal in 2026 as Freddy. Posting diligently during...
Category: Politics
Averill granted one-year permit extension for Bridge St. resort hotel project
Company rep: ‘This is the project we want to do, we just need more time to do it’ By Zach HagadoneReader Staff After years of presentations and workshops, design work, community conversation and often...
Dumb of the Week: Bread, circuses and Brawndo
By Ben OlsonReader Staff There are occasional times in history when an event perfectly encapsulates the time in which it occurred. The “Freedom 250” UFC fight staged on the White House lawn on June...
Republican agenda leaves our children behind
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Raising a family takes work and sacrifice. Parents should be able to trust that their elected representatives are giving their kids a fair shot. In Idaho, Republican politicians are making...
PHD to hold additional budget hearing
Counties consider COLA, clinical services By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Following the five northern counties’ May 20 vote to deny the Panhandle Health District’s fiscal year 2027 budget, officials will hold another public hearing Tuesday,...
Unchecked power has a price, and Idahoans are paying it
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Two hundred and 50 years ago, we declared our independence from a king who abused his power. Our founders knew what unchecked authority could become: a president who answers to...
Minority report: Once again into the BCRCC
By Dave BrittonReader Contributor Yikes! The Bonner County Republican Central Committee is still dominated by authoritarian meanness. Immediately after convening for its post-election reorganization meeting on May 29, Precinct Committeeman for Clark Fork Jensen...
Survey asks residents to help shape Sandpoint’s future infrastructure priorities
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy GrimmReader Contributor Recently, the publisher of this newspaper offered a “Bouquet” to the city of Sandpoint after driving the newly reconstructed Pine Street. He wrote that he “smiled at that...
Bonner GOP unseats Clark Fork committeeman citing residency challenge
Jensen Heisel: ‘Clark Fork is my home, my community and the place where I have lived, voted and built my life’ By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Jensen Heisel won the Bonner County Republican Central Committee...
Religion: A pawn in the political game of power
By Georgie EarleyReader Contributor History clearly shows that infusing religion into government leads to division, repression and conflict. Yet almost half of all governments are intertwined with religion to various degrees. Once entrenched, that’s...
