Fighting words
By Idaho House and Senate Democrats Special to the Reader Republican politicians have had supermajority control of the Legislature and every statewide office for decades. Under their governance, Idaho has sunk to 51st place...
Category: Politics
Georgetown Law dubs Sandpoint militia activity illegal
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, based at the Georgetown University Law Center, sent a letter June 19 to Bonner County Commissioner Dan McDonald and Sandpoint Mayor Shelby...
Area youths protest George Floyd killing
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A group of about 50 teens and twentysomethings marched across the Long Bridge on June 2 to protest the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man killed May...
Bonner County voters push massive turnout for primary ballot requests
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As Idahoans have done throughout the state, Bonner County residents leaned into the unprecedented mail-in-only 2020 primary election — navigating an improvised process and changing deadlines to participate in...
Questions and answers
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Reader: What is the top challenge you see the state facing in the coming year? How might you face that challenge? Sage Dixon The top challenge facing...
Questions and answers: District 1-B representative candidate Gary Suppiger on the issues
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Reader: What is the top challenge you see the state facing in the coming year? How might you face that challenge? Gary Suppiger: We are enduring the worst...
Failure to communicate:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Working with the media is an integral part of being an elected official. At least it used to be. Now, with social media serving as an unchecked medium through...
Three N. Idahoans front suit challenging constitutionality of COVID-19 restrictions
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sagle resident Scott Herndon, who mounted an unsuccessful bid for Idaho Senate in 2018 and has since been in the forefront of a number of local hot-button issues from...
Questions and answers
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Sandpoint Reader: What is a specific challenge you see Bonner County facing in the coming year? How might you face that challenge? Butch Horton: Responding to the economic downturn...
County files for summary judgment in Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County filed a motion for summary judgement April 28 in its lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint, asking for a court ruling on whether The Festival at Sandpoint...
