A few thoughts… on patriotism
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
In the film Night at the Museum II, museum guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) and come-back-to-life Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) lead enlivened historical characters …
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A few thoughts on the blessings of retirement
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
The online music retail industry is seeing a surge in sales, thanks in large part to the abundance of free time many are experiencing amid …
The time machine
By Sandy Compton
Special to the Reader
I spend a lot of time on the road between Hope and Paradise. I have a home along that road. It’s the initial …
Bordering on Complete Sanity: Slow down and live simply … or else
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
A problem with being a writer is that if you write long enough you begin to repeat yourself. Vonnegut and Heinlein escaped it, but Grisham, …
Heart of the World: On the border of complete sanity
By Sandy Compton
Reader Contributor
I am sitting amidst the high sources of one of the wildest, most beautiful streams Iíve ever seen; in one of the wild hearts of …
Surviving the mother of all overscheduled weekends … and watering trees
By Sandy Compton
Reader Contributor
Sandpoint, the nominal capitol of the vague state of Montaho, was VERY busy last weekend. Hundreds of folks from as far away as Athol — …
Review: ‘The Girl Who Wouldn’t Stop Running.’
By Mary Haley
Reader Book Reviewer
I review children’s and young adult books, so when Sandy Compton lent me his new Archer MacClehan book, the second in the series, I …
Collection of personal wilderness tales from Montana released
By Reader Staff
Blue Creek Press of Heron, Mont., announced this week the publication of “Voices in the Wilderness: A Collection of Wild Essays,” a collaboration of Friends of Scotchman …
Bordering on Complete Sanity:
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Someone has written with black spray paint on a retaining wall beside the Highway 200 railroad overpass at the west end of Hope, “TRUMP! SAVE …
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
GO READ IT»
WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
GO READ IT»
THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
GO READ IT»
STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
GO READ IT»
Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Concerts, Dance Madness, Follies Adjacent, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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⋅ CIVIC EVENTS»
⋅ MOVIE SHOWTIMES»
⋅ SPORTS & OUTDOOR EVENTS»
⋅ YEAR CALENDAR»
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.
