PHD announces new CFO
Board institutes AI limitations for staff By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff More than a month after a slew of resignations, the Panhandle Health District announced Oct. 8 that it has hired Scott Hurlbert as its...
Category: Tech
Even AI thinks AI is bad for humanity
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff About seven months ago, I reported on my experience with interrogating ChatGPT about its capabilities, parameters and intentions — which it insisted it didn’t have, but I suspect otherwise. As...
County hosts workshop on Solid Waste RFID card implementation
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners and members of the Solid Waste Department will host a public workshop Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. on the ongoing process to replace...
Bring on the AI backlash
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The high-tech backlash seems to be building — if not already upon us — and I’m here to report for duty. No less that Pope Leo XIV devoted his...
The dark and the light
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Columnist Poor financial regulation. Reckless lending. Global pandemics. Many culprits have shaken Wall Street to its foundations over the decades. Last week, a new agent of chaos joined the list,...
Power play
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff There are a number of commonalities between Hopfgarten, Austria and the Sandpoint area. Both are ski communities; both sit between 2,000 and 3,000 feet of elevation; both have similar...
Turning dreams into reality
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor Modern 3-D art is a wild thing — once you understand the technical process, the only limit is your imagination. With new video game systems and computer technology poised...
From Bonner County to outer space
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff North Idaho may soon have a connection to a worldwide effort to launch a space-based internet service into every nook and cranny of the planet. Starlink, an initiative by...
Mad About Science: Artificial crystals and gems
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This week’s topic, suggested by our local library director, Ann Nichols, focuses — so to speak — on one of the most important yet often overlooked items in our...
Bonner County pursues broadband expansion
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners gave the go-ahead for planners and area internet providers to move forward with a grant application to secure funds for expanding local broadband access through the...
