By Sandy Compton
Reader Contributor
Sandpoint resident—and planetary citizen—Gary Payton is in Paris attending COP21, the conference on global warming. On Tuesday, with the help of Idaho Conservation League (ICL), …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Once upon a time, my brother F.K. arranged a hike into a mountain lake, which several others fell victim to. Fishing King Compton would—and still …
Dear Editor,
Sandy Compton was, of course, correct in pointing out that the goat problem at Scotchman Peak was, in fact, a human problem.
I think that the hikers that …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
The mini-tempest caused by closure of Scotchman Peak Trail #65 for “aggressive mountain goats” is interesting; personally, professionally, and purely culturally. When the Forest Service …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
When we were children, we played an odd summertime game. We’d sit in the front yard of my grandparents’ trailer house/cabin within view of the …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Staff
Has it been hot or is it just me? OK. Damnably hot. Not hellishly hot, yet, but still.
A friend pointed out yesterday that if …
Sandpoint often pops up on the short list of art towns, thanks to the plethora of visual and musical artists who make it their home. Turns out, Sandpoint is a …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
This is for those who drive too close, too fast and too irresponsibly to deserve a driver’s license. When you bought the car (or your …
By Sandy Compton
For SPR
The theme song for “Welcome Back Kotter” has run through my head all week. If you remember the show, you …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Staff
In the July 3 edition of the Reader, I confessed to gathering odd words and the names of short-lived famous people from American Heritage …
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
GO READ IT»
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Coming up this week! Don’t miss the Sandpoint Winter Carnival, the Heart Ball, Low Bar Chorale, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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