Weighing In
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Last week, while GOP senators were scrambling to find enough votes to pass a repeal for the Affordable Care Act (a fight they ultimately lost), President Trump fired off...
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10-digit dialing now required in Idaho
Ben Olson Reader Staff The days of seven-digit dialing in Idaho are a thing of the past as of Saturday. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission announced that callers will now be required to dial...
Festival announces free shuttle service
Ben Olson Reader Staff SPOT (Selkirks-Pend Oreille Transit) and the Lake Pend Oreille School District have partnered with The Festival at Sandpoint to provide convenient, free parking and transportation to and from the Festival...
An interview with: The B-52s
Ben Olson Reader Staff If you were alive during the ‘80s or ‘90s, chances are you’ve shaken your money maker to The B-52s. From their early hits “Rock Lobster” and “Private Idaho” to the...
A return to the old ways of health care
Ben Olson Reader Staff For Katie Sweeney FNP, health care is about interacting with people the old fashioned way: One at a time, face to face. To return to the roots of health care,...
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe: Out of this world funk
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you were lucky enough to catch Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at The Hive last year, you know just what kind of funkiness he and his band of rippers...
Take a walk through the Garden of Artistry
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Art and gardens go together like peas and carrots. For this reason, the annual Garden of Artistry Fine Art Show is always a July activity that brings people out...
‘Sense the Wind’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sometimes a documentary film comes along and reminds us how resilient and powerful human beings really are. The upcoming documentary “Sense the Wind” playing Friday, July 7 at 7...
Behind the wheel
By Ben Olson Reader Staff “You can tell a lot about a person by how they parallel park,” said Robert Ashbrooke. This month, the 80-year-old Westwood resident marks 50 years of working as a...
Roasting a film legend
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you look up Erik Daarstad on IMDB.com, you’ll find his first film credit is listed as a cinematographer for a war film called “Hell Squad” in 1958. So...
