No Man’s Land Film Festival returns to the Panida
By Reader Staff The No Man’s Land Film Festival is returning to Sandpoint with a 7 p.m. showing on Saturday, March 15 at the Panida Theater (300 N. First Ave.). Featuring adventure films centered...
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‘Making a difference is my reason for being’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Former Sandpoint mayor, pastor and elder advocate Paul Graves announced recently that he would be leaving Sandpoint. Those lucky enough to have known Graves are eager to point out...
Sandpoint library discusses Indigenous literature with Let’s Talk About It
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library will host a visiting University of Idaho professor for the first of three installments of Let’s Talk About It, a...
‘One moment away from knowing someone who can change the world’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force gathered Dec. 10 to honor five community members who have exhibited outstanding dedication to preserving and advancing human rights. Cynthia Dalsing, Debbie...
Let us work on being united
By K.L. Huntley Reader Contributor I always loved the story of the young people participating in the Special Olympics in Seattle almost 50 years ago. It was the 100-yard dash, the gun went off...
‘There is power in realizing that you are not alone’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Federal, tribal and local government officials, in conjunction with the human rights task forces of Bonner and Boundary counties, will host an outreach program exploring how community members can...
BoCo Human Rights Task Force recognized by Gonzaga University
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Gonzaga University Center for the Study of Hate and nationally recognized human rights advocates honored the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force on Nov. 2 with the annual Eva...
From pain to poetry
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Poets are students of humanity. It’s the poet’s job to witness the horrifying, gorgeous, nonsensical world and condense it, wrap it in metaphor and deliver it to those willing...
How we can honor Human Rights Day all year
By Brenda Hammond Reader Staff This year, Human Rights Day will mark the 75th anniversary of the day the United Nations adopted, Saturday, Dec. 20, 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. After WWII,...
Fighting hate groups
By K.L. Huntley Reader Contributor Icy roads and a chill blowing down the snow-covered mountains didn’t deter close to 60 souls gathered at Sandpoint’s First Presbyterian Church on the evening of Nov. 9. They...
