How one town said ‘no’ : 25 years later
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Brenda Hammond sat in the balcony of the then Sandpoint High School gym in May 1991. She was there to hear members of the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Brenda Hammond sat in the balcony of the then Sandpoint High School gym in May 1991. She was there to hear members of the …
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Contributor
The 8th Annual Conference on Refugees, held at Boise State University on Feb. 8 and 9, was a gathering of approximately 425 people. I attended …
By Lynn Bridges
Reader Contributor
Editor’s note: This is the third article in a three-part series highlighting the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force’s efforts in the community.
Where does …
By Donna Brundage
Reader Contributor
It is sometimes overwhelming for an organization created to defend against discrimination, irrationally based hatred and open bigotry to function within an orchestrated culture of …
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Staff
Editor’s note:
This is the first of three articles written by members of the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force that will publish in later …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A group of concerned citizens met Wednesday at the Sandpoint Community Hall to discuss North Idaho Crisis, the new 24 hour crisis hotline that will …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If you’re in the midst of a mental health crisis after hours in Sandpoint, you don’t have many places to turn.
You could try the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Just when we thought we were out, they pull us back in.
It seems we just can’t stop arguing about the Army of Northern Virginia …
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