BOCC strikes standing rules
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners voted Jan. 21 to eliminate a set of 12 standing rules from the regular business meeting, arguing that they …
Tagged: free speech
County swears in new, returning officials
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Bonner County welcomed the newest batch of elected officials in a swearing-in ceremony Jan. 13, which introduced Dist. 1 Commissioner Brian Domke and reinstated Dist. …
Candidates for Bonner County commissioner, sheriff take on issues at forum
By Soncirey Mitchell and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Candidates for District 1 and District 3 Bonner County commissioner seats joined contenders for Bonner County sheriff at a community forum April …
The future of public comment at the BOCC
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners maintained an uncharacteristically reserved first half of its regular business meeting on Feb. 20 — unanimously approving airport grant …
Local officials respond to trespassing of citizens from BOCC meetings
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
More high drama was on display at the Bonner County administration building over the past week, with the trespassing of two individuals from county commissioners’ …
Fight or flight
By Diana Dawson
Reader Contributor
I was 16 when I had my first transformative political experience. It was 1967 and I had been selected as an American Field Service student. …
Mayor apologizes for halting testimony on Travers Park; Groat resigns expressing regret over sports center location
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The uproar over the James E. Russell Sports Center at Travers Park took another dramatic turn at the Oct. 18 regular meeting of the Sandpoint …
BoCo Republican Central Committee declines to censure commissioners
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Republican Central Committee gathered Sept. 19 to tackle a lengthy agenda, but the item that drew the greater number of about 100 …
WSU did the right thing on campus free speech
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
If you’re openly inciting violence, that’s a problem. But other than that,
we can’t start doing this filtering of people’s words and what they say.…
The Confederate Flag:
Last week, the Confederate flag controversy reignited after Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, posted a photo of her posing next to the Confederate flag at Timber Days in Priest River. We …
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