What now?
We need people who will work for peace and goodwill, without division By Mark ReinerReader Contributor Every paper, including this one, is running one or more articles concerning the split between the right and...
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Greetings from Boise: Property tax relief and BGH situation among the big Statehouse conversations
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint Reader Contributor We are being told the 2023 legislative session is beginning to end. However, I’m not yet convinced we will be done on Friday, March 24. Our voting...
Candidate interview for District 1 Idaho Senate race: Steve Johnson
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s note: The Sandpoint Reader usually publishes a candidate questionnaire before the primary and general elections, but since there is only one contested race in our district this year,...
Considering a run for public office? Please read
By Shannon Williamson Reader Contributor The city of Sandpoint is one of a kind. I would like to say that we have it all here. That wouldn’t necessarily be true, but we have a...
Unpacking the 2019 Bonner County budget
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff In a budget workshop on Aug. 8, county clerk Mike Rosedale laid out the greatest point of contention during this budget season: to take forgone taxes, or to not...
I Half-Agree with the Libertarian Party:
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist I always enjoyed lecturing about the libertarians when I taught political philosophy. They style themselves as serious thinkers; and, calling themselves the “Party of Principle,” they choose theoretical consistency...
