Wounded in Vietnam, fifty years ago
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
John “Doc” Ivy served five tours in Vietnam from 1966-1971. He was introduced in the Reader on May 23, 2017, as my beloved veteran neighbor. …
Tagged: history
Mostek and Stockman: Exploring the history of Bonner County’s Pearl Harbor casualties
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As with countless communities across the United States, the people of Bonner County were shocked and angered by the news that forces of the Japanese …
What goes around comes around
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Recording Industry Association of America noted in its mid-year 2019 report that vinyl records earned $224.1 million in the first half of the year, …
‘The saloon will never come back’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It is a well known fact that Sandpoint’s early history was rough and tumble. When researchers excavated the original townsite on the Sand Creek peninsula …
‘Play in peace forever’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
After months of activity, War Memorial Field is looking particularly tranquil this time of year.
A November weekday morning bears no resemblance to a Saturday …
Archaeological find near Grangeville could rewrite history
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For upwards of 16,000 years, some of the earliest evidence of human habitation in the Americas lay buried in Idaho, waiting to be discovered.
According …
At the Root of it all
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Looking to buy some property in Hope in 2002, Jackie Henrion and her husband spent a night at Hotel Hope. The building, which was constructed …
Going back to The Garden
By Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
This month marks the 50th anniversary of a musical, cultural, social and political event that has acquired mythic status over time. Nearly two generations have …
Mad About Science: Unusual medieval weapons
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You will be disappointed if you’re reading this and expecting me to list dragons or Valyrian steel swords. Sorry, folks. No White Walker invasions happened …
A mountain of uncertainty in the Cabinets
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Waiting under the Cabinet Mountains is a potentially massive reserve of silver and copper.
It’s an enticing bounty that mining companies have eyed for decades. …
