A Few Thoughts… On a few things
By Sandy ComptonReader Staff Skiing In the winter, if I don’t go skiing, I get grouchy, though I might not even realize why I’m grouchy until I’m not anymore. I’ve been grouchy. The past...
Tagged: idaho politics
We need politicians who govern, not chase partisan scores and headlines
By Barbara SchriberReader Contributor When I moved to Sandpoint almost 25 years ago, my aunt visited and asked my friend, “So, what do you do?” She meant her job, but that’s not what people...
House committee advances bill deregulating short-term rentals
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A bill to dramatically reduce the powers of counties and cities to regulate short-term rentals cleared the Idaho House Business Committee following a hearing Feb. 9, where legislators decided with...
EBCL Board tables petitioning policy change to March meeting
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The East Bonner County Library Board met Feb. 9 to take testimony and consider changing its policy regarding petition signature-gathering, ultimately voting to table the item until its March meeting...
Civic education is needed to ensure majority rule
By Georgia EarleyReader Contributor As of November 2025, 60-70% of U.S. citizens said our country is headed in the wrong direction. In fact, according to the Pew Research Center, since 1964 polls have shown...
Counter protest
‘I feel sorry for you’; ‘I feel sorry for you, too’ By Lonna BernardReader Contributor “Protester” — hardly the occupational pronoun I was looking to add in my retirement, but here we are. I...
N. Idaho human rights groups oppose bill aimed at anti-discrimination ordinances
By Linda NavarreReader Contributor The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force has joined with human rights organizations in Boundary, Kootenai and Latah counties to voice their opposition to House Bill 557. This bill, which...
Dumb of the week
By Ben OlsonReader Staff It’s pretty disheartening when you notice how racist some people are. It’s even worse when you realize one of the worst is currently our president. President Donald Trump posted a...
‘Dear Commissioner Korn’
By Hope KeenanReader Contributor Dear Commissioner Korn, After consuming the Reader’s article on the Panhandle Health District audit presentation to our county commissioners, I was left with the impression that you could use a...
Something is rotten in the state of America
By Ben OlsonReader Staff In the Jan. 22 edition of the Reader, I used my Bouquets and Barb column to wonder about the seemingly incongruous nature of the Republican party since President Donald Trump’s...
