Citizens’ Climate Lobby: a nonpartisan event not to miss
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Contributor
In the wake of catastrophic fires in the West in the summer and fall following the unprecedented storms in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, this …
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Contributor
In the wake of catastrophic fires in the West in the summer and fall following the unprecedented storms in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, this …
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Contributor
One day each month of the school year, Deb Davis’ second-grade students at Farmin Stidwell elementary school in Sandpoint have a big celebration when the …
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Staff
This Saturday, five Bonner County women will be honored for their community service and leadership with the cherished “Women of Wisdom” award bringing to 100 …
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Contributor
“There will be an extraordinary demand for airline pilots and technicians in the next decade.”
– the Boeing Co.
Students in the North Idaho High …
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Contributor
In early summer in 2012, my wife and I were walking from the train station in Arles, in southern France, to our hotel when we …
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Contributor
Arnold Palmer, who passed away recently, was an American icon and a golfing legend. But he was also an accessible person who had movie star …
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Contributor
When we first moved to Idaho in 1971, Cecil Andrus was in his first year as governor. He went on to win three more terms …
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Contributor
Capitalizing on the availability of surplus military helicopters, a local firm is currently “demilitarizing “ the revered Sikorski UH-60A Blackhawk—tailoring it for a number of …
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Staff
When Tamarack Aerospace Group announced last month the first customer installation of its “ATLAS” active winglet system, it served notice that it is a major …
By Jim Ramsey
Reader Staff
Aviation is taking off in Bonner County, playing an increasingly important role in its economy, with at least a half dozen entities providing solid jobs …
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