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 is certainly the right...
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 books they have ordered...
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 the total of women...
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 School Aerospace...
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 reached a small park...
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 charisma but also played...
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 interrupted by a stint...
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 civilian heavy-lift utility missions....
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 player in Sandpoint’s growing...
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 and exciting career possibilities...
