Tagged: Jodi Rawson

The vision of Karin Wedemeyer

By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor She is a leader, visionary, artist, scientist, wife, mother and she is directing an upcoming opera. She loves Janice Joplin, and she hopes to be a space-traveling astrophysicist in...

MCS to Moscow Jazz Fest

By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint has a talented jazz ensemble that has worked hard in preparation for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival beginning Feb. 22 in Moscow. Thanks to...

Hungry: for food or understanding?

By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor Sandpoint is a land of plenty with a lot of poverty. There are those living in excess, and there are those battling deprivation daily. The property taxes the wealthy...

The open arms of Harry Amend

By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor In June 2016, Harry Amend received a call regarding Jim Straw, principal of Freeman High School. Amend was asked to come in and “keep the chair warm” for when...

Evans Brothers expands to CDA

By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor The future is looking bright for Rick and Randy Evans of the popular Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters in Sandpoint. The pair have announced they are opening a new Evans...

Understanding the Human Microbiome

By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor Back in biology class, in the late ‘90s, I learned that our bodies were made of cells containing tiny “brains” called nuclei, with 46 chromosomes. Every cell that made...

219 Lounge presents live comedy show

By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor In the wake of the recent fliers distributed around Sandpoint, I asked comedian Nathan Brannon about what he thought about the contents which stated: “Negroids are not fully human.”...

Aikido: A Path to Harmony

By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor The practice of aikido is all about harmony. It’s an art that transcends time and place. And for the past couple years, the place for Gaia and Sensei Reitan...