Considering a run for public office? Please read
By Shannon Williamson Reader Contributor The city of Sandpoint is one of a kind. I would like to say that we have it all here. That wouldn’t necessarily be true, but we have a...
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Methinks thou dost protest too much
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor “He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.” — Friedrich Nietzsche, “Beyond Good and Evil,” 1886 The movement, like all social movements, started...
Notes from a first-year Festival volunteer
By George Alexander Wood Jr. Reader Contributor It is long past midnight, and I am doggone exhausted. My sweaty volunteer shirt, civilian clothes and Production Crew polo hit the floor in time with me...
N. Idaho human rights groups: An open letter to BSU President Tromp
Special to the Reader Dear President Tromp: As non-governmental nonprofit organizations that have worked for decades in Idaho promoting human and civil rights while at the same time joining other Idahoans and political leaders...
‘Stranger Things’: When nostalgia gets old
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s Note: This article contains a few spoilers, so read at your own risk. As I wrapped up the third season of “Stranger Things” last week, I was left...
What went wrong?
By Karen McGhee Special to the Reader “We need to end the government monopoly in education by transferring power from bureaucracies and unions to families.” This sentiment, expressed by Jeb Bush, 43rd governor of...
Should we consider fireworks during winter only?
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When I was a kid, there was nothing more fun than lighting off fireworks in front of the house on the Fourth of July. The smell of sulfur and...
Engage Sandpoint: One year later
By David Phillips Reader Contributor About a year ago, I wrote in the Reader about the new Engage Sandpoint service and my initial impressions. Those impressions were generally positive, as it seemed city administrative...
Sandpoint’s plan for geese strays from the value system that once guided our future
By Jane Fritz Reader Contributor On the September 22, 2011, front cover of the Reader is a colorful illustration of a future lakeside Sandpoint with a story written by then editor, Zach Hagadone. I...
Shake, Rattle and Roll: My new superpower
By A.C. Woolnough Reader Columnist Many people think of Parkinson’s disease as afflicting only older people. They conjure up an image of someone with stooped posture, bent over a cane, slowly shuffling down the...
