‘Hey, Rube’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When I was a cub reporter at the Associated Press, stationed in the bowels of the pre-renovation Idaho Capitol, circa 2003, we had a CRT TV bolted to a...
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A Few Thoughts… On what we have now
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist My last column prompted interesting letters to the editor, some of which weren’t printed because the writers didn’t wish to be in the public eye. One that did get...
Dumb of the week — extended edition
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Here’s a little tale about a man named Dan. Dan David Foreman III, born Sept. 20, 1953 in the mid-sized town of Lake Forest, Ill. Lake Forest has a...
‘Do the right thing’: Vote in favor of the West Bonner school levy
By Ernie Schoeffel Reader Contributor I am shocked, to say the least, that Priest River alums would vote against the upcoming West Bonner County School District levy. In one recent letter to the editor,...
Reader takes home wins from Idaho Press Club awards
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Last weekend, all three full-time members of the Sandpoint Reader editorial staff road-tripped to Boise for the annual Idaho Press Club awards banquet, or “Nerd Prom” as we call...
Mike’s Corner: The illusion of control
By Mike Wagoner Reader Contributor I saw a movie at the old drive-in theater in my hometown when I was in high school… sittin’ in my tired ’54 Chevy… speaker in the window, a...
In defense of the fairgrounds campground — Part 2
By Luke Omodt, Bonner County Commissioner Dist. 3 Reader Contributor Money doesn’t grow on trees or empty fields. There are two ways local governments generate revenue: taxes or fees for service. The proposed Bonner County...
In defense of the fairgrounds RV park
By Commissioner Luke Omodt, Dist. 3 Reader Contributor The first Bonner County Fair was held in 1927 at the original fairgrounds at War Memorial Park. Twenty communities were represented, and it was sponsored by...
The un-wokeness of Christian nationalism
By Paul Graves Reader Contributor Sometimes, ignorance breeds irony. Irony comes from a Greek word, eirôneia, which means “feigned ignorance.“ One such example may be the “woke” cultural phenomenon. Perhaps many people who think...
Forest Service Chloride Gold Project illustrates the value of collaboration
By Liz Johnson-Gebhardt and Mike Petersen Reader Contributors The management of our national forest lands isn’t without its controversies, but a cooperative effort of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest (IPNF) and the Panhandle Forest Collaborative...
