What real courage looks like
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When Bonner General Health announced in March that it would cease labor and delivery services, citing the “legal and political climate” of Idaho as a critical reason why it...
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Dist. 1 Sen. Scott Herndon continues with dirty tricks as BCRCC chairman
By Tony McDermott Reader Contributor Having read on the front page of the Bonner County Daily Bee (April 24) that the Bonner County Republican Central Committee, chaired by Sen. Scott Herndon, awarded a no-confidence...
City’s Multimodal Transportation Plan has ‘solutions without goals’
By Molly O’Reilly Reader Contributor Sandpoint’s Multimodal Transportation Master Plan (MTMP) will be on display at the Library April 27, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. It is a workman-like document. Twenty years ago, it would have...
U.S. 2 through Sandpoint
By Kody Van Dyk Special to the Reader Fifth Avenue, parts of Pine Street and the Dover Highway from Boyer Avenue to the western city limits are part of U.S. Highway 2, owned and...
Growing pains
By K.L. Huntley Reader Contributor A long, long time ago I lived in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in a town originally built during the gold rush of 1849. Without the use of...
‘You get the kind of mobility you invest in’
By Molly O’Reilly Reader Contributor The Idaho Transportation Department must be delighted that they finally have a Sandpoint administration, appointed and elected, willing to sacrifice community and residents for high-speed through traffic. Few communities...
Fighting hate groups
By K.L. Huntley Reader Contributor Icy roads and a chill blowing down the snow-covered mountains didn’t deter close to 60 souls gathered at Sandpoint’s First Presbyterian Church on the evening of Nov. 9. They...
Blues Power
By Adrian Murillo Reader Contributor The time has come to praise our own unique Sandpoint sound of democracy and equality throwing it down every Monday night. I’m talking about the blues jams at Eichardt’s....
Losing hope is the death of democracy
By Nishelle Gonzales Reader Contributor I want to begin by celebrating and acknowledging how amazing the United States is. I know that “We’re Number One!” rhetoric is an instant eye roll-inducing reflex for the...
County needs to tighten reins on spot zoning
By Kristina Kingsland Reader Contributor Zoning is a term that refers to the set of laws enacted by the county or city that define how property can be used, how small the land can...
