When a motto is more than just a saying
By Kevin Davis, USFS Reader Contributor You may have heard the Forest Service motto: “Caring for the land and serving people.” As a Forest Service employee at the Sandpoint Ranger District, I use this...
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Remembering Arnie:
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...
Bordering on Complete Sanity:
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Someone has written with black spray paint on a retaining wall beside the Highway 200 railroad overpass at the west end of Hope, “TRUMP! SAVE AMERICA! DEPORT ILLEGALS!!” Besides...
The night of November 16:
By George Prentice For Boise Weekly The party was off campus, at a home rented by a group of North Idaho College students. The weather was getting cold in mid-November, but a young woman,...
Lake level to drop near lowest level
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Lakes Commission announced this week that the Army Corps of Engineers will begin dropping the lake level for the winter. In a draw-down process that began Wednesday, the...
Sun rises on Solar Roadways demonstration
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Eyes all across the Inland Northwest—and the world—were fixed on Sandpoint last week for the first public debut of Solar Roadways. Slowed by a number of unexpected setbacks, Solar...
Radical Reels
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Leave it to Banff Mountain Film Festival: When it comes to capturing the most spectacular cinematography in the world of action sports, it’s tough to beat its lineup. Thanks...
The Foxey Foodie:
By Jules Fox Reader Food Reviewer This little gem of a pizza parlor disguised as a trailer with a dome on top might be mistaken for a part of the glamping summer fun RV...
Grab your brushes, it’s Scotchman Peaks Plein Air Paintout
By Reader Staff The proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness is a beautiful place. Its presence on the northeast edge of Lake Pend Oreille has attracted the attention of artists for decades. In that tradition, for...
10,000 reasons it’s great to be part of 101 Women
By Jen Heller Reader Contributor As last Thursday’s work day came to a close, a group of women swarmed not-so-quietly into a busy white tent at the Idaho Club. In the crisp air, spirits...
