National Radio Day a time for recognizing community stations
By Dion Nizzi
Reader contributor
It took a little over four years for KRFY to get from a group of friends talking about the idea of community radio in North …
By Dion Nizzi
Reader contributor
It took a little over four years for KRFY to get from a group of friends talking about the idea of community radio in North …
By Fawn Miller
Reader Contributor
Remember when you had limitless dreams about what your life would be like someday? You know what I’m talking about—those dreams about becoming that one …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Stoners, your days are over for decorating your walls with 420 mile marker signs.
Idaho transportation officials said the iconic mile marker sign has now …
By Ted Bowers
Reader Columnist
Editor’s note: In Ted’s last column, he discussed the importance of making a plan before you build. In this Part II, he talks about scale …
By Chris Balboni
Reader Contributor
Firefighters in the western United States have seen a new obstacle this season: drones.
Labeled “hobby drones” by officials, the unmanned vehicles that typically carry …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Grab your helmet and strap on those knee pads, skaters—the King of the Kongcrete skating competition awaits!
Set for Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Concrete …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Over the course of 10 years, Common Knowledge has established itself as something of a Sandpoint institution in its own right.
It’s understandably bittersweet for …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“Kansas’ tax cut was among the worst tax policy decisions of all time.”
—Forbes (July 2, 2015)
The GOP presidential candidates are bringing out the …
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