Trail Mix Committee blazing a path
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
If you’ve sweated up Mickinnick Trail, cycled the rocks and drops of Syringa Heights, or walked your dog on the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail, then …
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
If you’ve sweated up Mickinnick Trail, cycled the rocks and drops of Syringa Heights, or walked your dog on the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail, then …
By Cameron Barnes
Reader Staff
Panhandle KRFY 88.5 radio station is a cherished commercial-free institution in Sandpoint, and community members have come to rely on it. Aside from being a …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Ever wondered how a seed works? Me too.
I mean, it’s a little thing that falls out of a plant that somehow creates a new …
By Cameron Barnes
Reader Staff
Schweitzer saw its first snowfall last Thursday, and in light of the fast-approaching winter, it’s becoming tougher than ever to leave the house without your …
By Paul Graves
Reader Contributor
While many of us in this region are mesmerized and frustrated by the national political circus called the Presidential Campaign, a few of us struggle …
By Chris Balboni
Reader Contributor
“I am not the story here,” says Edward Snowden in “Citizenfour,” Laura Poitras’s Oscar-winning documentary covering his exposure of the National Security Agency surveillance programs. …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
While the nation’s attention is fixed on the 2016 presidential election, Russ Fulcher’s eyes are on Boise.
The former Meridian state senator took many lessons …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Want to learn more about the candidates running for local and state offices? You’re in luck.
The Sandpoint Reader and SandpointOnline.com will be co-presenting a …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A schism is forming between Idaho Republicans over whether the party should support its presidential nominee, Donald Trump, following his recent scandals.
Shortly after the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Bonner County voters will be choosing more than public servants when the election rolls around this Nov. 8. They’ll also weigh in on several balloted …
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