The importance of landscape irrigation
By Dan Eskelson
Reader Columnist
Landscape irrigation is a term to describe the artificial application of water to a landscape. To keep your gardens thriving requires the careful management of …
By Dan Eskelson
Reader Columnist
Landscape irrigation is a term to describe the artificial application of water to a landscape. To keep your gardens thriving requires the careful management of …
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
If you are single, you know all too well that many of your friends and family are constantly badgering you about settling down. At times …
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 …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
As far as local complaints go, there aren’t many of them more long-lived or persistently contentious than downtown parking. It’s a little like the Hydra—cut …
By Scout Anatricia
Reader Staff
Concurrent with the Festival of Sandpoint’s musical arts will be the display of visual arts. In fact, over 120 regional artisans will be swarming City …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The first of the line-sitters have arrived outside the Festival grounds at Memorial Field.
First in line is 15-year-old Burke Palmer, pictured below. This is …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Panida Theater is at a crossroads.
For almost 90 years, the theater has been a centerpiece of the Sandpoint community. Untold numbers of people …
By Dan Eskelson
Reader Columnist
One of the most persistent and damaging pests in our landscapes is the gopher. When we first moved to our property, it was home to …
By Ted Bowers
Reader Builder Columnist
So you have a building project you want to undertake. Where do you start? What comes next?
Presumably you know what you want, but …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
From the mountains to the lake, there is a little something for every outdoor enthusiast in Sandpoint. Whether you’ve lived here all your life, or …
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