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Breathing in Sandpoint:

By Ferris McDaniel
Reader Contributor

I lie on my towel at City Beach, listening to Buffalo Springfield. Neil and the boys sound better suited here than anywhere else I’ve listened …

Crazy Days are here again

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

Ever since Merilyn Sabella can remember, the last Saturday of July has always been a little crazy.

She remembers walking the downtown as a child …

Oil train derails in Montana

Yet another oil train derailment—this one in northeastern Montana—has Sandpoint officials on edge even as they continue working on a local oil derailment emergency response plan.

The Associated Press reports …

Idaho police arrest bank robbery suspect

Well, that didn’t take long. Only days after an unidentified male robbed Horizon Credit Union in Ponderay, Idaho State Police arrested Karl E. Erickson, 32, of Palmer, Alaska, in connection …

The Sandpoint Eater

By Marcia Pilgeram

Reader Food Columnist

We’ve got some noteworthy waterfront eateries and watering holes around these parts.You can arrive at most by car or bike, but there’s nothing like …

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