One more Christmas Eve
By Sandy Compton Reader Contributor Can you smell it? You remember. Rows of magic electric embers glow upon verdant tinseled boughs The fragrance fills the winter house Gifts piled on the felted cover Carefully...
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30 years of arts, culture and everything else
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sandpoint has certainly changed in the past 30 years, but one constant has held true: twice a year, a fresh new edition of the Sandpoint Magazine chock full of...
A few thoughts on COVID-19, masks and manliness
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist As we approach our national Election Day, polls report that Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 35 points among women, but only by two points among men. The good...
A few thoughts… on pure B***S***
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist The weather has been unseasonably warm, if you haven’t noticed, and I’ve whiled away a few days getting reacquainted with the prairies and island ranges of central Montana. Day...
A few thoughts on rights and responsibilities
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Recently, I witnessed a BMW fast little car and a burly Chevy pickup try to occupy the same lane space at the same time. The person in the BMW...
A few thoughts on liberty and justice for all
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Bill Hodge, Rob Mason and I are rolling slowly down Bloody Dick Creek Road in the Beaverhead National Forest toward a tour of Big Sheep Creek National Backcountry Byway....
A few thoughts… on patriotism
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist In the film Night at the Museum II, museum guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) and come-back-to-life Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) lead enlivened historical characters in a battle against evil...
A few thoughts on the blessings of retirement
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist The online music retail industry is seeing a surge in sales, thanks in large part to the abundance of free time many are experiencing amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. ...
A few thoughts…
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Darn! It’s already March. November is coming up fast, and I declared my 2020 candidacy for president back when the Trump got elected, but then I got busy… you...
The time machine
By Sandy Compton Special to the Reader I spend a lot of time on the road between Hope and Paradise. I have a home along that road. It’s the initial route I take to almost...
