Vote ‘yes’ for Scotchman Peaks
By Jim Peterson
Reader Contributor
When Bonner County voters go to the polls on May 15, one of the measures on their ballot is an advisory vote concerning U.S Sen. …
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Scotchman Peaks decision is not mine, it is yours
By U.S. Senator Jim Risch
Reader Contributor
When you vote next month in the primary election, language will be included on the ballot asking the community to decide “Do you …
No change to advisory vote after county discussion
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted Tuesday to keep the Scotchman Peaks advisory vote in its previously approved form, despite a request from Samuels resident Dan Rose …
Wilderness vote ready for May ballot
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an advisory vote question for the May 15 primary ballot. The advisory vote will ask …
Scotchman Peaks Wilderness: Why it is important for North Idaho
By Bill Harp
Reader Columnist
If you spend a lot of time looking at geography using satellite and aerial images like I do, you quickly realize that there are very …
My view on Scotchman Peaks Wilderness
By Mike Comola
Reader Contributor
Scotchman Peaks, wild and remote, looms high above Clark Fork, Idaho and the Clark Fork of the Columbia River. Home to a small population of …
Why Wilderness?
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
When I was 10 years old, my dad and I took a 10-day adventure along the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, a canoe route established in northern …
Clark Fork council opposed to Scotchman Peaks wilderness bill
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Following a meeting in January that mobilized opposition to Scotchman Peaks wilderness designation, the Clark Fork City Council has come out against the proposal.
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In support of wilderness
By John Zieski
Reader Contributor
As an avid hunter, hiker, backpacker, I enjoy spending time on our public lands with my wife. I am also a …
Risch: Still time to weigh in on proposed Scotchman Peaks wilderness bill
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Following a Clark Fork meeting that drew several people opposing the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, is reminding people that there’s still …
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