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. Jim Risch’s Scotchman Peaks...
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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 favor Senator Jim Risch’s...
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 to revise the question....
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 whether the voter supports or...
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 few places in the...
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 America’s remaining grizzly bears,...
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 Maine by that state’s...
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. Last week, the council publicized...
Point / Counterpoint:
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 Christian, registered Republican, who...
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 plenty of time to...
