Something is rotten in the state of America
By Ben OlsonReader Staff In the Jan. 22 edition of the Reader, I used my Bouquets and Barb column to wonder about the seemingly incongruous nature of the Republican party since President Donald Trump’s...
Tagged: second amendment
Dist. 1 lawmakers Sauter, Woodward attend Sandpoint town hall
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Idaho District 1 Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, and Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, gathered with constituents March 15 for what may be the last local town hall of the 2025...
YEAR IN REVIEW: 2023
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff We’ve been doing these retrospectives every year since 2020, and so far the ’20s have lived up to their reputation for being “roaring.” Just reading the list of big...
A few thoughts … On perspective
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist My brothers and I and our significant others once stood in Grandpa Earl’s east field on a summer night, watching sunset fade away. Hanging in the sky 10 degrees...
BoCo drops appeal of Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Board of Bonner County Commissioners announced March 16 that it will drop its appeal of the lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint regarding The Festival at Sandpoint’s policy...
County votes to proceed with suit vs. city over Festival gun-ban
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint had barely opened its 2019 season when open carry and concealed firearms advocates took aim at the event’s weapons ban. “The Festival doesn’t...
Two marches, one issue
By Ben Olson and McCalee Cain Reader Staff and Contributor A heavy spring snowfall didn’t deter the hundreds of people from marching on Saturday morning. At the south end of the Long Bridge, over...
Two gun-related marches in Sandpoint Saturday
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The nationwide gun debate is coming to Sandpoint Saturday, as groups organize to march both in favor and against strengthening the country’s gun control legislation. In solidarity with the...
