Mad About Science: Aerogel and oobleck
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Human beings are generally unsettled when things don’t act quite like they’re supposed to. This, of course, is a prehistoric trait rooted in defense — …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Human beings are generally unsettled when things don’t act quite like they’re supposed to. This, of course, is a prehistoric trait rooted in defense — …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint hosted a public meet-and-greet April 12 of the three teams selected to advance into Stage 2 of its downtown waterfront design …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
For many years, in the earlier part of this century, my friends and I took to referring to Sandpoint as “The Shire” — owing not …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint is moving forward with a project to improve the heavily traveled stretch of Division Avenue from Superior Street to the intersection …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
If it seems like there hasn’t been much news coming out of the proposed silicon smelter in Newport, Wash., it’s because the project made a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Since the news broke March 17 that Bonner General Health would suspend labor and delivery services effective May 19, the story has torn not only …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The honor roll of departed community icons is getting uncomfortably long. With the passing March 13 of Erik Daarstad, at age 87, Sandpoint has lost …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As promised, the Sandpoint City Council hosted an informational workshop at its regular March 15 meeting focused on the Multimodal Transportation Master Plan, with a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Hall issued the official solicitation notice for its Downtown Waterfront design competition Feb. 21, notifying prospective designers of the opportunity “to join us …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
You can give no greater gift to an arch-conservative than mentioning the word “democracy” — it gives them the opportunity to puff up with pedantic …
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