Dune might be Hollywood’s most cursed property
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As Frank Herbert wrote in his iconic sci-fi novel Dune, “God made Arrakis to train the faithful.” Faithful his fans have been, from 1965 …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As Frank Herbert wrote in his iconic sci-fi novel Dune, “God made Arrakis to train the faithful.” Faithful his fans have been, from 1965 …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
I would have attended the “Disobey Idaho” protest, which saw Idahoans by the hundreds — maybe more than a thousand — gather April 17 in …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
If Blanchard Republican Rep. Heather Scott was hungry for headlines, she now has a cornucopia on which to dine. The world has taken notice of …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With the world changing daily, we recognize that a printed weekly alternative newspaper doesn’t exactly cut the mustard during times of quarantine and social isolation. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Regardless of whether you’re on COVID-19 quarantine at home, most of the world’s premiere art galleries, museums, libraries or exotic places are, or probably will …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Jon Brownell has been teaching Bonner County students to sing for 31 years, but it wasn’t until 2018 that he and his choir won the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A ‘divisive’ session
As Idaho lawmakers approach the end of the 2020 Legislature, which is expected to adjourn Friday, March 20, they’ve already started to …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members voted March 5 to submit a letter to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, asking the regulatory body to host a public …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County voters cast 6,053 ballots in the March 10 presidential primary election, nominating Former Vice President Joe Biden to be the Democratic standard bearer …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
While the project to remake War Memorial Field has been a local conversation point for months, it hasn’t yet made the leap from the drawing …
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