Newport smelter opponents appeal land sale decision
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Legal wrangling over the controversial silicon smelter plant proposed in Newport, Wash. is entering another phase, as opponents filed an appeal July 24 with the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Legal wrangling over the controversial silicon smelter plant proposed in Newport, Wash. is entering another phase, as opponents filed an appeal July 24 with the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
If you’ve noticed a lot more Netflix ads on Facebook touting films like “Austin Powers,” it’s not your social media algorithm offering up those pitches. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
His back to the bank of windows that fill the east-facing side of Trinity at City Beach, Justin Dick hardly looked like he was sitting …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A public input session hosted July 23 by the Lake Pend Oreille School District Board of Trustees threw surprisingly few sparks — especially given the …
Names like James Brown, Sam Cooke and Prince come up when people talk about Down North. The Seattle-based four-piece, fronted by Anthony Briscoe, inhabits elements of all three iconic artists …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
After an extensive round of interviews with five candidates, Lake Pend Oreille School District officials landed on their choice for principal at Sandpoint High School …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members unanimously voted July 17 to approve the rezone of 8.5 acres of property northwest of the Sandpoint Airport, bringing to a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
What’s in a name? Everything, according to the cult classic 1998 film “The Big Lebowski.”
Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen — the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
By its nature, nothing is as it seems when it comes to espionage. Such is the case — in more ways than one — with …
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