2023 game of the year: Baldur’s Gate 3
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor I never played any Dungeons & Dragons as a kid, but I always wished I did. When I rolled that famous 20-sided die for the first time, I was...
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2023 game of the year: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The mark of an incredible game is the ability to return to it in different moods and stages of life and have the experience be as exhilarating as the...
What do Led Zeppelin, Leonard Nimoy and Joni Mitchell have in common?
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The experienced cinephile, or anyone who was a teenage girl in 2013, will be familiar with Howard Shore’s astounding soundtracks to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit...
Dice games for the people
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If I had my way, every drinking establishment in America would have a set of dice behind the bar. I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve passed the...
Hot springs people
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Hot Springs People. If you know, you know. While there aren’t any natural hot springs in our immediate region, drive a couple hours in any direction and you’ll find...
Mad about Science: Pokémon
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist “This is it. This is the idea I’ve been waiting for.” — Hiroshi Yamauchi, former Nintendo president. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I was...
Sandpoint City Council takes up Comp Plan workshops, Russell Sports Center fund and fire services agreement
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The newly installed Sandpoint City Council — featuring incoming Councilors Pam Duquette and Kyle Schreiber, along with reelected Councilor Deb Ruehle and new Mayor Jeremy Grimm — conducted its...
‘The way you run this meeting is disgusting’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners’ regular business meeting came to several abrupt halts on Jan. 9, as Chair Luke Omodt called for five separate recesses ranging from five...
Mayor Jeremy Grimm, new council members sworn in at Sandpoint City Hall
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The regular Jan. 3 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council ushered in a number of big changes at City Hall, with the swearing-in of Jeremy Grimm as mayor and...
Jennifer Stapleton will resign as Sandpoint city administrator
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Among the biggest news to come out of Sandpoint City Hall in a year filled with hefty headlines was the pre-holiday announcement by City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton that she...
