A few thoughts… on Nov. 6 at 8:30 a.m.
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
When I was young, I had a book, I Have Five Pennies, in which a young boy is sent to the store by his mom …
Category: Memories
Do you have old copies of the Reader lying around?
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Thanks to support from the community, Bonner County Historical Society and the East Bonner County Library District, the Reader has begun archiving the editions that …
Bruce Willis, I am not
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
My intense fear of crashing into the ocean and being eaten by sharks has never stopped me from having a good time on an airplane. …
Scary stories from the Reader staff
The Hound of the Hagavilles
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Growing up in the hinterlands of Bonner County, there was no reason to lean into decorating the front of our …
Emily Articulated: Open road
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I hit scan on the radio, searching for anything other than static, until a familiar song broke through the cracks and pops: “… all the …
The nature of humanity
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I recently attended a memorial service for someone who left a big impact on my life. This was before I began as publisher of this …
The Sandpoint Eater: Get out of town!
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Staff
Two weeks ago, I was exploring the wilds of the Canadian Rockies as a guest of Rocky Mountaineer — the luxury touring train that operates …
Mike’s Corner: Got some good news and some bad news
By Mike Wagoner
Reader Contributor
I was raised in Walla Walla… a nice town to grow up in… I still venture back there now and again to sing in a …
Together in the graveyard
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
There’s a patch of shade behind my house hidden under the drooping boughs of ocean spray shrubs. The only markers now separating it from the …
A Few Thoughts… On time, new works and short-lived famous folks
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
I’ve not been writing a lot of late — mostly, just this column. The best days of writing are dark and wet, when I’m glad …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 