One more Christmas Eve
By Sandy Compton
Reader Contributor
Can you smell it? You remember.
Rows of magic electric embers
glow upon verdant tinseled boughs
The fragrance fills the winter house
Gifts piled on …
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A few thoughts on COVID-19, masks and manliness
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
As we approach our national Election Day, polls report that Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 35 points among women, but only by two points …
A few thoughts on rights and responsibilities
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Recently, I witnessed a BMW fast little car and a burly Chevy pickup try to occupy the same lane space at the same time. The …
A few thoughts on liberty and justice for all
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Bill Hodge, Rob Mason and I are rolling slowly down Bloody Dick Creek Road in the Beaverhead National Forest toward a tour of Big Sheep …
A few thoughts… on patriotism
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
In the film Night at the Museum II, museum guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) and come-back-to-life Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) lead enlivened historical characters …
A few thoughts on the blessings of retirement
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
The online music retail industry is seeing a surge in sales, thanks in large part to the abundance of free time many are experiencing amid …
The time machine
By Sandy Compton
Special to the Reader
I spend a lot of time on the road between Hope and Paradise. I have a home along that road. It’s the initial …
Bordering on Complete Sanity: Slow down and live simply … or else
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
A problem with being a writer is that if you write long enough you begin to repeat yourself. Vonnegut and Heinlein escaped it, but Grisham, …
Heart of the World: On the border of complete sanity
By Sandy Compton
Reader Contributor
I am sitting amidst the high sources of one of the wildest, most beautiful streams Iíve ever seen; in one of the wild hearts of …
Surviving the mother of all overscheduled weekends … and watering trees
By Sandy Compton
Reader Contributor
Sandpoint, the nominal capitol of the vague state of Montaho, was VERY busy last weekend. Hundreds of folks from as far away as Athol — …
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 