No: The Nazis were not liberals. Stop trying to say they were
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
There’s been a curious trend in the letters to the editor I’ve been receiving lately: people trying to claim that the Nazis were “actually” liberals …
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Not far from the tree
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When I was younger and someone asked where I was from, I’d tell them I was born and raised right here in Sandpoint. They might …
What the woolly worm told me
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Everyone knows about the prognosticating powers of the groundhog, recognized each February when Punxutawney Phil does or does not see his shadow, indicating the remaining …
‘Dear Editor’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Things are bad, folks. I say this not as a partisan for any particular political party, but as a son raised in a fuzzy melange …
A weekly reminder: You’re not crazy
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In the nearly eight years I’ve been at the helm of this newspaper, one constant remains as a motivating reason why we do what we …
I wanted a barn cat
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
I’m a dog person.
Most people can make assertions about what kind of person that makes me, and they’d likely be right. I am outgoing, …
Confessions of a puzzler
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
My grandma was a puzzler. Not necessarily in personality — though some others may disagree — but in the sense that she liked brain teasers. …
A few thoughts … On shedding an old skin
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
I’m two miles from the pickup and 500 feet above where I left it parked when I find a snakeskin on a rock midstream in …
The magic of the high country
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
This time of year, I gather with a group of friends and we make our annual pilgrimage to the mountains. With everything we need to …
On staying
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
There’s a sense of awe surrounding North Idaho’s demographics.
“Where have all the young people gone?” you ask, and then blame this anomaly on lack …
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 