It takes a lot of work to relax
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It takes a lot of work to relax.
When I was in my 20s, packing for a camping trip or a weekend away was a …
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A few thoughts… …On Memorial Day weekend
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Memorial Day weekend is passed. Soggy campers weathered the weather, and cemeteries sprouted flags and flowers in remembrance of loved ones.
Twenty-eight years ago last …
Nice work if you can get it…
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
One of the best parts of being a journalist — especially being a journalist for a really long time — is that you end up …
A few thoughts … on a plane to Hawaii
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Just so you know, even if there’s nobody on the ocean to experience the waves, the waves are there. From 30,000 feet, whitecaps are still …
What real courage looks like
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When Bonner General Health announced in March that it would cease labor and delivery services, citing the “legal and political climate” of Idaho as a …
Libraries are also sacred spaces of the human race
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
“Just that one omission alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn’t a book in it.”
— Mark Twain, on …
A logger’s daughter’s Earth Day
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
When I look at my garden, my mind works in annual cycles. I’ll put tomatoes in this spot, I think, because it gets great afternoon …
A few thoughts … On perspective
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
My brothers and I and our significant others once stood in Grandpa Earl’s east field on a summer night, watching sunset fade away. Hanging in …
Mydaho
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
For many years, in the earlier part of this century, my friends and I took to referring to Sandpoint as “The Shire” — owing not …
So long and thanks for all the turns
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The end of the ski season at Schweitzer is always a little bittersweet. Everyone down in the valley is rejoicing at the first warm days …
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 