Billionaires: heroes or zeroes?
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Billionaires only began to exist around a century ago, starting with “oil magnate” John D. Rockefeller in 1916. Today there are around 2,500 billionaires, and …
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Brian Casey: An everyday local hero
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Staff
Though we have both lived in Sandpoint over a decade, I just met Brian Casey last year. I adore him. Just being around him, I …
Lithium is saving my life
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
“Lithium saved my life,” I keep reading in testimonies, but sadly some of the people who have been prescribed lithium to help curb their suicidal …
A Conversation with Perky Hagadone
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Perky Hagadone is celebrating her 40th year in Sandpoint. Since 1978, she’s raised two sons, started a career with the school district, earned two master’s …
Sandpoint local talks about the ‘Hub’ and pioneering in North Idaho
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Amanda Ott serves coffee at Evans Brothers and has been serving in Sandpoint on and off the last decade, which was how I connected with …
Riding for MS
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Meeting Jeff Brath at Evans was a treat because neither one of us was in a hurry. Brath calls New Jersey home half the year, …
Artist Spotlight: Jeff Dunwoody
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Jeff Dunwoody is a celebrated local artist gifted in mediums ranging from painting and drawing to building with wood and metal. But his upcoming show …
Reed siblings featured in Spring Concert
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
On the weekends the Reeds go out busking. They play long, haunting memorized solos, fast duets and familiar pop songs. With cash in their cases, …
Q & A with Sandpoint Middle School principal Casey McLaughlin
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Staff
My seventh-grade daughter says her principal is very well loved and greets everyone by their first name (even though the Sandpoint Middle School population is …
Benching: The art of waiting on a train
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
“Benching,” according to one Urban Dictionary definition, is “the time spent photographing or watching graffiti on trains.”
“Wild Style” is often the type of art …
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 