The last chance for Memorial Field?
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff If you had to pick the most unpredictable factor to local elections this year, it’s almost certainly the proposed local option tax. On the one hand, there’s no surer...
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An Interview with returning artists Jelly Bread
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The five-piece funk hybrid band Jelly Bread played the Hive this winter and made such a great impression, they are returning for an encore show Friday, September 11. Led...
Schweitzer’s Fall Fest back for 23rd annual beer extravaganza
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s been an interesting summer. We’ve had early heat waves, forest fires, earthquakes, smoky skies. It’s hard to believe that this weekend marks the end of summer operations for...
City Administrator post explained
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Call it the big Sandpoint budget controversy that wasn’t. When Sandpoint City Council members announced in Juy they were considering adding a city administrator position to the roster of...
The two faces of the Oath Keepers
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In just over five years, the Oath Keepers have acquired something of an iconic public image. You’ve no doubt seen them in media photos and broadcasts of media events...
Artists’ Studio Tour offers behind-the-scenes view of studios
By Scout Anatricia Reader Intern The artistic events of the summer haven’t come to a standstill quite yet. The creative flow rushes past the Arts and Crafts Fair, through the Festival at Sandpoint and...
The importance of landscape irrigation
By Dan Eskelson Reader Columnist Landscape irrigation is a term to describe the artificial application of water to a landscape. To keep your gardens thriving requires the careful management of irrigation practices. The following...
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist If you are single, you know all too well that many of your friends and family are constantly badgering you about settling down. At times they even resort to...
Kansas Has the Red State Blues; Will Idaho Catch It?
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist “Kansas’ tax cut was among the worst tax policy decisions of all time.” —Forbes (July 2, 2015) The GOP presidential candidates are bringing out the Gipper to solve the...
Parking woes discussed at city workshop
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff As far as local complaints go, there aren’t many of them more long-lived or persistently contentious than downtown parking. It’s a little like the Hydra—cut down one problem and...
