A few thoughts…
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
There’s a joke about Ivano’s Ristorante Italiano, a Sandpoint institution for 37 years:
Question: “Where’s the best Italian restaurant in Spokane?”
Answer: “In Sandpoint.”
Alas, …
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A Few Thoughts…
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Having survived COVID-19 and feeling sort of — but not completely — immune, I recently traveled down Mexico way. I didn’t go into Mexico, except …
A few thoughts on surviving COVID-19
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
I promised myself I would write something light and funny this month. But then, I went to town. I hadn’t been for a while. I’d …
Unpacking Sandy Compton’s newest book, The Dog With His Head On Sideways
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For local author and man-about-country Sandy Compton, writing about his native land and the characters who occupy it is… complicated. Like any steadfast native of …
More than a few thoughts on America past, present and future
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
I am ranging through the Great American Trail Series, 10 books edited by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. and published in the 1960s. They each have …
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 …
30 years of arts, culture and everything else
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint has certainly changed in the past 30 years, but one constant has held true: twice a year, a fresh new edition of the Sandpoint …
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 pure B***S***
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
The weather has been unseasonably warm, if you haven’t noticed, and I’ve whiled away a few days getting reacquainted with the prairies and island ranges …
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 …
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