A Few Thoughts… On wilderness and what it really means
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Fall is falling. Sunday morning, it becomes official. I will — hopefully — be in a spot that cares nothing for the arbitrary Gregorian calendar, …
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Altered perspective
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The last time I went up in a small aircraft from the Sandpoint Airport had to have been sometime between 2001 and 2002. A high-school …
Keep the Scotchman Peaks Wild and Open
By Ed Robinson
Reader Contributor
The Scotchman Peaks is a magical place. Having worked in the forests of the Idaho Panhandle for 35 years, I don’t say that lightly. This …
County to discuss Scotchman opposition and management
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Commissioners are slated to discuss their stance on the Scotchman Peaks wilderness proposal at their Tuesday business meeting.
The agenda lists a discussion …
Primary election results favor both new and old
By Reader Staff
Voters in the Idaho primary elections showed a strong independent streak even within their parties as they voted Tuesday for a mix of incumbents and challengers – …
Scotchman Peaks: Myths and facts (and compromise)
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
No matter if you are voting in favor of the Scotchman Peaks wilderness designation or against it, it’s important to separate the facts from the …
The trail to the ballot: How the politics of Scotchman Peaks evolved over time
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
One might not expect the eye-popping vistas of Scotchman Peaks to be the symbolic site of a political battlefield.
Yet as pro- and anti-wilderness advocates …
A local piece of America’s land management history
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Scotchman Peaks Wilderness issue is reaching a climax after not just a few decades of debate, but rather almost a century of a familiar …
Vote for the Scotchman Peaks
By Alan Harper
Reader Contributor
We have a healthy timber industry in North Idaho. A forester by trade, I have always made my living in the woods. For the last …
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