The best man I know
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The world is shining a little dimmer this week. Ted Bowers, one of the greatest human beings I’ve ever had the pleasure to know, has …
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Choosing your contractor
By Ted Bowers
Reader Columnist
For the first 10 years of my career as a builder in Sandpoint, my contract with customers consisted of a verbal agreement and a handshake. …
Notes of a Builder:
By Ted Bowers
Reader Columnist
In my last article I wrote about safety and what we can do to prevent accidents and injuries. My wife pointed out after reading it …
So you wanna build something?
By Ted Bowers
Reader Columnist
Editor’s note: In Ted’s last column, he discussed the importance of making a plan before you build. In this Part II, he talks about scale …
So you wanna build something?
By Ted Bowers
Reader Builder Columnist
So you have a building project you want to undertake. Where do you start? What comes next?
Presumably you know what you want, but …
Let’s be Frank about the Earl-Y days: Part 3
By Ted Bowers
Reader Columnist
In this final article about the “Early” days, I thought I would talk about some of our more memorable jobs with Boles Construction.
The Oddfellows …
Let’s be Frank about the Earl-y days: Part 2
By Ted Bowers
Reader Columnist
In the mid 1970’s Sandpoint still had much of its small town flavor. The tourist industry was still in its infancy and the economy was …
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