By Ben OlsonReader Staff Students in the honors international relations class at Sandpoint High School have their sights set on New York City and are hosting a fundraiser to help pay for the once-in-a-lifetime...
A brief history of the Priest River Experimental Forest and a conversation with the ones who keep the legacy alive By Ben OlsonReader Staff Tucked beneath boughs of western white pine, fir, hemlock and...
By Ben OlsonReader Staff As evident with the snowfall in the mountains this week, winter isn’t packing it in quite yet. A final week of Sandpoint Winter Carnival events has been planned for outdoor...
Sean Combs: The Reckoning showcases another rich, famous person doing terrible things By Ben OlsonReader Staff When historian James Truslow Adams defined the “American Dream” in 1931, he emphasized that it was “not a...
By Ben OlsonReader Staff The Winter Olympics is more than just a collection of elite athletes competing for medals. It’s a salve that soothes skin rubbed raw from political divisions that have sharply divided...
By Ben OlsonReader Staff For the past 12 years, the Hoot Owl Cafe has hosted a soup kitchen every Monday night to feed the community — an anniversary celebrated by volunteers and patrons on...
By Ben OlsonReader Staff There’s always been something cool and soothing about the music of Fleetwood Mac. Now, you can experience the music of the iconic band live, with a double feature by Coeur...
By Ben OlsonReader Staff It’s pretty disheartening when you notice how racist some people are. It’s even worse when you realize one of the worst is currently our president. President Donald Trump posted a...
By Ben OlsonReader Staff In the Jan. 22 edition of the Reader, I used my Bouquets and Barb column to wonder about the seemingly incongruous nature of the Republican party since President Donald Trump’s...
Men’s Adult and Senior Baseball Leagues seeking new players By Ben OlsonReader Staff There’s nothing that compares to the feeling of putting on a uniform, trotting onto the diamond and playing baseball. It’s a...
