Checkmate
Lou Domanski Chess Festival registration ends April 9, tournament April 11 By Ben OlsonReader Staff There’s still time to register for the annual Lou Domanski Chess Festival in Sandpoint. Registration remains open until the...
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Independent and local — always
By Ben OlsonReader Staff When the Reader was founded in 2004, it was owned by three college friends who wanted to provide an alternative voice in North Idaho. When Zach Hagadone, John Reuter and...
Woodward, Critchfield talk to constituents at town hall
Event focused heavily on education, budgets By Ben OlsonReader Staff More than 100 people attended the third and final District 1 town hall gathering March 28 at Sandpoint Community Hall, hosted by Sen. Jim...
‘No Kings’ protest draws 1,100 people
By Ben OlsonReader Staff The third “No Kings” demonstration, held March 28, was recognized as the largest single-day protest in U.S. history, with a reported 8 million people gathering at more than 3,300 separate...
Fool me once…
By Ben OlsonReader Staff It’s been five years since Editor-in-Chief Zach Hagadone almost broke the town. In the history of the Sandpoint Reader, only one publication date has ever lined up perfectly with April...
Battle of the burger dorks
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Occasionally, amid the constant drumbeat of negative stories about our crumbling world, the spotlight shines on something truly absurd to provide much-needed comic relief. Enter McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski. It...
Dumb of the Week: ‘Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia’
By Ben OlsonReader Staff As news came that President Donald Trump attacked Iran alongside Israel, I readied myself for another remarkable transformation by Republicans as they abandon their yearslong rhetoric about “America first” and...
Panida board addresses rumors of rental policy changes
By Ben OlsonReader Staff The Panida Theater board of trustees’ monthly meeting March 5 drew a few more spectators than usual. The Little Theater was filled to capacity, with others standing along the back...
SHS students host fundraiser for Model U.N. conference in NYC
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...
Holding the line
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...
