Shedding light on Helen Keller
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor Let’s imagine that Helen Keller were not deaf and blind. Let’s forget temporarily that infamous defining moment around the well pump with Anne Sullivan, all the people she inspired...
Author: Ben Olson
The Sandpoint Eater: The Secret Picnic
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Decked out in fascinators grand enough for the recent royal wedding, a crowd of fashionable party-goers, including my guest Doug and I, waited for final instructions that would...
Reed siblings featured in Spring Concert
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor On the weekends the Reeds go out busking. They play long, haunting memorized solos, fast duets and familiar pop songs. With cash in their cases, they are professionals. During...
Gardening with Laurie: Marvelous Mulch
By Laurie Brown Reader Columnist Mulch is something most gardeners know about but may not know how to use. There are several reasons for using it; in winter, it insulates the ground and prevents...
CHAFE 150 readies for 2018 ride
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For biking enthusiasts, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. That’s right: CHAFE 150 is right around the corner, and that means bicyclists from around the country —...
Local photographer highlights India in new book
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Although Tina Friedman has traveled to 34 countries and immersed herself in dozens of distinct cultures, nothing quite prepared her for India. The people she met, the experiences she...
Standing Guard
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Coyotes at Sandpoint City Beach? Well, sort of. Sandpoint Parks and Recreation is trying out a new goose deterrent system with the placement of several coyote decoys at the...
Q & A with Sandpoint Middle School principal Casey McLaughlin
By Jodi Rawson Reader Staff My seventh-grade daughter says her principal is very well loved and greets everyone by their first name (even though the Sandpoint Middle School population is at full capacity). A...
Mad About Science: Crossbows
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The crossbow: one part gun, one part bow, 10 parts awesome. So good at maths. When you think of a crossbow, you probably imagine a soldier from the Middle...
Emily Articulated: Welcome to the Jungle
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist You’re in the jungle. Light is flickering through the canopy of leaves, painting colorful streaks across the dirt floor. You turn your neck to the left and see a...
