Author: Ben Olson

Is your heart a black hole?

By Marjolein Groot Nibbelink Reader Contributor A solitary friend and I spent a week in a cabin in Covelo, Calif., speaking of astrophysics while I was cross referencing Bill Bryson’s “A Short History Of...

Battle Call

By Michael Jacobson Reader Contributor In March 1991 unsettling photos of C-130 military cargo planes laden with flag draped coffins filled the news media. We were in Afghanistan. Prior to Desert Storm only active...

Progress prompts hope

By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Each participant in the various Walks to End Alzheimer’s carries a flower during the events across Washington and North Idaho, and each color means something different: blue flowers...

Aikido: A Path to Harmony

By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor The practice of aikido is all about harmony. It’s an art that transcends time and place. And for the past couple years, the place for Gaia and Sensei Reitan...

Reclaim Idaho completes summer tour of the state

By Reader Staff Reclaim Idaho has completed its summer tour of Idaho in a green-clad mobile home after dozens of stops in Idaho cities and small towns. The group, co-founded by Sandpoint native and...