Living Life: What helps make a good marriage?
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist “A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” — Robert Quillen The secret to a good marriage is an interesting question, and if you did a survey,...
Author: Ben Olson
Library kicks off Summer Reading Program
By Reader Staff When kids stop reading during summer vacation, the summer slide happens. No, this isn’t a toy found at the playground. The summer slide is the loss of academic skills and knowledge...
The Sandpoint Eater: The 50th column!
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist It’s hard to believe this is my 50th column in the Reader. Fifty columns! Though I’ve written most from right here in Sandpoint, I’ve also tapped out words...
Movement for federal action on climate change growing
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer, ND Reader Contributor This headline might sound odd in the light of President Trump’s move to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. However, this decision makes state and federal climate...
Not your average rap album
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer The stereotypes that accompany contemporary rap music are not the same stereotypes that accompany being a 21-year-old college-educated white female in North Idaho. Thanks to this unlikely pairing,...
Camp Kaniksu: teaching our youth about the joys of nature
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For kids growing up in North Idaho, you’d think everyone would have the same opportunities to experience the joy of nature. The truth is, not everyone gets to experience...
‘They’ll always be your kids’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer When Jan Riley began the 2016-2017 school year teaching in a multi-aged classroom of first, second and third graders at Hope Elementary, she’d done what few teachers can...
Sixth graders tackle suicide awareness
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer A handful of Ann Dickinson’s sixth grade class came to school last Thursday to find a note written in Spanish outside their classroom. The curious students called over...
Sister Madonna Buder: Spokane’s ‘Iron Nun’
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor To those of you who’ve attended Catholic school, the words “Iron Nun” may conjure up strong images, but certainly not a picture of the sweet, unassuming octogenarian that has...
Local breweries medal at North American Beer Awards
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Two local breweries are swimming in golden suds after winning medals at the North American Beer Awards (NABA) last weekend. MickDuff’s Brewing Co. in Sandpoint and Laughing Dog Brewing...
