Once upon a time signature
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Estimates place the first love song in Mesopotamia in 2250 BCE, when high priestess Enheduanna sang that she would make her lover “feel like a king.” Online music magazine...
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Mad About Science: Septic tanks and sewer systems
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff Have you ever wondered what happens after you flush your toilet? Where does it all go, and how are we not waist-deep in sewage right now? You’re about to...
Here We Have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: If enacted, the 2021 Raise the Wage Act, which would bring minimum...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Feb. 11, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: If enacted, the 2021 Raise the Wage Act, which would bring...
Hoodoo Valley zone change denied
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended denial of a requested comprehensive plan amendment and zone change Feb. 4, affecting 160 acres in the Hoodoo Valley where...
Bonner County scraps mining code changes
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Proposed amendments to Bonner County Revised Code affecting mining operations are no longer up for adoption, despite the Planning and Zoning Commission voting to recommend the changes to Bonner...
Rep. Simpson’s plan to breach Snake R. dams offers to end ‘salmon wars’ while protecting ag and industry
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Congressman Mike Simpson, who represents Idaho’s Second Congressional District, stunned elected officials, agriculture and industry leaders throughout the Northwest when he announced Feb. 6 a $33.5 billion plan to...
Local providers spearhead Bonner, Boundary vaccine efforts
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner General Health is once again taking registrations for the two-dose COVID-19 vaccine after temporarily pausing sign-ups for people 65 and older on Jan. 27 due to a backlog...
Anti-smelter groups: Watch Pend Oreille County Comp Plan rewrite
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Anti-smelter watchdog groups are urging interested parties to keep an eye on Pend Oreille County as the Planning Commission continues to work on its 2020 Comprehensive Plan update —...
Follicle chronicles
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Some people keep diaries to remember the various stages of their life. Others dedicate themselves to elaborate photo albums. My phases are meticulously logged on an index card tucked...
