Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Set the Tesla to ludicrous speed, because like Sonic the Hedgehog, we’re about to go fast! Traveling insurmountably huge distances is the ultimate dream of the scientific mind. Imagine...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
What happened to the party of Teddy Roosevelt?
By Cassie Price Special to the Reader My dad was a lifelong Republican, farmer and logger. He believed in small government and fiscal responsibility, and most importantly, conservation of natural resources. Two of my...
Dirt-y Secrets
By Ranel Hanson Reader Columnist October is transitional. There is lots to do but we will do it in cooler weather. We can get warm, sunny days or frost. And rain, hopefully. So, be...
Emily Articulated: Legacy and imagination
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist If I’m being honest, I haven’t spent that much time throughout my life considering with depth the role of gender equality on my unique experience navigating the world around...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Oct. 1, 2020
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court justice pick is Judge Amy Coney...
Agencies approve EIS for Columbia River System Operations
By Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration signed a joint Record of Decision on Sept. 28, committing the agencies to ongoing operations, maintenance and configuration...
Containment increasing on local fires
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Following a wet late-September weekend, fire managers report that the two largest blazes in the Bonner County area — the Bernard and Callahan fires — are 75% and 72%...
Details on the constitutional amendment HJR4 being considered by Idaho voters
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff In an historic election shaped by COVID-19 social distancing restrictions and allegations — unfounded — by some including the president that the attendant mail-in voting will result in compromised...
Bonner County to pave all gravel RR crossings
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Railroad crossings on gravel roads across Bonner County are about a year away from a major makeover, as the county plans to spend federal grant money to pave 100...
Bonner County COVID cases rise, following state trend
By Reader Staff Bonner County experienced a notable upswing in COVID-19 cases through September, adding more than 120 cases from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30 for a total of 350 confirmed and probable cases...
