America at the movies
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Since the first decades of the 20th century, Americans have received the bulk of their self understanding as a national community from cinema and TV screens. A small but...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
The (pot)luck of the draw
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff With age comes a more intimate understanding of the events and happenings of adult life. Potluck dinners are one of those events that seemed to occur out of thin...
Paint, hide, find, repeat
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Nancy Schmidt didn’t know she was a rock person until she moved to Bonner County from Pittsburgh about 14 years ago. “And now I have rocks everywhere in my...
The Fourth of July through the years
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Like most small towns across the nation, Sandpoint has celebrated our country’s independence on July 4 over the years with a great show of patriotism and mirth. We reached...
From Yarnell to Hope
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff With Lake Pend Oreille stretched out before them, six Sam Owen Fire District firefighters gathered on a foggy Hope hilltop June 30, standing in silence save for birdsong and...
The language of freedom
By Katie Botkin Reader Contributor Would you be shocked if I told you that conservatives and liberals speak different languages, in an almost literal sense? It’s true. There are certain words and phrases each...
Mad About Science: Tomatoes
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The world’s favorite berry is a curious fruit. Or is it a vegetable? You may find it interesting to know that, despite the tomato being a staple of their...
‘Sticking to the science and the data’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic hit North Idaho in March, there was a brief period when the majority of the community rallied together to follow the advice...
‘Know Before You Go’
By Reader Staff As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, the Idaho Panhandle National Forests is reminding visitors that fireworks, and the possession of fireworks, are prohibited on National Forest System lands, regardless of...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces – July 2, 2020
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Lacking statehood, the nation’s capital operates under taxation without representation. Last...
