Remembering those we lost
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer, when stores host big sales — families load up gear to camp or recreate together and workers get a much-needed day off....
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
It’s time for a property tax freeze
By Mike Gearlds Reader Contributor For reasons best explained by them, Idaho legislators again failed to pass property tax relief or reform measures in the past session. They roused from their torpor just long...
Ground control to Spaceship Earth
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you think the coronavirus quarantine has lasted a long time, talk to the crew of Biosphere 2. In 1991, a group of eight visionaries spent two years quarantined...
‘Asking for help is not a bad thing’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Around the age of 6 or 7, a doctor diagnosed Evelyn Towry on the autism spectrum. Bipolar tendencies, anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder also surfaced due to negative...
Dine in, work out
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Idaho Governor Brad Little announced in a press conference May 14 that the state would move into Stage 2 of his Idaho Rebounds plan, as scheduled on Saturday, May...
The Baloney Detective: Propaganda techniques
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor Propaganda, with its myriad colors and shapes, is a ubiquitous and unrelenting force. Whether you’re watching TV, listening to the radio, reading a magazine or mindlessly scrolling on social...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact, which COVID-19 has illustrated so well. A recent sampling: To avoid a surge in...
Weight limits lifted throughout county
By Reader Staff The Bonner County Road and Bridge Department announced May 18 that weight limits have been lifted from roads throughout the county. Weight limits were first posted to some local roads on...
Kaniksu Health Services begins reopening all services
By Reader Staff During the past few months, many patients may have missed an important wellness exam, regular diabetes monitoring, dental care or mental health appointment. As the state of Idaho begins its phased...
Kootenai Bay Rd. Quiet Zone sees progress
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff An official railway Quiet Zone will soon begin taking shape at the Ponder Point railroad crossing in Kootenai, as Bonner County commissioners approved a bid May 19 that would...
