Raising Robin Rick
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor Day 1 My youngest son, Enoch, is an animal whisperer and he insisted that we rescue a bird one evening. Thinking that it was injured beyond repair and would...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Shake, Rattle and Roll: Brain fart?
By A.C. Woolnough Reader Columnist One of the first medical terms I learned after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease over five years ago was the word prodromal. That word is doctor-talk for a symptom...
On The Lake: We’re 10 years old; that’s 1 million in Waterkeeper years
By Shannon Williamson Reader Columnist Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper turned 10 this past January and we didn’t even get to go to Triple Play. Instead, we’re going to memorialize this milestone like the data-driven...
Tabletop gaming in the age of laptops, desktops, tablets and smartphones
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist When I was growing up, tabletop gaming like “Dungeons & Dragons” was a lot like a trip to Las Vegas: You had a ton of fun with a lot...
Mad About Science: Optical illusions
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist If you were to equate the human body to a computer, our eyes would be a webcam while our brains are all of the stuff inside of the computer’s...
Emily Articulated: These Truths I Know
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Well, somehow it’s already September, which means I am officially approaching another year older. Each year, with the flip of a calendar page, I’m prompted to reflect on where...
The Mueller Report: A “Short” Form
By Philip A. Deutchman Reader Contributor I have read the two-volume, 448-page Mueller Report, entitled, “Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election,” by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, released...
Blues on the mountain
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Nothing says North Idaho like an off-grid hootenanny celebrating music and community. Even better if it happens every year, and Billy Mullaley has accomplished just that with Panhandle Bluesfest,...
Ruthless, by necessity
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff They were young women — 19, 16 and 14 — but they were killers. Hannie Schaft and sisters Truus and Freddie Oversteegen, respectively, volunteered for the Dutch Resistance during...
Through a glass (not so) darkly
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Read enough reviews of the recently-released, hotly-anticipated Netflix series “Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” and some central themes emerge. First, it’s visually amazing. The prequel/reboot/obsessive homage to Jim Henson’s...
