By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This past week, while getting barraged by the whirlwind of local and national political fanfare, I found a foothold in positive political engagement by revisiting our nation’s founding story,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Bonner County Fair Board met for its regular business meeting Nov. 8, receiving updates from departments and, more than anything, establishing footing around certain operating procedures after the...
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Midterms often draw fewer voters than presidential elections, but a few big-ticket ballot items brought citizens to the polls in unusual numbers. Most of the up-ballot races...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the nearly eight years I’ve been at the helm of this newspaper, one constant remains as a motivating reason why we do what we do — to remind...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Parallel to the seasons shifting in the American West, musicians often experience seasonal shifts of their own. For singer-songwriter Jonathon Foster, the songwriting and recording processes — as well...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist For an upcoming project, I’ve begun organizing my Reader recipes and other written recipes, as well as committing several “still-in-my-head” recipes to paper. Some people measure their lives and...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When future cultural excavators opine on the finest films of the early 21st century, it is certain that Pan’s Labyrinth, from Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, will be near...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If a person embarked on a mission to watch all of William Shakespeare’s plays from start to finish, the exercise would take just shy of five days — a...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Maria Larson’s art — and by proxy, her entire life — is a love letter to North Idaho. In an attempt to explain the connection she feels to this...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Early voting is open at the Bonner County Administration Building from now through Friday, Nov. 4 at 5 p.m., after which those participating in local democracy must wait until...
