By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Talented filmmakers live all over the country. Problem is, outside of global cinematic capital cities like Los Angeles and New York, it’s tough to find an audience. A new...
By Barry Burgess Reader Contributor I used to hide in libraries when I was little. The school, the church and community libraries all had their particular bibliotheca. They were special places where I could...
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor Let’s imagine that Helen Keller were not deaf and blind. Let’s forget temporarily that infamous defining moment around the well pump with Anne Sullivan, all the people she inspired...
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor On the weekends the Reeds go out busking. They play long, haunting memorized solos, fast duets and familiar pop songs. With cash in their cases, they are professionals. During...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Although Tina Friedman has traveled to 34 countries and immersed herself in dozens of distinct cultures, nothing quite prepared her for India. The people she met, the experiences she...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Change isn’t easy. And it’s made even harder after almost 50 years of consistency. The change, in this case, is the relocation of the Pend Oreille Arts Council Arts...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Schweitzer Cutoff Roundabout will get an aesthetic upgrade by next June following the city’s recent approval of a public art proposal. The approved artwork, “Celestial Sierra,” is a...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff At Lake Pend Oreille High School, there’s no homework. Students call teachers by their first names. In most every case of late or incomplete work, there are second chances....
By Mark Cochran Reader Contributor “Grandpa, have you ever seen a real mountain goat, like that statue over there?” “Yes, I have. Many of them, right here on this very mountaintop.” “Here on Scotchman...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff So why exactly is this week’s cover of the Reader blank? No, we weren’t feeling uninspired; we’re celebrating Pend Oreille Arts Council’s annual ArtWalk next month. Thanks to a...
