Fool me once…
By Ben OlsonReader Staff It’s been five years since Editor-in-Chief Zach Hagadone almost broke the town. In the history of the Sandpoint Reader, only one publication date has ever lined up perfectly with April...
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Back of the book
Death to lawns By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff I have a bone to pick with Louis XIV — and it has to do with the lifeless, homogeneous, herbicide-riddled tracts of land that we call lawns....
The death of comedy
A political tragedy By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It seems to be a trend that as political regimes — even whole civilizations — begin to collapse, people not only keep laughing but laugh louder. The...
Battle of the burger dorks
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Occasionally, amid the constant drumbeat of negative stories about our crumbling world, the spotlight shines on something truly absurd to provide much-needed comic relief. Enter McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski. It...
Back of the Book: Spring in the air
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Spring is painting North Idaho green, with grass and buds popping up alongside the first crocuses, violets and Idaho trillium sprouts. Still, it hasn’t exactly been a white winter, and...
Q&A.I.: Interrogating ChatGPT
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Against my better judgement, I’ve been using ChatGPT, but not to write emails faster or distill complex data that I can’t be bothered to think about myself, nor serve as...
The good divisions
By Ben OlsonReader Staff The Winter Olympics is more than just a collection of elite athletes competing for medals. It’s a salve that soothes skin rubbed raw from political divisions that have sharply divided...
My bloody valentine
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff At this time of year, the world is abuzz with thoughts of love. Young and old couples turn their minds to chocolates and romantic dinners, and schoolchildren cut out paper...
Holy shed II
Contemplations on safe spaces — both public and private — and defending your peace By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It’s been hard to feel good about much over the past few weeks; and, like many,...
Something is rotten in the state of America
By Ben OlsonReader Staff In the Jan. 22 edition of the Reader, I used my Bouquets and Barb column to wonder about the seemingly incongruous nature of the Republican party since President Donald Trump’s...
