Down the rabbit hole
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There has never been a more difficult time and place for truth than present-day America. When insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, they were united under a...
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Survey: Less than half of Idahoans think state is on the right track
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Amid the chaos spurred by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Idahoans remain cautiously optimistic about the direction of the state, with 49% of a sample group of 1,000 survey-takers telling...
Little by Little
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Hosted by the Panhandle Health District, Gov. Brad Little on Jan. 29 toured a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Bonner County Fairgrounds, where residents were queued up to receive...
On snobberies
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff In a previous life I was a newly married 27-year-old — with no kids — living in a gorgeous brick-and-hardwood apartment on Ninth Street in Boise. The apartment was...
Art for the era
By Claire Christy Reader Contributor Many important works of art have been born of suffering, including during COVID-19 quarantine. While self-isolation may not be over for everyone, the Pend Oreille Arts Council has called...
Bon appetit, Mr. President
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist This past couple of weeks felt like a carnival ride, filled with hills and chills, and spills and shills. And per usual, when I feel angst, I feed my...
The best things in life are free
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Those looking for a free, family friendly and pandemic-precaution-possible activity can look no further than the Bonner County History Museum, as it hosts its regular Free First Saturday event...
The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist I spend a lot of time thinking about work-life balance, or, perhaps more accurately, my lack thereof. This is something we’re all supposed to achieve for reasons of health, sanity...
Mad About Science: Stock exchange
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist “The economy” is a term that gets thrown around a lot in the political arena, as well as public Facebook arguments, but what exactly does “The economy” entail? Our...
Seeking your own breakfast nirvana
By Ben Olson Reader Staff As Ron Swanson once said, “There has never been a sadness that can’t be cured by breakfast food.” With the opening of Breakfast Cantina in Ponderay in December, local...
