Keeping their goals in sight
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Before Dr. Nate Harrell opened Pend Oreille Vision Care in Sandpoint a decade ago, he was fresh out of optometry school, dreaming of a place to call home. “He...
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Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Philadelphia — home of the Phillies, the Liberty Bell and the Fresh Prince. In 1793, it was also the epicenter of one of the worst epidemics America has ever...
Punching the keys
By Ben Olson Reader Staff My dad kept a small office upstairs in an alcove outside my childhood room in Westmond. From his ornate roll-top desk, dad would type correspondence on his typewriter, filling...
Emily Articulated: ‘Since whens’ and sandcastles
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist The porch boards creaked beneath the curve of my rocking chair, chiming in with the tunes and chirps of birds greeting a new day. Long beams of soft sunlight...
SCOTUS places stay on Idaho education funding initiative
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Reclaim Idaho’s education funding ballot initiative effectively met its end July 30, when the Supreme Court of the United States issued a stay on the group’s lawsuit against state...
E. Bonner libraries shift back to curbside service
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The East Bonner County Library District closed its doors and transitioned back to a curbside pick-up system on Aug. 1 due to the rising number of novel coronavirus cases...
There’s dogs in them thar hills
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The only thing more fun than jumping into a mountain lake at the end of a grueling North Idaho trail is doing so with your slobbery, happy best friend....
Catch and release
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff We fish in my family. Sure, I can remember times when my dad, brother and I packed shotguns on our many trips into the mountains to gather firewood —...
Out of nowhere
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The average album runs a gamut of pre-release rituals. There are promo appearances, strategically released singles and pre-sale hype. Artists share countdowns across platforms, gaining new listeners and teasing...
An art icon in the making
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sandpoint artist Alison Barrows-Young is celebrating international recognition after the publication ArtTour International recently chose one of her pieces for its back cover. Barrows-Young, also known as ALBY, said...
