Get out of the water: Oscar buzz films
By T.J. Tranchell Reader Contributor In discussing his gut-wrenching 1972 film “The Last House on the Left,” director Wes Craven called horror films “boot camp for the psyche.” Had Craven lived to see 2017,...
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The Next Parenting Challenge
By Jim Payne Reader Contributor The total time a high school senior spends on electronic media—texting, internet, gaming, chat—is six hours a day. This statistic appears in psychologist Jean Twenge’s book entitled “iGen,” about...
Governor’s Race: Profile of A.J. Balukoff
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer When Democrat Anthony Joseph “A.J.” Balukoff ran for governor in 2014, he earned nearly 40 percent of the vote. It wasn’t enough, as Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter entered...
Exploratory Drilling Project informational meeting set
By Reader Staff The Idaho Panhandle National Forests will be hosting an informational meeting about the Green Mountain Exploratory Drilling Project Plan of Operations. The public meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 8...
Litehouse cuts ribbon on Ella expansion
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Litehouse Foods’ expanded Ella facility is open for business, and the community is already benefiting from its increased capabilities. At a $6.2 million price tag, the expansion was no...
Inslee denies oil terminal permit
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Environmental groups won yet another victory in the fight against proposed oil export terminals after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee rejected its permit. Unless developer Tesoro Savage appeals within 30...
PTECH ends due to lack of funding
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Niki Vandenhouten entered her senior year at Clark Fork High School without a clue what her future would hold. That is, until she found out about PTECH (Pathways To...
The open arms of Harry Amend
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor In June 2016, Harry Amend received a call regarding Jim Straw, principal of Freeman High School. Amend was asked to come in and “keep the chair warm” for when...
Mad About Science: Celiac’s Disease
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Confession time, 7B. Recently, I got a surprising diagnosis after a very long time of chronic health issues. Any diagnosis that ends a sentence with “for the rest of...
Use your words (before your genitals)
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer When comedian Aziz Ansari became the latest recipient of a sexual misconduct allegation, it took me a few days before I opened the story. Before reading the anonymous...
