No exit
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff “Hell is other people.” — Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit I had a severe allergic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine while in college. My joints swelled so much I couldn’t...
Category: Health
Idaho bill expanding birth control access heads to governor’s desk
By Mia Maldonado Idaho Capital Sun In a narrow 34-35 vote, a bill to require insurance companies to cover up to six months of supplies of contraceptives passed the Idaho House of Representatives on...
Mad about Science: DNA Ancestry
Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When my aunt and uncle visited a couple of years ago from England, the latter brought along a folder of genealogical research he’d compiled about his side of the family...
Sandpoint rallies for reproductive rights
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff In recognition of International Women’s Day, women of Bonner and Boundary counties will gather on Friday, March 8 outside Bonner General Health for the Pro-Voice Project’s “Rally for Repro.”...
Kaniksu Community Health welcomes Joseph Wassif as director of psychiatry
By Reader Staff Kaniksu Community Health recently announced that Joseph Wassif will serve as director of psychiatry, leading the development of its Psychiatry Department, which is part of KCH’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic...
Building community in Bonner and Boundary counties
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The National Alliance on Mental Illness Far North branch will host a fundraiser and info session on Thursday, Feb. 29 for the Sand Creek Clubhouse — an upcoming project...
Ponderay soup kitchen celebrates 10th anniversary
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Community Crockpot, Inc. Soup Kitchen celebrated 10 years of feeding Bonner County’s underserved community Feb. 12 with a 125-person pizza party. The nonprofit, which operates from the Hoot...
Mad about Science: Silver
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Publisher’s Note: Brenden Bobby is out this week, so you’re stuck with me. In the world of precious metals, silver often plays second fiddle to gold. The latter is...
Mad About Science: Steroids in baseball
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I was an 8-year-old nerd in a class full of boys — who were primarily jocks — when Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa fought an epic duel, leapfrogging one...
The Sandpoint Eater: A piece of cake
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist It’s a wrap, folks. The 16th annual Heart Ball proved as successful as its predecessors. The following night, I watched the Grammys and thought that the Bonner General Health...
