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...
Category: Health
Panhandle Health District poised to revisit mask mandate
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Panhandle Health District will again look at taking some action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic at its meeting Thursday, July 23 in Coeur d’Alene, after discussion of...
A Grain of Salt: The shame game
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Columnist Okay world, that’s enough. I’m not quite certain where it began — though I suspect there are some strong roots in the Old Testament — but this culture of...
‘When you protect everybody you protect yourself’
By Cynthia Dalsing Reader Contributor I wanted to write this article when I heard that more than 400 health care workers have died from COVID-19. This struck me — these were my colleagues, the...
‘Sticking to the science and the data’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic hit North Idaho in March, there was a brief period when the majority of the community rallied together to follow the advice...
Idaho enters final stage of reopening plan
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Governor Brad Little gave the state the green light June 11 to enter Stage 4 of the Idaho Rebounds economic reopening plan. Idaho just barely qualified to enter the...
Passing the test
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor It’s no mystery how to get Idaho back on its feet in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. From the beginning, public health officials have been beating the same...
A grain of salt
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Columnist I have decided that living with trauma is kind of like having emotional fibromyalgia. Some days, everything hurts and all the inexplicable tender parts feel raw and confused. The...
‘Asking for help is not a bad thing’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Around the age of 6 or 7, a doctor diagnosed Evelyn Towry on the autism spectrum. Bipolar tendencies, anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder also surfaced due to negative...
Kaniksu Health Services begins reopening all services
By Reader Staff During the past few months, many patients may have missed an important wellness exam, regular diabetes monitoring, dental care or mental health appointment. As the state of Idaho begins its phased...
