The origins of that nostalgic sound
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I grew up 10 miles south of Sandpoint, in a log cabin beside Highway 95 near Westmond. To this day, if I hear the faraway hush of cars driving...
Category: Humor
The Lumber Jill: Give of your driveway, give of your heart
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist It was, perhaps, not my finest moment. I might have treated one Sandpoint land baron as a proxy for them all. I might have been unkind and unfair....
Emily Articulated: Cottage Core and home
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Arriving in Sandpoint after a month away is like returning to the baseline of a familiar song — settling into the steady rhythm of my life after a long...
Greetings from 2023: Send help
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Part of my weekly duties as publisher of the Reader is skimming through old newspaper archives for interesting news stories of the past for the column at left, “Old School...
Former Reader illustrator releases book
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Reader fans might recognize the name Daniel Cape as a talented illustrator who helped this newspaper find its voice during the first few years after returning to print in...
In praise of imperfection
By John T. Reuter Reader Editor Emeritus The cafe next door to the Panida Theater had caught fire. As firefighters rushed to put out the blaze, they caused water damage to a small, lower...
I’m sorry, how do you say your name?
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff It’s pronounced SON-ser-ray. Yes, it is shocking when people get it right on the first try, and Reader Publisher Ben Olson and Editor-in-Chief Zach Hagadone are two of only...
‘Over-organized, overpriced and over-proud’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff “And what rough beast, its hour come round at last/ Slouches toward Bethlemen to be born?” — W.B. Yeats, “The Second Coming,” published 1920 It’s impossible that I recollect...
Worst. Date. Ever.
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Usually when Valentine’s Day draws near, we take time to show our significant others how much they mean to us. This year, though, I can’t help but remember the...
Back of the Book: Thank you, and you, and you
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff After my recent wedding, I took it upon myself to handwrite thank-you notes to everyone who attended or helped with the big event. This was not my original intention....
