The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Every Monday, since Oct. 5, 2009, the calendar on my phone has reminded me to “take care of Uncle Jimmy.” And I finally did. Uncle Jimmy was my mother...
Category: Living Life
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...
LIving Life: Become the Voice for a Foster Child — Become a CASA
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist A foster child’s journey is one like no other, and often they feel unheard. They are placed in the homes of strangers where they are left to figure out...
Living Life: Winter time blues
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist As the time changes and the days get shorter, people often struggle with feeling down or like they have less energy. That often gets compounded by the number of...
Living Life: Country trauma and healing
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist Once again our country is in a state of acute stress. We’ve experienced something so horrific that we struggle to make sense of it and cannot. This traumatic experience...
Living Life: Helping children in troubled times
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist As grownups, we, too, have been traumatized by the recent events in the world, and with the recent school shooting in Spokane it hit really close to home. We...
Living Life: Help a Foster Child, Become a CASA
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist Foster children experience a journey like no other. They are often placed in the homes of strangers where they are left to figure out all the unwritten rules and...
Living Life: Back to school
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist As August arrives and summer begins to wind down, it will soon be time to get ready for a new school year. Whether your summer was filled with fun...
Living Life: Living the last third
By Dianne Smith Reader Columnist Like many, I have spent years raising children and helping them thrive. After working three jobs, seven days a week for years to help pay for college so my...
