Reaffirming regional human rights
By Linda Navarre and Todd Crossett, co-chairs, BCHRTF Members Reader Contributors “It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. Never let anyone tell you that...
Category: Living Life
Dirt-y Secrets: Spring has sprung and it’s time to plan for May flowers
By Ranel Hanson Reader Columnist “It is one of those April Days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.” ...
My drug of choice
By Chris White Reader Contributor “What do you think, can he handle this pitch?” “No, he’s too little to handle that much heat.” “Ahh, let’s see what he can do with it.” Moving it...
Let the officials officiate
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Emeritus More than 14 million people tuned in to watch the Final Four matchup between the Iowa and UConn women’s college basketball teams earlier this month, setting a new record...
Emily articulated: Written in the stars
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I had a notably bad day last week. Not the kind of bad day when anything catastrophic or earth-shattering happened, but a day where one little thing after another...
A few thoughts… On spring in the Norther Rockies
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist It seems to be spring. Winter wasn’t so great, as winters go; after too many days of skiing last season, I’ve not had enough this year. But I’m grateful...
What is a local?
By Steve Sanchez Reader Contributor A local is someone who lives here — really lives here. A local is invested in their community. They work here and volunteer here. They pay taxes here, they...
Getting a leg up
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Everything changed for Jake Gemkow last November. While loading wood into his pickup truck at his home in Sagle, Gemkow suddenly lost feeling on his right side and couldn’t...
Internal combustion therapy
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Every spring for the past 20 years or so, around the time when the weather turns warm in earnest, I mark a personal seasonal resurrection: the starting up of...
Let us work on being united
By K.L. Huntley Reader Contributor I always loved the story of the young people participating in the Special Olympics in Seattle almost 50 years ago. It was the 100-yard dash, the gun went off...
