Even ‘good dogs’ die
By Tim Henney
Reader Staff
My son has buried my Best Friend Tippy in the backyard among the raspberry bushes.
She and I were roughly the same age: in our …
By Tim Henney
Reader Staff
My son has buried my Best Friend Tippy in the backyard among the raspberry bushes.
She and I were roughly the same age: in our …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
When I force myself to reflect on the recent election — and American politics in general — I’m reminded of a stressful day I once …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Staff
After the Nov. 5 election, I felt an overwhelming need to disconnect — from the celebratory posts of those aligned with the victors and the …
By Todd Wendle
Reader Contributor
It was 8:30 p.m. on a Tuesday, in the low-40s and threatening rain.
“Dear, what do you think about building us a fire in the …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
When I was young, I had a book, I Have Five Pennies, in which a young boy is sent to the store by his mom …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Thanks to support from the community, Bonner County Historical Society and the East Bonner County Library District, the Reader has begun archiving the editions that …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
My intense fear of crashing into the ocean and being eaten by sharks has never stopped me from having a good time on an airplane. …
The Hound of the Hagavilles
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Growing up in the hinterlands of Bonner County, there was no reason to lean into decorating the front of our …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I hit scan on the radio, searching for anything other than static, until a familiar song broke through the cracks and pops: “… all the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I recently attended a memorial service for someone who left a big impact on my life. This was before I began as publisher of this …
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