Together in the graveyard
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff There’s a patch of shade behind my house hidden under the drooping boughs of ocean spray shrubs. The only markers now separating it from the surrounding forest are the...
Category: Opening Hearts and Minds
Activation of international treaty brings hope for Idaho’s Kootenai River
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor The thought of Fernie, British Columbia conjures images of a quaint Rocky Mountain town that’s a haven for adventure and travelers; full of small-town charm, gorgeous recreation and an...
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...
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...
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...
No exit
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff “Hell is other people.” — Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit I had a severe allergic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine while in college. My joints swelled so much I couldn’t...
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...
Idaho’s militant fringe is trying to build a private army
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s been a bad run of years for a lot of reasons, but one particularly insidious trend has been eroding the substructures of civil society in Idaho since at...
Now that we’ve heard from the boys…
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Now that Reader Publisher Ben Olson and contributing writer Sandy Compton have given their two cents about Taylor Swift and her worshippers (see Nov. 17’s “Celebrity worship is peak...
Mother, daughter, temptress, victim
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff A writer, essayist, poet and professor at the University of Puget Sound, where I earned my English degree, gave an insightful lecture on representation and the nature of good...
