Investing in the future of medicine
By Sheryl Rickard Reader Contributor One of my favorite times of the year is when our Idaho WWAMI students arrive at Bonner General Health. I’ve spent 34 years — my entire career — at...
Category: Opinion
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Staff I know a guy who absolutely hates winter. His face turns sour at the first sign of fall — a crumpled expression like the brown and gold leaves soon...
Dying Twice
By Michael Jacobson Reader Contributor Some people don’t know how to make it back. Such is the case with Raymond’s brother, James. He took his own life one day. The nightmares, fears, terror, the...
A few thoughts on COVID-19, masks and manliness
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist As we approach our national Election Day, polls report that Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 35 points among women, but only by two points among men. The good...
Voting: Encourage a generational difference
By Paul Graves Reader Contributor I offer a challenge to readers of the Reader: If you have adult children, grandchildren of voting age, or younger friends of voting age, please take this message seriously. ...
HJR4 just makes sense
By Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke and House Minority Leader Representative Ilana Rubel Reader Contributors The ballots submitted by the Republican speaker of the House and the Democratic leader of the House will probably...
Emily Articulated: 10 years
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Ten years ago today, my mom died, with just a few quick months between her cancer diagnosis and hurried departure. As a 19-year-old, I remember how large my grief...
Beyond the game
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Fresh out of college and piecing together part-time jobs, I applied to coach volleyball at Clark Fork High School. I’d always intended to help out my alma mater however...
Voices in the Wilderness
By Jayden Winslow Reader Contributor Straddling the summits and flanks of northwest Montana’s Cabinet Mountains lies the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness Area. Over 94,000 acres of primitive, rugged and pristine Montana landscape that welcome exploration...
Phantom footsteps and the graves next door
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Everybody is afraid of something. When I was 7 years old, there was a period of time lasting about a year when I was consumed by the fear of...
