Football, fear and facts
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff On Friday, Sept. 11, an unidentified projectile hit the Lakeside High School football team’s bus as the team departed Clark Fork. It broke through two windows as the bus...
Category: Opinion
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I rushed from the kitchen to my little office desk, clutching my freshly steeped mug of tea in one hand and throwing open my laptop with the other. It...
A few thoughts on rights and responsibilities
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Recently, I witnessed a BMW fast little car and a burly Chevy pickup try to occupy the same lane space at the same time. The person in the BMW...
Investment in Baldy property is a win for the city, residents
By Steve Holt Reader Contributor This is in response to Carrie Logan’s Aug. 18 guest opinion in the Bonner County Daily Bee [also published short-form in the Reader on Aug. 19 as a letter...
Dysfunctional discourse, unmasked at city council chambers
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor When I woke up the morning of Aug. 20, it was out of a dream that was almost comical. The protagonist of the story in my slumbering head was...
Smells like school spirit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Fall-scented candles are unrealistic. That isn’t to say they don’t smell absolutely wonderful. Who can say no to cinnamon, apple, carmel and warm, abstract smells meant to imitate freshly...
Work, work, work
Breakfast lessons By Lyndsie Kiebert My first day of work was Mother’s Day 2011. In my navy blue polo and sensible, non-slip shoes, I arrived at Holiday Shores Marina at 6 a.m. and marched...
Idaho Dems: An extraordinarily unproductive session
By Reps. Brooke Green and Lauren Necochea Special to the Reader As we face a global pandemic and the resulting economic fallout, Idahoans may have been hopeful about the Legislature’s recent special session. Since the...
Legislative after-action report
By District 1B Rep. Sage Dixon Special to the Reader Last Wednesday, Aug. 26, the Idaho Legislature adjourned “sine die” from the First Extraordinary Session of the 65th Legislature. While the responsibility to call...
Legislative after-action report
By District 1 Sen. Jim Woodward Special to the Reader The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in changes to our lives which range from inconveniences to a direct threat to our health and being. We...
