Punching the keys
By Ben Olson Reader Staff My dad kept a small office upstairs in an alcove outside my childhood room in Westmond. From his ornate roll-top desk, dad would type correspondence on his typewriter, filling...
Category: Opinion
Fighting words
By Idaho House and Senate Democrats Special to the Reader Republican politicians have had supermajority control of the Legislature and every statewide office for decades. Under their governance, Idaho has sunk to 51st place...
Emily Articulated: ‘Since whens’ and sandcastles
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist The porch boards creaked beneath the curve of my rocking chair, chiming in with the tunes and chirps of birds greeting a new day. Long beams of soft sunlight...
Is this the land of the free?
By Jenna Bowers Reader Contributor I am uniquely positioned to write this piece. I am a native of Sandpoint. I have deep roots and a strong connection to the people and place here. I...
Board of Ed-approved framework designed to safely reopen public schools
By Shawn Keough Special to the Reader The first day of school for students in the Lake Pend Oreille School District is just about five weeks away. Gov. Brad Little and the Idaho State...
The Late Night Buddhist
By Scott Taylor Reader Columnist I opened Pandora.com to my “Three Dog Night” station the other day, feeling nostalgic toward those late-’60s and early-’70s songs about love, debauchery, altered states and, oh yeah, changing...
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist 1. You open your device, check the wifi connection and scroll to find your preferred social media account. Upon its selection, your screen is flooded with photos of family...
A Grain of Salt: The shame game
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Columnist Okay world, that’s enough. I’m not quite certain where it began — though I suspect there are some strong roots in the Old Testament — but this culture of...
Sign your name, save our schools
By Luke Mayville, Reclaim Idaho co-founder Special to the Reader For the next 40 days, Idahoans across the state will do something they’ve never done before: Add their electronic signatures to a citizen ballot...
‘When you protect everybody you protect yourself’
By Cynthia Dalsing Reader Contributor I wanted to write this article when I heard that more than 400 health care workers have died from COVID-19. This struck me — these were my colleagues, the...
