Tiny home inspires big dreams
By Katherine Trelstad Reader Contributor If you stop by Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters and gaze across the parking lot, you will notice something new. A tiny home on wheels is parked adjacent to the...
Category: Opinion
In Fine Fettle: Soul food and the subtle language of needs
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist Some days, I’m just hungry. I can’t quite figure out what it is for, although cookie dough usually does the trick. It isn’t that I wake up thinking...
Get out of the water: Oscar buzz films
By T.J. Tranchell Reader Contributor In discussing his gut-wrenching 1972 film “The Last House on the Left,” director Wes Craven called horror films “boot camp for the psyche.” Had Craven lived to see 2017,...
Emily Articulated: The Working Millennial
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist With 40 percent of the current American workforce being comprised by millennials, it’s inevitable that the way in which we approach employment as a country will continue shifting in...
The Next Parenting Challenge
By Jim Payne Reader Contributor The total time a high school senior spends on electronic media—texting, internet, gaming, chat—is six hours a day. This statistic appears in psychologist Jean Twenge’s book entitled “iGen,” about...
Follies more than just ‘prancing on the stage’
By Patrice Webb Reader Contributor This is in response to Diane Wheeler’s “Point/Counterpoint” article in the Jan. 18 issue of the Reader. First I want to say that I respect Mrs. Wheeler’s opinion —...
Norwegians wanted!
By Erik Daarstad Reader Contributor Ever since President Trump made the comment in a meeting at the White House about Norwegians vs. inhabitants of certain “s-hole” countries, it has become a much discussed and...
Shake, Rattle and Roll: A Diversified Portfolio
By A.C. Woolnough Reader Columnist Most financial advisers recommend a diversified portfolio — primarily to reduce risk and maximize potential growth. If you, as an investor, put all your eggs in one basket, you...
The Righteous Mind: Part 1
By Gabrielle Deubendorfer Reader Contributor I feel compelled to respond to Mr. Rose’s letter to the editor of Jan. 11, in which he claims that Mr. Libby’s LTE of Dec. 21 relied on academics...
Mad About Science: Celiac’s Disease
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Confession time, 7B. Recently, I got a surprising diagnosis after a very long time of chronic health issues. Any diagnosis that ends a sentence with “for the rest of...
