2015: Year in Review
By Ben Olson and Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff 2015 was a busy year for us here at the Reader. In two more issues, we’ll have been back in publication for a full year. How...
Category: Opinion
The Straight Poop:
By Drake the Dog Reader Pet Columnist Where am I taking my humans today? Here are some paws up clues: •Aficionados spend 2,555- minutes waiting in line for this item annually. •This product...
Travel at its best
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Travel is always good. Almost. Crammed elbow to elbow, knee to spine in an Aeroflot jet over Siberia was a bit challenging, but still, the rewards of arrival were...
What your college student really wants for Christmas:
By Melannie Wurm Reader Contributor We loved Christmas when we were kids. We really did. We loved the craft fairs and cookie making and gift shopping. We loved listening to carols and making snowmen....
Three faces of Domestic Terrorism:
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, speaking about his decision to open his city to Syrian refugees, said that he was more afraid of domestic attacks rather than those inspired by...
Holiday films to kick you into the spirit
By Cameron Rasmusson and Chris Balboni Everyone has their own holiday traditions, and movies and television are no exceptions. For many people, the Christmas season hasn’t truly begun until they’ve watched their favorite cinematic...
From refugee to Idaho farmer:
By Jen Heller Reader Contributor It was the wet and muddy spring of 2011. En route to an agricultural internship in Sandpoint, I stopped over in Boise for a few months to get my...
Christmas Carols:
By Melannie Wurm Reader Contributor In honor of the Christmas Carols you are by this time of year, undoubtedly unable to escape (does every store really have to be playing “Jingle Bell Rock”?), here...
The Straight Poop: Eve’s Leaves
By Drake the Dog Reader Staff Where am I taking my humans today? It’s snowy night in Sandpoint, and I’m all decked out with a bright light secured on my red puffy coat. The...
State Representative supports Syrian refugees with open letter
By Rep. Hy Kloc, Boise (D) Reader Contributor I was born in a Displaced Persons Camp in Essen, Germany, at the end of World War II. My father Sam, my mother Libby, and my...
