Harley and Me
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff When women show an interest in nerdiness, it’s constantly challenged. Someone — usually a man, but sometimes another woman with internalized sexism — will give us a pop quiz on...
Category: Opinion
A Few Thoughts
From the past on television By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist In the face of the media storm of the last few weeks, one of my editors asked me for something written before the internet took...
Mad About Science
Mineral Wool By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Humans are very resourceful creatures. We manage to pull fibers from animals to create textiles for clothing, such as wool from sheep. These textiles are great for clothing...
The Lost Rescue of ’77
When the rock gave way and so did the system By Earl LuncefordReader Contributor In 2017, Fremont Shields and I were developing the first new route on the remote North Face of Gunsight Peak...
Make it make sense
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A dear friend of mine recently checked in on my mental state — not because of my 45th birthday, which occurred in the past week — but because he described...
Emily Articulated: The process
By Emily EricksonReader Columnist Another birthday came and went this week, and the way I celebrated it seemed to encapsulate everything I hope to carry forward into the year ahead. I was on the...
We need to talk…
By Ammi MidstokkeReader Contributor I knew a woman who thrived, and then didn’t. There were subtle changes, the kinds of things you see later, when it’s too late — when they play over and...
Dist. 1 update
Efforts continue on Albeni Falls Dam, lake level issues By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-SandpointReader Contributor With the fall season upon us, I thought it was time to give an update of an important issue...
The good, bad and ugly of film trilogies
By Ben OlsonReader Staff While the film business is flooded with sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reimaginings, there’s something complete about a trilogy. In a truly good film trilogy, each film stands on its own,...
Summerween
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Never underestimate the power of a store display. As a kid, nothing ruined my summer like seeing “Back to School” in big yellow letters above shelves of pencils, notebooks and...
