The magic of the high country
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
This time of year, I gather with a group of friends and we make our annual pilgrimage to the mountains. With everything we need to …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
This time of year, I gather with a group of friends and we make our annual pilgrimage to the mountains. With everything we need to …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
There’s a sense of awe surrounding North Idaho’s demographics.
“Where have all the young people gone?” you ask, and then blame this anomaly on lack …
By Jennifer Ekstrom
Reader Contributor
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Fernie, British Columbia? Perhaps skiing those amazing steep, deep powder runs? Or is …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Steam ripples off my coffee mug, fogging the glass of the large window in front of me. I use my shirt sleeve to wipe my …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When I screwed up and spelled “Tolkien” wrong exactly seven times (including in the headline) of a TV review in the Sept. 8 paper, my …
By Ranel Hanson
Reader Columnist
The light has changed and the nights have cooled. It is a glorious time of transition. Summer is winding down but we still have lots …
By Nishelle Gonzalez
Reader Contributor
I often get curious when someone has different political ideals. I honestly don’t like talking about politics in the frame of “what side are you …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Where in the name of Edward R. Murrow has eight years gone?
That’s how long it’s been since we brought the Reader back from the …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
My little one was nervous for the first day of school. The entire drive found her curled in the fetal position, reciting the mantra, …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I spent an entire decade of my life in a tip-based industry, waiting tables, tending bar and tour-guiding at everything from college pubs to fine …
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