An American dream
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Contributor
“I have a dream … deeply rooted in the American dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning …
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Contributor
“I have a dream … deeply rooted in the American dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The year 2000 has always felt like more of a product than an age: Reality 2000, the Next Generation, or something like that. Maybe it …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
On Christmas Day, we woke up to find a pair of posts on our Reader Facebook page that went beyond the typical “fake news” straw …
By Sandy Compton
Special to the Reader
I spend a lot of time on the road between Hope and Paradise. I have a home along that road. It’s the initial …
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
Several evenings ago my 1957 bride, our visiting and aging (58!) adult daughter, son-in-law and dog Tippy were driving home with cartons of Thai and …
By Tim Bearly
Reader Contributor
Children all around the globe are familiar with the tale of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. Every Christmas, songs are sung and stories are told about …
By Raphael Barta
Reader Contributor
In a prior existence, I lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, where I was a vice president for the ski resort development company Intrawest. At the …
By Cate Huisman
Special to the Reader
The saga of the proposed asphalt batch plant in Sagle continues. It’s a window into how governments make land use decisions and how …
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
Nothing is more wild than our imagination. Blank spots on the map are places to explore; we enter them not knowing what we will find. …
By Mark Sauter
Reader Contributor
Last month the Bonner County Fire Chiefs Association (BCFCA) held three public forums. The BCFCA pointed out, in multiple, evidence-based ways, how Emergency Medical Services …
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