Emily Articulated: A column by and about Millennials
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I don’t know exactly when in my childhood I was introduced to the concept of a “tomboy,” but I can remember an “after” in which I decided it was...
Category: Opinion
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Every Monday, since Oct. 5, 2009, the calendar on my phone has reminded me to “take care of Uncle Jimmy.” And I finally did. Uncle Jimmy was my mother...
I’m sorry, how do you say your name?
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff It’s pronounced SON-ser-ray. Yes, it is shocking when people get it right on the first try, and Reader Publisher Ben Olson and Editor-in-Chief Zach Hagadone are two of only...
‘Over-organized, overpriced and over-proud’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff “And what rough beast, its hour come round at last/ Slouches toward Bethlemen to be born?” — W.B. Yeats, “The Second Coming,” published 1920 It’s impossible that I recollect...
In AG Raúl Labrador’s office, chaos is the only constant
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor Idaho’s attorney general is the top law enforcement officer in our state. We rely on them to protect the public interest, hold wrongdoers accountable and provide sound...
A few thoughts… About the real West
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist They’re making hay in southwestern Montana; cutting record harvests in the Big Hole, Horse Prairie, and the Beaverhead and Madison valleys. These water-rich bottoms are sandwiched between spectacular Montana...
Emily Articulated: Barbie
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This article contains spoilers about the Barbie movie. Steer clear if you’re still planning on watching (and also, what are you waiting for?). My $14 ticket to Regal Cinemas...
My ‘office sister’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff There is a page in my desk calendar that I’ve been dreading since there was still snow on the ground. Sometime back in the late-winter or early-spring, I wrote...
Out of the trenches
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I still remember when Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey joined our little family at the Reader. It was the summer of 2016 and I had received an email from a University of...
The possessions we cherish
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Anyone who has seen the A&E show Hoarders knows what it’s like to see someone literally buried under the weight of their possessions. If you haven’t seen the show,...
