By Liz Johnson-Gebhardt and Mike Petersen Reader Contributors The management of our national forest lands isn’t without its controversies, but a cooperative effort of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest (IPNF) and the Panhandle Forest Collaborative...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff One of the best parts of being a journalist — especially being a journalist for a really long time — is that you end up talking to a lot...
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Just so you know, even if there’s nobody on the ocean to experience the waves, the waves are there. From 30,000 feet, whitecaps are still visible. And there are...
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist Once upon a time, I was a librarian. I came for the books — words are my jam, after all — but I stayed for the patrons. The...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When Bonner General Health announced in March that it would cease labor and delivery services, citing the “legal and political climate” of Idaho as a critical reason why it...
By Tony McDermott Reader Contributor Having read on the front page of the Bonner County Daily Bee (April 24) that the Bonner County Republican Central Committee, chaired by Sen. Scott Herndon, awarded a no-confidence...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff “Just that one omission alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn’t a book in it.” — Mark Twain, on any and all works...
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor The Kootenai River is one of the largest rivers in the state, and a true gem of North Idaho. Anglers come from all over to find an array of...
By Rebecca Holland Reader Contributor Twelve years ago, our community built a large playground at Travers Park with public funds and two special-needs foundation grants for $50,000. A large chunk came from “Superman” himself,...
By Rose Olson Reader Staff The official start of spring may be the end of March, but I feel like Earth Day is when the springtime vibes are finally on full blast. The chances...
