By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
For everyone alive in North Idaho today, the novel coronavirus outbreak is uncharted territory.
Across the world, leadership is suspending gatherings, closing schools and encouraging …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The human spirit is a resilient, powerful thing. As more and more of us are coming to grips with what may be a long period …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Darn! It’s already March. November is coming up fast, and I declared my 2020 candidacy for president back when the Trump got elected, but then …
By Tim Bearly
Reader Contributor
“Give a man a reputation as an early riser, and he can sleep ’til noon.” — Mark Twain
Alone and against the odds, like Moses …
By Marjolein Groot Nibbelink
Reader Contributor
More than 97 guns are owned per 100 people in the United States. Serbia is second, with 58 per 100, and Yemen third with …
By Tom Albertson
Special to the Reader
Teaching and learning is the main focus in Lake Pend Oreille School District (LPOSD). Decisions on personnel, budget, student opportunities, funding and facilities …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I received a breaking news alert on my phone on Feb. 2, 2020, announcing the fact that the day’s palindromic date (02/02/2020) is the only …
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle
Special to the Reader
As Americans, we have a long history of placing high value on education. Thomas Jefferson spoke and wrote to great lengths …
By James Richard Johnson
Special to the Reader
I want my America back! I grew up in the Midwest in the 1950s and want back the America that stood for …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The headline of this article comes from a book by poet and author Charles Bukowski, who lived a bitter, drunken existence periodically punctuated by moments …
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
GO READ IT»
WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
GO READ IT»
THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
GO READ IT»
STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
GO READ IT»
Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Science fun, the Backcountry Film Festival, Insanity Fab, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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