On staying
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 of affordable housing and...
Category: Opinion
Pushing for a solution to selenium in regional waters
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 it hiking or relaxing...
Emily Articulated: Norway
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 view clear. A bustling...
One error to rule them all
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 first impulse was to...
Dirt-y Secrets: Pre-fall routines for healthy plants and animals
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 of warm days to...
A case for human compassion
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 on?” or the “I’m-right-and-you’re-wrong”...
One week at a time
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 dead in January 2015....
The Lumberjill: The f-bomb is only acceptable when talking about the president, and other language arts lessons from North Idaho
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, I don’t want to...
Emily Articulated: Tipping
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 dining restaurants to après-ski...
Remembering a ‘true servant of mankind and plants’
By Pete Hicks Reader Contributor Jeffrey Rich, known to many of us as Sprouts, blessed our community for more than 40 years. My family only got the chance to know him about nine years...
