Home(s) for the holidays
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The end of December is when many return home for dinners, gifts and gatherings of varying formality. No family looks the same and, often, the rituals and traditions start...
Category: Opinion
Waterkeeper: Trestle Creek Marina project will do irreparable damage
By Steve Holt Reader Contributor As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper is not against development or growth per se; however, if you are going to construct a project —...
Voices in the Wilderness: Exploring our wild backyard whenever we can
By Rebecca Sanchez Reader Contributor My father grew up in a town on the outskirts of Zurich, Switzerland with his sister and five brothers. The lucky boy had the Alps at his fingertips. He...
The art of nothingness
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There is an art to doing nothing. In this workaday world dominated by how many items we can cram into our daily lives, some might confuse the art of...
2021 Gift Guide: Shopping local at the last-minute
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff True to form, I have procrastinated on most aspects of this season — including everything from the mustering of holiday spirit to the writing of this article. I suspect...
A Sandpoint Festivus
By Kaleb Keaton Reader Contributor Seinfeld was a sitcom that took the ’90s by storm. It approached society with a unique look on the human condition and the behaviors to which we can relate...
Christmas socks: A Sandpoint story of holiday kindness
By Maria Finlay Larson Reader Contributor Last year, as I was painting the winter windows in downtown Sandpoint, I had an experience that — at the end of a chaotic year — reaffirmed my...
Confessions of an office junkie
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Working from home sucks. I get it that many people — including many smart, capable, driven people — absolutely flourish while farting all day into their sweat pants, sending...
Calling all Selkirk School alumni and our community
By Darrell Van Dyken Reader Contributor We all remember being in pre-K or kindergarten, even if that was 10, 20 or 30 years ago. As we know, the early years of life are some...
Risking for your life
By Chris White Reader Contributor “If you want to be brave and reach for the top of the sky, and the farthest point on the horizon, and you know who you’ll meet there: Great...
