By Ben Olson Reader Staff Two-wheeled warriors of America take heed, Idaho is about to join the movement. U.S. Bicycle Route 10 (USBR 10) will officially open following a ribbon cutting Friday, Oct. 9...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Fall is a special time of year for locals. It feels like we get our town back from the summer hordes and there is still a little meat left...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Call them strange bedfellows if you want, but wilderness preservation nonprofit Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness and timber industry member Idaho Forest Group are ready to seek common cause...
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist The mini-tempest caused by closure of Scotchman Peak Trail #65 for “aggressive mountain goats” is interesting; personally, professionally, and purely culturally. When the Forest Service closed Trail #65 because...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff If you’re already jonesing to shred some powder, no one can blame you. But while you’re waiting for the snow to hit the slopes, the next best thing is...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the big windstorm hit last year, all hell broke loose in North Idaho. Trees came down all over the county, houses were damaged, boats sank and were destroyed....
By Dustin Hoffman Reader Contributor You’re driving north out of Coeur d’Alene, You pass through Hayden, it could be any American town as viewed from the highway. The stoplights and intersections become less frequent....
By Shane Sater Reader Contributor Near the muddy fringe of a mountain lake, a Columbia spotted frog glides silently from its invisible hiding place on the bottom. It floats half-submerged, its long legs trailing...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Though the 2015 fire season is hardly over, the cool weather and precipitation of late has given us reason to breathe a little easier. The smoky skies are now...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff If you had to pick the most unpredictable factor to local elections this year, it’s almost certainly the proposed local option tax. On the one hand, there’s no surer...
