Sandpoint’s hip Canadian sister Nelson
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I’ve been visiting Nelson, B.C. regularly since high school. Back then, I owned the worst fake ID ever created, which was purchased from a shady store in Spokane during...
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A few thoughts… On time and water
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist It’s the summer solstice and I’m walking through my lower briar patch. If you know me, you may know what I mean. If you don’t, you won’t. My stroll...
A thousand deadlines…
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As Reader Publisher Ben Olson pointed out in his “Dear Readers” column last week, I celebrated something of a milestone on June 14: My 1,000th deadline. That was an...
On the range
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff I learned the art of the road trip early in life, thanks to my parents’ affinity for car travel. I can’t actually say that either of them are self-professed...
It takes a lot of work to relax
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It takes a lot of work to relax. When I was in my 20s, packing for a camping trip or a weekend away was a pretty simple affair. I’d...
A few thoughts… …On Memorial Day weekend
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist Memorial Day weekend is passed. Soggy campers weathered the weather, and cemeteries sprouted flags and flowers in remembrance of loved ones. Twenty-eight years ago last Sunday, I traveled to...
Nice work if you can get it…
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...
A few thoughts … on a plane to Hawaii
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...
What real courage looks like
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...
Libraries are also sacred spaces of the human race
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...
