An ‘ungracious’ prayer
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Any halfway diligent reader of the Reader since December 2004 is familiar with my coverage of city decisions, trends and politics. They may also have noticed that I don’t...
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Eat a peach
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In Shakey, Jimmy McDonough’s massive 750-page biography of Neil Young, he described the moment when Young bailed on Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young midway through a 1976 tour. The...
The birds in my wall
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There’s a bird that lives in my wall. Actually, there’s a whole family of them in there, jostling around, chirping, fussing and pecking. I first noticed the stowaways a...
Exploding sunroofs and time travel
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff I very rarely indulge in extravagances, but when I bought an almost-new car in 2020, I decided that I wanted a sunroof. There was no logical reason for this...
The Jan. 6 hearings are reminding us what the truth sounds like
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s a singular feeling watching the proceedings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol. After years of being gaslit and...
Dads, motorcycles, golf and beer
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Father’s Day is Sunday, so I thought I’d cover a few topics that the dads out there might enjoy; motorcycles, golf and beer. I rode my first motorcycle in...
On the end of the school year
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff By the time this story makes it into newsprint and the hands of our readers, I’ll be neck-deep in the final two days of school. I am blessed to...
A history of remembrance
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Among the most interesting historical sources are the messages soldiers send home from the battlefront. Not so much for what they tell us about the specifics of warfare, but...
The morning after the election
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The morning after the election, I took a walk. The dark computer screen across the room beckoned me to waggle the mouse and wake it while I tied my...
My mom is kind of a big deal
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff There’s not enough room on this page — maybe even in this paper — to adequately praise or even describe my mom. She’s kind of a big deal. So...
