By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This past week I worked an inordinate (to me) amount of hours, with deadlines, technology mishaps, and expanding project scopes colliding into a perfect storm of crushing responsibility and...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Emily closed her computer. Ideas bounced around her head like fuzzy ping pong balls, none quite formed enough to grasp. She had just been reading entries for the local...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I’m not usually much for reading into horoscopes or zodiac influence beyond a twinkle of entertainment, placing (maybe too much) stake in my own volition and the fundamental aspects...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist All I want for Christmas is a purpose-driven life — a succes-sion of choices strung together by the clarity of a common goal. I seek depth in my endeavors,...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This holiday season, although resembling “normal,” is likely to feel different for a lot of us. The same old songs, belted by Mariah Carey or crooned by Michael Buble,...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist With winter nights wrapping their arms around our daylight hours, and midnight darkness inching its way toward 4 p.m., I’ve had to turn indoors for my recreation. Like many...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This early fall was the most beautiful I can remember since living in Idaho. Driving down side streets and walking through winding alleys was like entering a kaleidoscope of...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist In my most recent article, I doled out “5-Star” reviews of the people and businesses that make this community great. I applauded the organizations and institutions that fill our...
By Emily Erickson Reader Staff I’ve been thinking about my high school English class a lot lately and the care my teacher, Mrs. Auch, took in instructing us on the proper way to write...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I had plans to write another article, to put a different set of words to my thoughts and ideas. I’d filled my customary notebook sheet with a loose outline...
