By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Columnist
Let’s be clear on some basic facts before we disappoint our readers today: There are nearly zero scientifically-proven health benefits to drinking alcohol.
I know. …
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Health Columnist
In my office, the questions of, “Should I eat organic?” or, “Are GMOs bad?” come up almost daily. The answer to both is, yes. …
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Columnist
I can always tell that I’ll like a patient when they tell me that they’ve spent years with the same doctor. It means they have …
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
“You have Parkinson’s disease.” Those four words rock your world, and nothing is ever the same. PD is progressive, it is chronic and it involves …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Bonner General Health welcomed a new doctor to its roster in February. Dr. Susan Anderson is an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist whose addition will …
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
After nearly 70 years on this planet, I figure I’ve been asked, “What does the A.C. stand for?” several thousand times. It’s now time to …
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Columnist
“Are you paleo?” a client asks me as I hand over a cookbook filled mostly with recipes for bacon kale quiche variants. “Nope,” I respond …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Kendall Wishnick Adams recalls what brought her to opening her own perfumery and aromatherapy business in Sandpoint, she is first drawn to say attending …
By Mike Turnlund
Reader Contributor
The success of Ballot Measure 2 in the recent general election demonstrates a growing concern over the affordability of health care in Idaho. This ballot …
By Tara Wallace
Reader Contributor
Nothing like kickstarting the holidays with a week of having pumpkin pie and coffee for breakfast (tell me I’m not the only one). The struggle …
THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Restaurant dining reopens. Now that we’re in Stage Two of Idaho’s reopening, many local restaurants are now serving food in their dining areas. And next up, bars have been given the go-ahead by Gov. Little to reopen in Stage Three (which begins May 30). Get some dining inspiration with the Reader’s Eats and Drinks Archive»
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