The Lumberjill: Priorities
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Sometimes, I am guilty of not being the best mom.
Sometimes, I am distracted. (A lot of the time, actually.)
Sometimes, I can be …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Sometimes, I am guilty of not being the best mom.
Sometimes, I am distracted. (A lot of the time, actually.)
Sometimes, I can be …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
“That seems like a lot of money to prune some trees,” he said.
“You’re right,” I said. Because he was.
Guess what: Inflation sucks.…
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Any time we engage in tree work in a community space — near sidewalks and roads, in parks, along trails — public safety is …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
It finally happened — the thing I’ve been dreading for the two years since the last time it happened: classroom closure due to COVID.…
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
One habit I’ve maintained from my once-upon-a-time years as a writer is keeping a notebook on hand at all times. Everywhere I go, paper …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
I feel like I spend a lot of time in this column focusing on the fears and frictions generated by the interplay of my …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
This morning, for the first time since our daughter started attending her new school, I dressed like a normal person for the morning drop-off. …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Staff
As the lone female on the crew, the bathroom situation is typically the most challenging for me. While the guys can simply sidle up …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
North Idaho recently made the national news cycle thanks to the fact that we’re currently rationing health care, operating under “crisis standards of care” …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
We received our first negative review recently. It came from someone we’ve never even met, let alone worked for. It came from someone disappointed …
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