By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist This last week of sunshine has prompted feelings of springtime in me. And springtime, in addition to a distinct inability to regulate my body temperature, prompts a desire to...
By Scott Taylor Reader Columnist A few years ago I decided that being confined in a classroom with 25 7th graders who couldn’t give a rat’s ass about the geography of eastern Europe wasn’t...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Elaine Amsterdam was standing on her porch smoking a Marlboro black cigarette in a long, flowy nightgown and a scarf draped asymmetrically across her petite shoulders. At 93 years...
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist In the summer of 2005 I moved back to Sandpoint after spending 11 years living in my college town. I was newly divorced, had three small children and more...
