In search of conkers
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff My old Montessori school once stood imposingly tall — for a toddler — between the Sandpoint Charter School and the roaring traffic of U.S. Highway 2. I remember it...
Tagged: Mental health
Almost half of Idaho public schools now using See Tell Now! safety tip line
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As schools around Idaho opened their doors to begin the 2023-’24 academic year in recent days, the Idaho State Board of Education announced Sept. 6 that more than 300...
Over the stigma and thru the woods
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In the four years since her son, Ethan, was shot and killed by a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy, Sandpoint woman Justine Murray has not quit moving — both figuratively...
Local mother sees $1M settlement after Spokane Co. deputy kills her son
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The case is closed between Spokane County and Sandpoint woman Justine Murray, who sued the county after a sheriff’s deputy shot and killed her 25-year-old son, Ethan, in May...
Thru-hike slideshow and silent auction Dec. 10
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Justine Murray and Matt Connery will be sharing a recap of their 850-mile thru-hike of the Idaho Centennial Trail on Friday, Dec. 10 at a slideshow and silent auction...
‘Asking for help is not a bad thing’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Around the age of 6 or 7, a doctor diagnosed Evelyn Towry on the autism spectrum. Bipolar tendencies, anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder also surfaced due to negative...
Reader Quick Hits: May 1, 2020
Idaho added a combined 20 confirmed and probable cases of the coronavirus May 1, bringing the statewide total to 2,035 since March 12 when reporting began. A total of 63 Idahoans have died from...
A grain of salt: The detrimental danger of goal setting
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Columnist There’s a sort of pass/fail culture happening in, well, pretty much everything we do these days. We set lofty intentions and label them as “goals,” then determine that anything...
A grain of salt: Seasonal affect for the resistant
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Columnist When the sadness hits, I know it. It’s different from other kinds of sadness; it’s a kind of tender response to the humdrum of everyday life, when suddenly I...
Bringing positive change to the table
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Justine Murray has been running into more hummingbirds than normal. While hiking in the mountains. At her home. At friends’ houses. While visiting the site where her son, Ethan,...
