Even ‘good dogs’ die
By Tim Henney
Reader Staff
My son has buried my Best Friend Tippy in the backyard among the raspberry bushes.
She and I were roughly the same age: in our …
By Tim Henney
Reader Staff
My son has buried my Best Friend Tippy in the backyard among the raspberry bushes.
She and I were roughly the same age: in our …
By Reader Staff
Editor’s note: Drake the Dog was the “author” of “The Straight Poop” column for the Reader from July 2015-February 2018. The below piece is his final dispatch, …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Reid pushed the doors to the kennel open with tentative anticipation. Having moved back to his hometown after over a decade away, adopting a dog …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
This September, Bonner County and the city of Sandpoint will allow their contracts with Better Together Animal Alliance to expire, bringing an end to two …
By Nishelle Gonzalez
Reader Contributor
When my coworker and friend Lydia texted me and asked for my mailing address, I was curious. What showed up in the mail was an …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Of all the self-immolations in modern politics, Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem takes the cake. Or should I say dog treat?
Noem is a …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I had a notably bad day last week. Not the kind of bad day when anything catastrophic or earth-shattering happened, but a day where one …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Recently, upon a Christmas tidings visit to the Reader office, Publisher Ben Olson asked me a perfectly polite and simple question. It was something along …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Far North Idaho hosts its second annual walk along the Sandpoint Dover Community Trail on Saturday, Oct. 7, as …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
This month marks my dog’s fifth birthday. I’ve come to learn in the past five years that, when it comes to knowing and loving an …
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