Touched by the change
By Robin Lantrip
Reader Contributor
It started with a brisk chill in the morning air. The meadow began dressing in longer birch and fir shadows. The evening scent held a …
Tagged: reflection
Notes from a first-year Festival volunteer
By George Alexander Wood Jr.
Reader Contributor
It is long past midnight, and I am doggone exhausted. My sweaty volunteer shirt, civilian clothes and Production Crew polo hit the floor …
Emily Articulated: Thank you
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Well, Sandpoint, it is officially the end of the year. And that means it is time to reflect on the 365 days behind us, to …
Fidelity and Family
By Toni Kolb
Reader Contributor
I think back on my fluctuating childhood and smile. The ups and downs — it was a journey of memory making. I remember the seasons …
The view from the bench
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
I had a lot of coaches growing up. Between volleyball, basketball, soccer and tennis, I listened to a lot of different advice between the …
When You’re Smiling: Part 1
By Tim Henney
Reader Contriabutor
It’s difficult to describe how powerful several bulging bookcases of vinyl, long-play records have been in shaping my life.
A 1956 Cal-Berkeley co-ed has been …
Sandpoint and the Roman Empire
By Mark Reiner
Reader Contributor
My wife and I are two of those “back-to-the-land” hippies Ben referenced in one of the earlier “Redoubt” articles.
A large portion of us moved …
Shake, Rattle and Roll: A column about the trials and tribulations of Parkinson’s Disease
By A.C. Woolnough
Reader Columnist
Parkinson’s Disease is a thief. It is insidious. It is sneaky. It is destructive. It sneaks up unsuspected and does its best to diminish one’s …
Is your heart a black hole?
By Marjolein Groot Nibbelink
Reader Contributor
A solitary friend and I spent a week in a cabin in Covelo, Calif., speaking of astrophysics while I was cross referencing Bill Bryson’s …
This is the place
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
My 1957 bride and I twice lived in Geneseo, Ill., a prosperous farm town of 7,000 joyful souls in Henry County, “Hog Capital Of The …
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