Back of the book
Death to lawns By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff I have a bone to pick with Louis XIV — and it has to do with the lifeless, homogeneous, herbicide-riddled tracts of land that we call lawns....
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Back of the Book: Spring in the air
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Spring is painting North Idaho green, with grass and buds popping up alongside the first crocuses, violets and Idaho trillium sprouts. Still, it hasn’t exactly been a white winter, and...
Holy shed II
Contemplations on safe spaces — both public and private — and defending your peace By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It’s been hard to feel good about much over the past few weeks; and, like many,...
Make it make sense
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A dear friend of mine recently checked in on my mental state — not because of my 45th birthday, which occurred in the past week — but because he described...
A Few Thoughts…
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist “Stuff” can be translated to mean many things, but this is a family newspaper, so “stuff” is what we will call stuff. We’re all receiving stuff in the form...
Back of the Book: It can’t happen here?
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff I had trouble mustering much Independence Day fervor during the past July 4 holiday, what with the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that makes the Spirit of ’76 all but...
Even at their most inept, dads are the best
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When I was a kid, I remember no authority more powerful and all-knowing than my dad. When you skinned your knee or needed help with a last-minute school project,...
