By Susan Drinkard Reader Columnist Everyone loves a deal and everyone (except cross allergy sufferers and Morticia Addams) love flowers. Deep discounts on all annuals, perennials, fruit trees, rose bushes, and vegetable starts may...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The day begins like any other for Krista Hess-Mills and her three children. Just after 7 a.m., the kids wake up, tie their shoes, and rub the sleep from...
By Don Otis Reader Adventure Columnist Mike served as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. The residual effects of PTSD were evident. Quiet. Reserved. Expressionless. We talked every time we saw each other...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff What is there to do on a ski hill in summer? Well, in a word: everything. Schweitzer Mountain Resort’s summer activities are in full swing, and it’s always a...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Apparently life under new international ownership is treating Quest Aircraft well. Less than six months since its purchase by Japanese company Setouchi Holdings, the company is nearly doubling its...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Right from the beginning, Lake Pend Oreille was trouble. Standing near the lake shore at 5 a.m., endurance swimmers Nancy Steadman Martin, Christie Ciraulo, Jenny Cook, Tracy Grilli, Karen...
When community activist Laura Bry passed away the weekend after the Fourth of July, she left behind a lot of stunned, saddened people. In the two decades she lived in Bonner County, Bry established...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Five years ago, the ACLU threatened a lawsuit against the state of Idaho in regards to the public defense system. Last month, citing Idaho’s persistent failure to address the...
By Scout Anatricia Reader Intern Imagine yourself on a beach, surrounded by friends, strangers, compassionate people and the sweet sound of a local band ringing through the evening air. If this sounds ideal to...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Some more information has come in regarding the explosion at the Zodiac Aerospace facility in Newport, Wash. According to the Pend Oreille County Sheriff, on Tuesday, July 14, at...
