Portrait of the artist as an old man
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Digging through the Reader morgue, I found the obituary of sorts we wrote for Kurt Vonnegut in the April 12, 2007 edition — one day after he died in...
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The year in re- and preview
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As has become our custom, we like to set aside some time and space at the end of the year to reflect on the events of the previous 12...
Holiday cheer(s)
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Among the oldest communal celebrations occur during the winter months, when people are huddled together inside for warmth. The crops have all been harvested and put away, the wood...
2021 Gift Guide: Shopping local at the last-minute
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff True to form, I have procrastinated on most aspects of this season — including everything from the mustering of holiday spirit to the writing of this article. I suspect...
Confessions of an office junkie
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Working from home sucks. I get it that many people — including many smart, capable, driven people — absolutely flourish while farting all day into their sweat pants, sending...
Dog eat dog
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Films seem to appear out of nowhere these days, popping up with little to no fanfare on various streaming services. That can be good or bad — in the...
Schweitzer makes foray into employee housing
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Though it may seem like the conversation surrounding workforce housing is relatively recent, concern among businesses both big and small about lack of affordability and its effect on their...
‘A very complicated site’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners voted 4-2 to recommend approval of a 13-unit multi-family residential development Dec. 7, but not before hearing opposition from West Sandpoint neighbors and themselves...
Here we have Idaho: ‘This is not necessary’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For those keeping score at home, the Idaho Legislature was in session for more than 300 days this year — pushing the part-time, “citizen Legislature” into an historically long...
The time Sandpoint celebrated Armistice Day twice
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The headlines in the Pend d’Oreille Review of Friday, Nov. 8, 1918 sound eerily familiar: “Republicans Win County Election”; “With No New Cases of ‘Flu’ Schools Resume in Week”;...
