‘Ready to be heard’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Just after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal right to abortion, Sandpoint woman Jen Jackson Quintano found herself eager to do something but...
Category: Arts & Culture
Mad About Science: The Uncanny Valley
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Let’s be honest. There are two kinds of people in this world: people who collect porcelain dolls, and the rest of us. Have you ever wondered what it is...
An old dog tries (and fails) to learn a new trick
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Here is a list of “North Idaho activities” at which I suck, am mediocre or lack experience in, and have tried but frankly don’t like doing (in some kind...
Banned Books in Review: ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff More than 1,600 books across 32 states were banned during the 2021-’22 school year. In Idaho, 26 titles were banned across three school districts, underscoring a trend spearheaded primarily...
‘Music is joy’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff There will be ripping guitars, soaring horns, thumping bass, polished three-part vocal harmonies, some of the most versatile, swinging drums on the West Coast and, above all, lots and...
Panida to introduce new managing director
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Panida Theater announced Lauren Sanders as their new managing director, who will begin duties in early February. The move comes after former Managing Director Veronica Knowles resigned in...
‘You really have to know this bird’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff For Mya Jinright, knowledge is power, and that power gives her an even greater chance at doing what she loves: rehabilitating and releasing injured and sick birds of prey....
The gift of reading
By K.L. Huntley Reader Contributor What seems like several eons and another planet ago, I worked in a men’s correctional facility — in short a prison. One of those great big acre cages, topped...
A familiar face enters new territory
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff To fully retell the storied musical career of Ian Newbill would require more space than this newspaper can offer in its 24 pages. The broad strokes begin after Newbill’s...
Seeking the snow less traveled
By Ben Olson Reader Staff We tend to enjoy the outdoors here in North Idaho, and why shouldn’t we? Surrounded by mountains, pristine wilderness, as well as rivers and lakes showing colors we might...
