By Ben Olson Reader Staff More than 1,600 books across 32 states were banned during the 2021-2022 school year. In Idaho, 26 titles were banned across three school districts, underscoring a trend spearheaded largely...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Today’s subject is courtesy of Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey. Thanks, Lyndsie! At some point in life, just about every one of us has suffered from a cavity in our teeth. Some...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Inspired by the natural beauty of North Idaho and bonded by a joint artistic endeavor, three local women have successfully published a coloring book with the hopes of encouraging...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Contributor Most video game enthusiasts have a moment in their deep past where they became hooked on the medium. For me, it was the original The Legend of Zelda on...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff At the conclusion of every calendar year, it’s customary for journalists to wax poetic about their favorite creative endeavors that dropped over the past 12 months. Checking in with...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I was always an artsy kid with a flair for the fantastic. I distinctly remember being singled out and shamed in front of the whole class in the third...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s the final Thursday of 2022, which seems like a great time to take a look back at the science that happened this year. Due to the cutting-edge nature...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Rosie O’Donnell of my childhood made Christmas music. I think her role in the 1992 film A League of Their Own existed somewhere in the recesses of my...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Each Christmas edition for the past couple of years, the Reader has published a last-minute gift guide for those locals who, as one Facebook meme I saw today put...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A Christmas Story is, to a certain population, among the quintessential ruminations on the seasonal experience — at least from the perspective of a couple of smart-aleck kids, one...
