Happy [bleep] year
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I received a breaking news alert on my phone on Feb. 2, 2020, announcing the fact that the day’s palindromic date (02/02/2020) is the only time such a temporal...
Category: Humor
How to winter
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I was standing in line at the grocery store the other day and heard a woman say, “I just don’t ever remember a winter being this bad in North...
A good lookin’ good cause
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Want a fast, effective way to raise money for a good cause? Gather some burly men, dress them provocatively and snap some pics. On the surface it may sound...
Comedy for a Cause: Panida hosts comedy show to benefit Bonner Community Food Center
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff There are plenty of opportunities to help feed local families over the holidays by supporting area food banks. Few of those opportunities include enjoying the talents of nationally touring...
Roast with the most
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff They say you only hurt the ones you love. While that might be a cautionary statement in most instances, with a roast it’s pretty much a requirement. In that...
Pass me the pumpkin spice
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff I take pride in my coffee order: a 12-ounce dark roast drip, hot, no room. There’s a simplicity and subtle badassery to drinking your coffee black, but in reality,...
Pet peeves of the people
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A few weeks ago, we assigned our “(Wo)Man on the Street” columnist Susan Drinkard her weekly question: “What are your pet peeves?” Little did we know what a rich...
Wentworth, master thief
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Somewhere on the dark, quiet streets of south Sandpoint, Wentworth the cat is on the prowl, searching for another pair of flip-flops to steal. The sandal-stealing feline, owned by...
Summer solstice: How to spend the ultimate 16 hours of daylight
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff On Friday, North Idaho will experience 16 hours, five minutes and 18 seconds of daylight. It marks the summer solstice, also known as the official start to summer in...
The Real Folk Horoscope
By Cody Lyman Reader Columnist Aries Strengths can sometimes be weaknesses, as in the overly-optimistic person who gets disappointed more often than not, but who needs that very optimism just to get out of...
