From cover to cover
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
You can’t judge a book by its cover, but you can certainly judge a good bookstore by its owner. Since 1997, Sandpoint has been fortunate …
Tagged: aging
Even ‘good dogs’ die
By Tim Henney
Reader Staff
My son has buried my Best Friend Tippy in the backyard among the raspberry bushes.
She and I were roughly the same age: in our …
Aging, dementing, ageism and the presidency
By Paul Graves
Reader Contributor
In spite of what your perception might be of this commentary’s title, I’m not really writing about partisan politics. Sure, a bombshell of partisan politics …
Mother, homemaker, world builder
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Recently, upon a Christmas tidings visit to the Reader office, Publisher Ben Olson asked me a perfectly polite and simple question. It was something along …
Growing old gracefully
By Dick Sonnichsen
Reader Contributor
I love that title phrase. If only it were true.
Sadly, it isn’t. Not even close. It’s an oxymoron, a myth, a preposterous impossibility, a …
Emily Articulated: These Truths I Know
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Well, somehow it’s already September, which means I am officially approaching another year older. Each year, with the flip of a calendar page, I’m prompted …
Living Life:
By Dianne Smith
Reader Columnist
When we first realize our elderly parent needs help, we are confronted with our own aging and mortality. We look in the mirror and see …
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Staff
I have always looked younger than I actually am. I have a big head, chubby cheeks, dimples and I am short. I have relied on …
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