Emily Articulated: Notes from Norway — Same same, but different
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
There’s something unique about traveling in a place where things are similar enough to be familiar, but different enough to make you latch onto its …
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Emily Articulated: Norway
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Steam ripples off my coffee mug, fogging the glass of the large window in front of me. I use my shirt sleeve to wipe my …
Emily Articulated: Tipping
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I spent an entire decade of my life in a tip-based industry, waiting tables, tending bar and tour-guiding at everything from college pubs to fine …
Emily Articulated: Student loan (and) forgiveness
By Emily Erickson
Reader Contributor
I’m not proud of my initial reaction to the Biden administration’s student loan debt forgiveness plan. The plan, announced last week, is a multi-pronged strategy …
Emily Articulated: Mid-August
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Now that it’s mid-August, it feels like summer has shifted just slightly, like it recognizes impending autumn on the horizon, while not quite letting go …
Emily Articulated: Rant, Rave and Domino’s
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I’m what I like to call a “silent observer” on the Sandpoint Rant and Rave Facebook page. I’m subscribed, but do not post or comment, …
Emily Articulated: Illusion
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
As a society, we love optical illusions. All I have to do is mention “the dress” and memories flash back to global internet feuds and …
Emily Articulated: The Fourth of July
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Growing up, I loved the Fourth of July. Leading up to the holiday, red, white and blue pennants were hung between buildings; grocery store displays …
Emily Articulated: Ulterior motivation
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Of the few human behaviors I dislike outright, one that I particularly struggle with is ulterior motivation — being deliberately unclear about agendas in order …
Emily Articulated: Representation
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Reader Publisher Ben Olson’s most recent “Back of the Book” piece, “The Morning After the Election” [May 19, 2022], had a phrase that I can’t …
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