Emily Articulated: A daughter’s seasons
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
This article talks about addiction and death. Take care and pass by if you need to.
Reflecting on a life of loving someone who struggled …
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Emily Articulated: Libraries
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I’ve loved libraries my whole life, starting with the Lettie Jensen Community Library, perched picturesquely on a riverbank in my hometown. This library was a …
Emily Articulated: Hard things
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I spent this past weekend running the Orcas Island Marathon, my first trail race of the season. The course covered 26.5 winding miles and more …
Emily Articulated: Dystopian
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Call me glib, but I’ve been thinking about a dystopian future in which the most extreme members of the Idaho GOP achieve everything they’ve set …
From the homestead to the horizon
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
In the face of great change, it’s not uncommon to feel helpless. It’s the only constant, after all, along with the passage of time.
As …
Emily Articlulated: Reasons to stay
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
For the past few months, I’ve held a question in my mind — not in the fleeting and up-front way I ponder what I want …
Emily Articulated: Timeline of a life
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
We knew the house was old as we picked our way across the rubble-strewn floor. Having been informed of its recent demolition, we were granted …
Emily Articulated: Math, magic and Valentine’s Day
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
It began a few weeks ago — the aisles at grocery stores turning pink-and-red, the targeted ads on my devices shifting from running shoes and …
Emily Articulated: Asking for and receiving help
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Lately, I have required a lot of help. I’ve spent the past few months caring for my dad as he navigated doctor and legal appointments, …
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
There are periods of time when I allow myself to “check out” of current affairs. It’s a purposeful ignorance I adopt when heaviness is already …
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