The alchemy of grief
By Nichelle Gonzales
Reader Contributor
If you are paying any attention to the downward spiral of our country, then you’re feeling a sense of grief. This grief also shows up …
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Emily Articulated: Cafe Window
By Emily Erickson
Reader Staff
Author’s note: This article contains descriptions of a mental health crisis. Please take care while reading. If you or someone you know is struggling, support …
Proselytizing despair
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Pop culture started down a dark path in the early 2010s with the rise of shows like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead,…
Bonner County lights up for Independence Day
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Communities across Bonner County are coming together under canopies of fireworks to celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, July 4, with each city putting their unique …
The days of innocence
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I recently interviewed a young lady named Raye Johnson for a feature story this week (read “Raye of Hope,” Page 15). To put it lightly, …
A Few Thoughts … on Miracles
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
We’ve been arguing forever about how we became a species. True, some don’t argue. They just believe one way or another, or accept that they …
Reasons for hope in the housing crisis
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
Anyone who reads the “Bouquets and Barbs” column of this newspaper may recall a recent rant by Ben Olson, who serves our community both as …
‘He’s just his own man’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Visitors to Davis Grocery & Mercantile in Hope are sure to notice a Frito Lay box and blanket tucked beneath a table, and a bowl …
County declares flood emergency
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County declared a local disaster emergency Thursday, May 21 in response to flooding in Hope due to rapid snowmelt and rain.
County Emergency Management …
The Hope Cemetery’s living legacy
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
To Brent Lockwood, cemeteries are happy places.
Leaning on a rake, clad in muddy boots and work clothes, he’s smiling with an overcast but Ross-Hall-worthy …
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