Use Idaho’s excess revenues to save lives, not more money
By Sen. Melissa Witntrow, D-Boise
Special to the Reader
What if you were hanging on the edge of a cliff and your friend leaned down and started rapping hard on …
By Sen. Melissa Witntrow, D-Boise
Special to the Reader
What if you were hanging on the edge of a cliff and your friend leaned down and started rapping hard on …
By Reader Staff
Bonner General Health received its first doses of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination this week, specifically for frontline workers. The first six health care workers received their …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Now that vaccines for COVID-19 have made their way to Idaho, health and government officials are working on how to most fairly and effectively distribute …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Panhandle Health District reported 292 new cases of COVID-19 in the five northern counties Dec. 16, bringing the total number of cases to 13,662 …
By Reader Staff
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act made changes to tax rules in 2020 to allow for increased charitable giving amid the pandemic and corresponding economic …
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Trustees of the Lake Pend Oreille School District at their regular meeting Dec. 8 reiterated a commitment to keeping schools open amid …
By Cynthia Dalsing
Reader Contributor
I take issue with Steven Bradshaw, Bonner County commissioner, after his recent diatribe against a public mask mandate by the Panhandle Health Department [News, “Education, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Communities throughout Idaho continue to struggle with navigating the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Cases of the virus have skyrocketed in recent weeks, amounting to about 14 …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Who has the authority to take the reins during a deadly pandemic?
Elected officials — and citizens — across the state have wrestled with this …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Panhandle Health District, covering the five northernmost counties in Idaho, reported 248 new cases of COVID-19 on Nov. 24, bringing the regional total to …
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