By Sen. Melissa Wintrow, D-Boise Reader Contributor Opposition to “social justice” by the Idaho Legislature, while troubling, is not surprising. If you are in a majority, which has experienced power and advantage, it’s uncomfortable...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The 2020-2021 winter recreation season is shaping up to be one of the deadliest on record. While the record-holding 2007-’08 and 2009-’10 seasons saw 36 avalanche-related deaths each, the...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Earth is old — more than 4.5 billion years old. As far as we know, life has been clinging to Earth in its various forms for about 3.7 billion...
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist With the world feeling like it’s starting to reopen, and the edges of our confinement slowly peeling back into this newest version of “normalcy,” I’ve noticed a reclamation of...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced March 16 that all Idahoans over the age of 16 will be able to secure COVID-19 vaccine appointments by April 26,...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The big tax cut Idaho House members approved on strict party lines a $389 million tax cut for state ratepayers, which proponents said would provide ongoing tax relief to...
By Reader Staff The family of a man who died as the result of a skiing accident March 12 at Schweitzer Mountain Resort confirmed his identity as Heath McHenry, who “was an expert all-terrain...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Board of Bonner County Commissioners announced March 16 that it will drop its appeal of the lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint regarding The Festival at Sandpoint’s policy...
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Columnist As a natural health practitioner, it seems rather reasonable that my expectation of the human body is as follows: give it what it needs, and it will probably chug...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Movie musicals are tricky. At their best, they weave a story around infectious melodies that leave viewers still humming long after the movie has ended. At their worst, they...
