The will of the people
By Nancy Gerth
Reader Contributor
On Wednesday last I watched the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee hear testimony on Bill 419, a bill sponsored by the Idaho Freedom Foundation. …
By Nancy Gerth
Reader Contributor
On Wednesday last I watched the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee hear testimony on Bill 419, a bill sponsored by the Idaho Freedom Foundation. …
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
All Idahoans should agree: The safety of our children is paramount. But how we decide to protect them may differ from community to community. …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
These articles are usually filled with an adequate level of snark and silliness tucked between lines of dense information. This week may not have so …
By Chris Bachman
Reader Contributor
The Biden administration’s December 2023 announcement that it plans to protect old-growth trees from logging — such as those slated for removal in the Yaak’s …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Senate President Chuck Winder, ostensibly the senior-most adult in the Idaho Legislature’s Romper Room, recently commented that, if it weren’t for abortion, there would …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
This missive has made it into the pages of the Reader against all odds from a world so far removed from reality that time and …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Monica Mosqueda, a certified professional dog trainer from Pend Oreille Veterinary Service, and her dog Logan Wolverine will visit the East Bonner Library Sandpoint Branch …
By Reader Staff
Kaniksu Community Health is adding to its local offerings with the announcement Jan. 16 that it will create a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic program. Paid for …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Recently, upon a Christmas tidings visit to the Reader office, Publisher Ben Olson asked me a perfectly polite and simple question. It was something along …
By Tom Eddy
Reader Contributor
Welcome to the new year from Schweitzer Ski Patrol! January looks to bring new (and much needed) snow to the region, and also the National …
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