Bringing solutions, not division, to the table
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For years, Luke Malek’s name has circulated among Idaho politicos as one to watch. A 2004 graduate of the College of Idaho, he served as North Idaho regional director...
Category: Opinion
Follicle chronicles
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Some people keep diaries to remember the various stages of their life. Others dedicate themselves to elaborate photo albums. My phases are meticulously logged on an index card tucked...
A Grain of Salt: A health column… sort of
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Columnist It should come as no surprise that if there is any means of dissociating from stress, discomfort, emotions, boredom, intrusive thoughts, yammering children, apocalyptic outbreaks or life in general,...
The dark and the light
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Columnist Poor financial regulation. Reckless lending. Global pandemics. Many culprits have shaken Wall Street to its foundations over the decades. Last week, a new agent of chaos joined the list,...
A bipartisan plan to help an Idaho hero
By Reps. Ilana Rubel and Mike Kingsley Reader Contributors Sgt. Jeremy Kitzhaber, a proud Idahoan, served 22 years in the Air Force with the highest distinction. He deployed to four continents, and among the many...
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I’ve always been a dog person. From my first wet-nosed nuzzle and sloppy, warm kiss, I knew a dog’s love was something special. Their easy affection and steadfast commitment...
On snobberies
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff In a previous life I was a newly married 27-year-old — with no kids — living in a gorgeous brick-and-hardwood apartment on Ninth Street in Boise. The apartment was...
The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist I spend a lot of time thinking about work-life balance, or, perhaps more accurately, my lack thereof. This is something we’re all supposed to achieve for reasons of health, sanity...
Back to Boise
By Sen. Jim Woodward Special to the Reader Your northern Idaho legislators have gone south for the winter again. Representative Dixon, Representative Scott, and I arrived in Boise this past week for the first...
The 2021 Idaho legislative session through the eyes of county commissioners
By Dan McDonald Special to the Reader Each year, January brings a new legislative session for our Idaho legislators. For county commissioners in Idaho it brings a hope of potentially some good things to...
