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 …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Exactly four years ago I was packing up my old silver Subaru, a vehicle I had purchased as soon as I set my heart on …
What would Martin Luther King say?
By Brenda Hammond
Special to the Reader
What if Martin Luther King was here today — and asked to appear on one of the day-long news channels to comment on …
More than a few thoughts on America past, present and future
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
I am ranging through the Great American Trail Series, 10 books edited by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. and published in the 1960s. They each have …
Sticking it to the new year
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
New year, new me — right?
Everybody loves a good New Year’s resolution. On second thought, everybody loves the idea of a New Year’s resolution. …
Letters
- Honor, duty, country… Dear Editor, Honor – Duty – Country, these are words were the foundation of John McCain’s life. Where can these three words find a place in the today’s America? Certainly they will not be among the leadership of the Senate, the House of Representatives or the White House. Nor will they ...
- BCHRTF Contact Info… Dear Editor, The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force is quite dismayed that recently an attempt to contact us was not successful. We are taking all precautions so this does not happen in the future. We recognize the importance of being responsive to our community and will make every effort to ...
- Who’s the Real Boogeyman… Dear Editor, The FBI has said that there is no evidence to date that Trump ever met with a Russian figure banned from the United States. Yet, Trump fired Paul Manafort on Aug. 18, 2016, when he heard that a New York Times report revealed that Trump’s campaign chairman was designated to ...
- County Should Cooperate… Dear Editor, Regional 9-1-1 will save money and lives by supporting fast, cooperative emergency responses. Contrary to some comments, conversations on regionalizing 9-1-1 operations were initiated more than two years ago in Bonner County. Unfortunately, progress stalled. According to former Bonner County Technology Director Bill Harp, in 2016 Bonner County won a ...
- In Response… Dear Editor, David Haussler, since you are so interested in science, you may find it interesting that there are receptors in the human brain whose only purpose is to bind with THC, the psychoactive mind altering substance in marijuana. I have a question for you David: Why did your God put these ...
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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Community Calendars
Skiing in style. Break out the neon skiwear and cutoffs — now through the end of the season, Schweitzer hosts a weekly Social Media Costume Party. There are prizes for the winners (besides looking totally awesome on the slopes)! And for in-town things to do, check out live music events and more on the Entertainment Calendar»
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