Crunching the election numbers in Caldwell
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It has been an unexpected honor and pleasure to have been invited twice in the past year to travel the 400-plus miles south to Caldwell and present to students...
Category: Opinion
How much more do Idaho women have to suffer?
By Rep. Lauren Necochea Reader Contributor How much do Idaho women have to suffer before Republicans allow abortion care in medical emergencies and when health and fertility are threatened? This month, Idaho Attorney General...
Leave the leaves
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff If the recent snowfall blanketed your yard before you had a chance to rake up the leaves, don’t worry. You are not an inconsiderate neighbor, a bad American or...
Why are there no Thanksgiving bangers?
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There are a lot of hills I’d die on: hot dogs aren’t a sandwich, litterbugs should spend the weekend in jail, those who don’t use turn signals are the...
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador joins effort to seize control of public lands
By Brad Smith Reader Staff Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador recently joined the State of Utah in a legal effort that could upend the future of public lands across the United States. Labrador filed...
Traditional Republicans missed the opportunity of the century
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor Democracy thrives when every voice is heard and leaders gain broad support from an engaged electorate. With closed Republican primaries shutting out Independents, Idaho operates far from...
Gatekeepers of paradise
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Being born and raised in Sandpoint, I’ve done a bit of gatekeeping over the years. The term “gatekeeping” began trending a few years ago to describe “When someone takes...
A ‘cozy’ fire?
By Todd Wendle Reader Contributor It was 8:30 p.m. on a Tuesday, in the low-40s and threatening rain. “Dear, what do you think about building us a fire in the fireplace? It would be...
A few thoughts… on Nov. 6 at 8:30 a.m.
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist When I was young, I had a book, I Have Five Pennies, in which a young boy is sent to the store by his mom for groceries. She gives...
The fight for our freedoms and our futures goes on
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor Idaho Democrats are underdogs fighting for underdogs. We want strong public schools in every neighborhood, not just affluent towns. We want the next generation to have career...
