Saving the libraries
By K.L. Huntley
Reader Contributor
It is high time for everyone to sit down and quietly come to their senses. Eons ago I wrote a bad song (all of them …
By K.L. Huntley
Reader Contributor
It is high time for everyone to sit down and quietly come to their senses. Eons ago I wrote a bad song (all of them …
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
“We the People” are the beginning words of the U.S. Constitution. They speak to the guiding principles of our country. Similarly, political parties …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Pack River begins its life high in the Selkirk Mountains.
Starting as melted snow that accumulates in Harrison Lake, it spills down the mountain. …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
“If you were alone in the woods, would you rather encounter a bear or a man?” It was a prompt that started as a street …
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Dover
Reader Contributor
Last week the Reader ran an article about the Highway 95 reroute project. We learned the Idaho Transportation Department was abandoning its exploratory …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As of the start of the weekend, Star Wars: The Acolyte, House of the Dragon and The Boys were the most popular topics on Rotten …
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
Most Idaho voters agree that we must invest in strong schools to ensure the next generation’s success. Sadly, the Republican supermajority is preventing our …
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
“One never knows, do one.”
— Fats Waller
Other than outliving dear family members and cherished longtime friends (and dogs) the worst thing about being …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Recently, one of the young people in my life shared that they had been experiencing significant bullying in school. It broke my heart to hear …
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