Freedom fades when leaders fail
By Lauren Necochea
Reader Contributor
Democracy is not guaranteed. Every generation must defend it. Today, we face the greatest threat to American democracy in modern history: Donald Trump’s second term. …
By Lauren Necochea
Reader Contributor
Democracy is not guaranteed. Every generation must defend it. Today, we face the greatest threat to American democracy in modern history: Donald Trump’s second term. …
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle
Reader Contributor
A few weeks back, I mentioned that funding of private schools with public money would be a significant policy question this legislative session. …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County board of commissioners had to cut the Feb. 11 regular business meeting short to attend an emergency meeting regarding a potentially “significant …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
About seven months after Idaho House Bill 710 went into effect as Idaho Code 18-1517B, placing a range of restrictions on access to library materials …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Only a fool would try to keep pace with the chaos emanating from the wreckage wrought by President Donald Trump’s administration on the fabric of …
By Mariela Rebelo
Reader Contributor
That’s what the banner standing next to the flag read.
Gray walls, paneled ceiling, fluorescent lights, plastic chairs, people wearing hoodies and hats indoors. American, …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The unseasonable weather, preponderance of misinformation and popularity of social media have recently coalesced to produce a dense fog of conspiracy theories — about fog. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Trump administration walked back a temporary pause on a swath of federal loans and grants Jan. 29, adding a coda to more than 24 …
By Kyle Pfannenstiel
Idaho Capital Sun
State lawmakers on Jan. 29 introduced a bill that would let the Idaho governor veto laws passed directly by voters.
The bill by Rep. …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In the War of the Dumb, there are some clear winners. Mississippi state Sen. Bradford Blackmon, a Democrat, earned a special mention this week.
Blackmon …
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