By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor With great power comes great responsibility. We should expect our elected leaders to conduct themselves according to the highest ethical standards. Sadly, a Republican proposal would make it easier to...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting March 23 with members of the Fair Board, discussing the future of the fair and addressing various operational questions with...
By Reader Staff Legislative Dist. 1 Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, and 1A Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, will host their third in a series of legislative updates and town halls in Bonner and Boundary counties,...
The many flavors of tyranny By Tim BearlyReader Contributor “When the government expands, freedom contracts,” or so the lesson goes at Dennis Prager’s so-called university, PragerU — a pseudo-college where critical thinking takes a...
By Reader Staff Sandpoint Indivisible will host a “No Kings” street rally and forum Saturday, March 28, from 2-4 p.m. on First Avenue in front of the Bonner County Courthouse, in conjunction with a...
A political tragedy By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It seems to be a trend that as political regimes — even whole civilizations — begin to collapse, people not only keep laughing but laugh louder. The...
By Richard SevenichReader Contributor The Iran war (a.k.a. “Operation Epstein Fury”) has served as a very real distraction from other national and international issues. Countering this distraction, I will write about humanity’s extraction of...
Contested races for commissioner, clerk seats By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The filing deadline for the Tuesday, May 19 primary election has come and gone, leaving behind a slate of candidates vying for Bonner County’s...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A bill that would have required local law enforcement agencies in Idaho to enter into agreements with federal immigration authorities won’t advance in the Legislature, after members of the Idaho...
Budget cuts, ISP trooper pay and energy project permitting on the agenda By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-SagleReader Contributor We are getting closer to the end of the session and closer to having a budget...
