Sound and fury signifying nothing
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Wagnerian opera dictates that it ain’t over until the fat lady sings. As of press time she’s staying mum as far as the U.S. presidential …
Category: Politics
A few thoughts on COVID-19, masks and manliness
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
As we approach our national Election Day, polls report that Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 35 points among women, but only by two points …
Voting: Encourage a generational difference
By Paul Graves
Reader Contributor
I offer a challenge to readers of the Reader: If you have adult children, grandchildren of voting age, or younger friends of voting age, please …
HJR4 just makes sense
By Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke and House Minority Leader Representative Ilana Rubel
Reader Contributors
The ballots submitted by the Republican speaker of the House and the Democratic leader of …
Absentee ballot request deadline Friday
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
With fewer than two weeks until Election Day, the deadline to request an absentee ballot — Friday, Oct. 23 — marks every Idaho voter’s last …
Candidate Questionnaire – 2020 general election
—U.S. Senator Race—
Jim Risch, Republican (incumbent)
Age: 77
Birthplace: Milwaukie, Wisc.
Residence: My family has lived on a farm southwest of Boise for the last 48 years.…
Candidate Questionnaire: 2020 General Election
We believe strongly in informing the community about candidates running for public office. As part of our commitment to this effort, we present this questionnaire for candidates running for office. …
Bonner County Elections shares tips, dates for voters
By Reader Staff
Bonner County Elections had mailed almost 12,500 absentee ballots as of Oct. 6 and, according to Bonner County Clerk Mike Rosedale, received about 4,000 completed ballots back. …
Candidate Questionnaire – 2020 General Election
We believe strongly in informing the community about candidates running for public office. As part of our commitment to this effort, we present this questionnaire for candidates running for office. …
Details on the constitutional amendment HJR4 being considered by Idaho voters
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
In an historic election shaped by COVID-19 social distancing restrictions and allegations — unfounded — by some including the president that the attendant mail-in voting …
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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Mountaintop fireworks. Schweitzer Mountain Resort hosts MLK Weekend fun featuring a Northern Lights fireworks show Saturday night, plus check out the snow bar and of course, fabulous skiing and boarding. See the Entertainment Calendar for more details, plus lots more going on this week»
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