Proposition 1 breakdown
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
While Proposition 1, headed for state ballots this November, has many Idahoans scratching their heads, it’s also inspired vigorous debate among proponents and opponents alike.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
While Proposition 1, headed for state ballots this November, has many Idahoans scratching their heads, it’s also inspired vigorous debate among proponents and opponents alike.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho student debt may be below the national average, but it’s still costing students a pretty penny.
Idaho Education News reports that at $26,675, Idaho …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
After weeks of upturned gravel and bare dirt, the downtown core is about to get greener.
Beginning next week, crews start work on planting new …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Election Day is fast approaching. To ensure that your trip to your polling place is as speedy as possible, drop by the library this Tuesday …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
There’s a voting powerhouse in the U.S. with the ability to transform the political landscape — if anyone can get it to turn out, that …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Several public meetings are scheduled for citizens to weigh in on the controversial silicon smelter proposed for construction in Newport, Wash.
The meetings begin next …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Before long, the full scope of Sandpoint’s city services will be available with a few taps on a touch screen.
City officials unveiled a new …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The future of two local Sandpoint businesses and a key downtown property is in limbo after the city of Sandpoint condemned a building located at …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Thanks to a collaboration between the city and Washington Elementary students, the beginning of the school day could get a whole lot safer.
At the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
An art project that could go as far as Jamaica and New York City is getting its start in Ponderay.
Local man Don Frost is …
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