‘American never was America to me’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff I wrote a snippet titled, “On a more bitter note…” in the June 12 “Junk Drawer,” wherein I argued that members of my generation are doing the best we...
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Congressional hopeful Kaylee Peterson visits Reader office
By Reader Staff Editor’s note: Kaylee Peterson has been campaigning as a Democrat against Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher since 2022. Amid a swing through 10 counties in Idaho in 10 days, she visited...
Pronatal, anti-children
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Far-right leaders who claim to model themselves after America’s Founding Fathers are now taking on the role of the nation’s absent fathers by attempting to engineer a baby boom...
Simulation sheds light on the reality of living in poverty
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sometimes, the best education comes from experience. The Community Resource Envision Center hosted a unique event Nov. 13 titled “The Cost of Poverty Simulation,” where about 50 participants were...
Idaho’s worker earnings rose faster than most states, but incomes are still relatively low
By Kyle Pfannenstiel Idaho Capital Sun Idaho worker earnings and family incomes are rising faster than most states in the nation. That’s according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey....
