By Cynthia DalsingReader Contributor Is anyone else experiencing whiplash as yet another ruling about abortion access in Idaho has been decided? I follow these rulings closely given that I’ve worked in obstetric clinics and...
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force gathered Dec. 10 to honor five community members who have exhibited outstanding dedication to preserving and advancing human rights. Cynthia Dalsing, Debbie...
By Karen Matthee Reader Staff Health care providers throughout Idaho are sounding an alarm: A new law threatens to increase unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, drug abuse and mental health issues among our youth....
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In the face of great change, it’s not uncommon to feel helpless. It’s the only constant, after all, along with the passage of time. As time marches on and...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Just after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal right to abortion, Sandpoint woman Jen Jackson Quintano found herself eager to do something but...
By Cynthia Dalsing Reader Contributor I take issue with Steven Bradshaw, Bonner County commissioner, after his recent diatribe against a public mask mandate by the Panhandle Health Department [News, “Education, not enforcement,” Nov. 25,...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Front line health care workers are always deserving of our recognition, but save a little extra love during National Nurse Practitioner Week, Nov. 8-13, for the 30 nurse practitioners...
By Cynthia Dalsing Reader Contributor I wanted to write this article when I heard that more than 400 health care workers have died from COVID-19. This struck me — these were my colleagues, the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Nurse practitioners Jane Hoover and Cynthia Dalsing traveled to Washington, D.C., last month for the 2018 American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Health Policy Conference. There, they learned how to...
