Karen Matthee announced as new leader of BoCo Democrats
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Democrats will have a new leader headed into the new year, with the election of Karen Matthee to the position following the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Democrats will have a new leader headed into the new year, with the election of Karen Matthee to the position following the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
There was an internet phenomenon from 2015 called “The Dress,” which seems appropriate to remember right now.
A week before her daughter’s wedding, a British …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Flipping open to a glossy image of Barack Obama, the iconic “Hope” poster filled the page, with the former president’s calm, resolute expression etched in …
By Diana Dawson
Reader Contributor
This week a flier arrived from Scott Herndon called “Stop the Steal!” In it Democrats are accused of working to return “liberal Jim Woodward” to …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho’s Legislative District 1 has two new challengers, with Democrats Karen Matthee and Kathryn Larson joining the race for Seats A and B, respectively.
Rep. …
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
If we truly valued our children, we would ensure they spend their days in safe school buildings. But decades of neglect have caused Idaho …
By Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle
Reader Contributor
Happy New Year! Last year at this time we faced a forecast that the state of Idaho had $1.4 billion of expected tax …
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
As Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock says, “A vote is a prayer about the kind of world we want to live in.” Indeed, …
By Rep. Ilana Rubel, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
Recently we’ve seen whiplash-inducing developments in the legal battle over women’s health in Idaho, but the underlying story is unchanged. Republican politicians are …
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
Idahoans deserve elected officials who do what is best for Idaho and prioritize the people they are elected to represent. Unfortunately, the track records …
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