The Lumberjill: Boogeymen
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
In 2012, neo-Nazi Shaun Winkler bought property an hour north of the old Aryan Nations compound with hopes of building a new homeland for …
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It’s OK to stop this now
By Jim Imholte
Reader Contributor
I grew up in North Idaho. I attended Southside Elementary from 1973 to 1978, where my principal was Jim Stoicheff, who was also an Idaho …
This hobbit kills fascists
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Cultures as different as England post-1066 C.E. and Nazi Germany have manipulated myths and stories to substantiate their ideologies and shape their images. This practice …
Back of the book: Defending the ‘weird’ from the ‘lame’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
After a lifetime of being called “weird,” it’s strange to see that word having its cultural day in the sun, though being deployed to such …
Emily Articulated: Femininomenon
By Emily Erickson
Reader Staff
A young girl raised her hand and was called upon by former-President Gerald Ford. It was 1989. The girl asked, “Mr. Ford, what advice would …
Mass voter turnout needed in Nov. election to avoid Trump’s ‘Day 1’ dictator promises
By Gil Beyer
Reader Contributor
Voting in the upcoming general election is even more important now than it was before July 1. This November may be the last chance we …
On bullies
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Recently, one of the young people in my life shared that they had been experiencing significant bullying in school. It broke my heart to hear …
The good ol’ days
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I miss the good ol’ days.
You know, that era in politics when a candidate — no matter which party they belonged to — did …
This is no time to sweep a looming health care crisis under the rug
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
All Idahoans want to know their families can access health care when they need it; yet, we are living under a dangerous abortion …
Aging, dementing, ageism and the presidency
By Paul Graves
Reader Contributor
In spite of what your perception might be of this commentary’s title, I’m not really writing about partisan politics. Sure, a bombshell of partisan politics …
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