The growing hunger
By Ben Olson Reader Staff “For now I ask no more than the justice of eating.” — Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner There is, perhaps, no worse feeling than going hungry....
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Big talk
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff One of the unexpected benefits of living through what may be the wholesale collapse of the United States’ civil, political and economic life is that conversations are seldom dull...
Sandpoint’s ‘signal fire’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Demonstrators filled downtown Sandpoint on Saturday, April 5, carrying hundreds of colorful signs protesting the Trump administration’s recent mass federal layoffs and funding cuts to local, state and national...
Fake news and the rule of law
By Justin Henney Reader Contributor I wonder if Donald Trump goes to bed at night and is surprised at how easy it is for him to sell much of the American people untruths as...
Do you believe in the Constitution?
By Timothy Braatz Reader Staff The U.S. Constitution, written in 1787, is a brief instructional manual, sketching out a federal government, what it can and cannot do — a barebones blueprint. Not much to...
Anti-fascist films that hit just right
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Publisher’s note: This article contains spoilers. Perhaps it was Elon Musk’s Hitler salute at President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Maybe it’s the endless waves of authoritarian rhetoric coming from the...
Reckless Republican revenue cuts hurt everyday Idahoans
By Lauren Necochea Reader Contributor State revenue funds the building blocks of a strong economy and protects our quality of life. Public schools and career training prepare the next generation. The Idaho State Police,...
Dumb of the week
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Perhaps, in a decade or two, we’ll look back on this time period and shake our heads softly, saying, “It was a strange time to be alive.” But, to...
The reckless firing of federal resource workers is a crisis for Idaho
By Justin Hayes Reader Contributor Idahoans cherish the great outdoors. Whether it’s visiting our national forests, fishing in pristine rivers or depending on a thriving agricultural sector, our way of life is deeply intertwined...
‘Not My President’s Day’ protest in Sandpoint
By Zach Hagadone Thousands of people gathered in all 50 states Feb. 17 to demonstrate against President Donald Trump in a series of “Not My President’s Day” protests. That included about 60 people in...
