By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Nearly a year after the Bonner County board of commissioners trespassed frequent meeting attendees Dave Bowman and Rick Cramer from county property, the BOCC has …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
About 70 people gathered July 1 at the Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library to express their support for the library and opposition …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Librarians around the state have spent a tense several months preparing for House Bill 710 to take effect. The legislation, passed by lawmakers in April …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
I watched the Ken Burns’ and Lynn Novick’s “The Vietnam War” on Spokane’s Channel 7, primarily because it offered two viewings each evening. At end …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For a provocateur, Scott Herndon is unexpectedly calm and articulate.
Sporting a long beard and speaking in a measured tone, he communicates philosophical ideas that, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It turns out Idaho isn’t finished paying for the ag-gag bill struck down as unconstitutional last year.
The state is on the line for nearly …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Idaho state government suffered a major legal defeat today with a federal court striking down its controversial “ag-gag” law.
The U.S. District Court for …
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