By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Most Idahoans do not spend their days reading House rules or following legislative procedure. They shouldn’t have to. But they understand this much: When people in power change the rules...
PHD, BOCC discuss future of clinics By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Representatives from Panhandle Health District met with the Bonner County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 23 to discuss a recent audit of the organization’s...
By Hope KeenanReader Contributor Dear Commissioner Korn, After consuming the Reader’s article on the Panhandle Health District audit presentation to our county commissioners, I was left with the impression that you could use a...
By Reader Staff The Pro-Voice Project will host “OB-GYN Care on the Line: A Community Conversation” — a listening-first forum that invites Bonner County residents to talk about how the loss of OB-GYN capacity...
In response to ‘Mad About Science’ By Jim McCabeReader Contributor I cringed at Brenden Bobby’s “Mad about Science” column on Ozempic in the Dec. 18 edition of the Reader. While it contained some factual...
By Reader Staff The state’s health insurance marketplace, Your Health Idaho, announced the start of the enrollment period for coverage, beginning Oct. 15 and ending Dec. 15 with coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2026. Idahoans...
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Since Republicans took power, they have been weakening health care in the U.S. The GOP budget bill, largely written by Idaho Republican Sen. Mike Crapo, failed to extend Affordable Care...
By Ammi MidstokkeReader Contributor I knew a woman who thrived, and then didn’t. There were subtle changes, the kinds of things you see later, when it’s too late — when they play over and...
Program cuts will cost more than supposed savings By Karen Perkins RoblesReader Contributor I am a survivor of childhood abuse, domestic violence and violent crime. I live with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar...
By Reader Staff Editor’s note: Kaylee Peterson has been campaigning as a Democrat against Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher since 2022. Amid a swing through 10 counties in Idaho in 10 days, she visited...
