The Lumberjill: Abortion is not a four-letter word
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
“Abortion is health care.”
These words came from the lips of Sandpoint’s own Dr. Amelia Huntsberger, as she testified to the Senate Finance Committee …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
“Abortion is health care.”
These words came from the lips of Sandpoint’s own Dr. Amelia Huntsberger, as she testified to the Senate Finance Committee …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
“Hell is other people.”
— Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit
I had a severe allergic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine while in college. My joints swelled …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Innovia Foundation is spending the month of February spotlighting historic theaters in communities across eastern Washington and North Idaho, including the Panida Theater in …
By Rep. Mark Sauter
Reader Contributor
Greetings. I hope all is well. We finished the fifth week of the session on Feb. 9, and I’m concerned about the way this …
By Soncirey Mitchel
Reader Staff
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a decision Feb. 2 denying wildlife conservation groups’ petition to protect northern Rocky Mountain gray wolves under the …
By Nancy Foster Renk
Reader Contributor
We love to complain about newcomers. After all, they’re loud. They drive too fast. They think they own the place — and they probably …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Kids are the creators and caretakers of humanity’s wisdom. Without their innocence, curiosity and ability to dream, none of our great creations or feats would …
By Clark Corbin
Idaho Capital Sun
With almost 30,000 California expatriates leading the charge, the number of Republican voters moving from other states to Idaho dwarfs the number of Democrats …
By Jennifer Ekstrom
Reader Contributor
I recently had the great honor to attend the Upper Columbia United Tribes’ conference on transboundary mining pollution in lovely Osoyoos, British Columbia. Indigenous speakers …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A season of high drama in the West Bonner County School District is moving into a new phase Thursday, Sept. 7, when the Bonner County …
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