Born on Good Friday
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
I was born on Good Friday. I wasn’t raised religious, but I’ve always understood the cultural significance of that date and worn it like a …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
I was born on Good Friday. I wasn’t raised religious, but I’ve always understood the cultural significance of that date and worn it like a …
By Lauren Necochea
Reader Contributor
Liberty and justice are under attack as the Trump regime’s assault on due process and unlawful deportations escalates. It’s happening in plain sight, with little …
By Lauren Necochea
Reader Columnist
Our government exists to serve the people. But another legislative session ruled by the Republican supermajority showed exactly what happens when one party has unchecked …
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 …
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 …
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle
Reader Contributor
The first regular session of the 68th Idaho Legislature adjourned April 5. The session spanned 89 days — typical in length, although 15 …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
I turned 74 last week, and I’m thinking of turning away from political commentary. I have tried for 25-plus years to get people to think …
By Jennifer Ekstrom
Reader Staff
Mountaintop removal coal mines near Fernie, British Columbia, have long polluted the Kootenai River in Idaho. For decades, the gorgeous Rocky Mountains have been blasted …
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 …
By Finn Helgenberg
Reader Contributor
In North Idaho, we are feeling the ill effects of the cuts President Donald Trump is making. As Trump downsizes Forest Service personnel, he is …
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