The death of comedy
A political tragedy By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It seems to be a trend that as political regimes — even whole civilizations — begin to collapse, people not only keep laughing but laugh louder. The...
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The island we call Earth
By Richard SevenichReader Contributor The Iran war (a.k.a. “Operation Epstein Fury”) has served as a very real distraction from other national and international issues. Countering this distraction, I will write about humanity’s extraction of...
Legislative update
Budget cuts, ISP trooper pay and energy project permitting on the agenda By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-SagleReader Contributor We are getting closer to the end of the session and closer to having a budget...
Idaho GOP blocks dissent from the record
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...
Filing deadline approaching for county, local and district candidates
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The filing deadline for candidates running for county, local and district offices in the Tuesday, May 19 primary election is fast approaching, with materials required to be submitted by 5...
Legislative update: Reasons for voting against the Idaho ICE bill
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-SandpointReader Contributor Greetings from Boise — I hope all is well. Last week, H.B. 659 was heard on the House floor. The bill requires our local law enforcement agencies to...
Harms of single-party rule spur Idaho Democrats to run for office
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Competition is the heartbeat of representative democracy. Idaho shows what happens when one party faces no real check. The Republican supermajority has turned the Legislature into a pipeline for extremism,...
Who’s running for office?
Candidates file for LD1 Statehouse seats Ballots will feature names familiar from past primary, general elections By Zach HagadoneReader Staff With the filing deadline to seek office in the Tuesday, May 19 primary election...
Herndon joins Dist. 1 Senate GOP primary race
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff With the filing deadline in the May 19 Idaho primary set for Friday, Feb. 27, the field of candidates is filling after Scott Herndon announced that he would seek the...
Dist. 1 legislators to host second in series of local town halls Feb. 28
By Reader Staff Legislative Dist. 1 Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, and 1A Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, will host their second in a series of legislative updates and town halls in Bonner and Boundary counties,...
