‘Love will win’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Last year, when Sandpoint held its first ever Pride Festival, Lucinda Meshberg was headed into her senior year of high school. She said she was “blown away by the...
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‘I call drag an act of bravery’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Queen B Drag Shows first took Sandpoint by storm in 2012 in an effort to give members of the local LGBT community a space and a night to call...
It’s time to ‘Add the Words’
By Sen. Maryanne Jordan Reader Contributor I am often asked why I serve in the Idaho Senate. Why, as a Democrat in Idaho, would I choose the Idaho legislature? There are easier ways to...
Transforming a Community Opinion
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I want you to try something for a moment. Look in the mirror and tell me what you see. In my case, I see a man. In yours, you...
Interfaith Alliance complaint against Scott surfaces
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff An alleged January confrontation between Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, and an Interfaith Alliance of Idaho board member resulted in the organization filing a complaint against her. The letter of...
Boiseans show solidarity with victims of Orlando mass shooting
By Harrison Berry Reader Contributor Originally published in the Boise Weekly Nearly 100 people attended a rally at the Idaho Capitol steps the morning of June 12 to show their solidarity with the victims of...
Idaho officials protest Obama bathroom directive
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Idaho has joined the fray on the contentious national issue of transgender bathroom usage. Since President Barack Obama issued a May directive allowing public school students to use the...
Let My People Go
By Jim Healey Reader Contributor On their 1963 “In the Wind” album the folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary recorded “Tell It on the Mountain” with its “Let my people go” refrain, referring to...
