Emily Articulated: Overreaction
By Emily Erickson Reader Staff I remember the footage of a woman screaming in the streets after the first Trump inauguration. She became a meme — a poster child for “snowflake liberals overreacting.” A...
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Saving the libraries
By K.L. Huntley Reader Contributor It is high time for everyone to sit down and quietly come to their senses. Eons ago I wrote a bad song (all of them fall a little flat)...
District 1 Senate, House candidates respond to questions at primary forum
By Zach Hagadone and Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Candidates for District 1 Idaho Senate and District 1 Idaho House Seats A and B gathered at the Sandpoint High School auditorium April 30, providing voters with...
Idaho voters are now the only check on GOP extremism
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise Reader Contributor Our branches of government are designed to provide checks and balances. When the Idaho Legislature commits overreach, cruelty or foolishness, the governor’s veto pen is the first...
Legislative update
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint Reader Contributor Greetings. I hope all is well. The Legislature is in its 10th week of session. The introduction of bills has slowed but is still well ahead of...
Idaho Republican legislators revive library materials bill
By Kyle Pfannenstiel Idaho Capital Sun Weeks after a library materials regulation bill failed by one vote in the state Senate, Idaho lawmakers on March 11 quickly advanced an amended library bill that stalled...
A new level of spring cleaning
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff January’s wet weather has the East Bonner County Library District ready for an early spring cleaning project — and this year, the entire organizational system will receive a technological...
Idaho librarians contemplate leaving work — and the state — because of proposed legislation
By Mia Maldonado Idaho Capital Sun Maegan Hanson became a librarian because of her love of reading. Her favorite part of her job is helping people discover their next favorite book. Hanson is the...
YEAR IN REVIEW: 2023
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff We’ve been doing these retrospectives every year since 2020, and so far the ’20s have lived up to their reputation for being “roaring.” Just reading the list of big...
Let freedom read! 2023 Banned Books Week: Oct. 1 – 7
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff By now our community is far too familiar with the words “banned books.” North Idaho’s libraries are battlegrounds where a few attempt to limit the personal freedom of the...
