Emily Articulated: Hope
By Emily EricksonReader Columnist In his acceptance speech after winning the Senate race in Texas, James Talarico spoke the words so many in his state had been waiting to hear: “We just took back...
Tagged: November election
Post-Prop. 1, let’s wreak some empathic havoc
By Jen Jackson QuintanoReader Contributor Despite the striving and storytelling of thousands over the past several years, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, a majority of Idahoans chose not to restore reproductive rights in our state....
Idaho breaks the ‘blue wave’
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The day after an election is always exhausting. Win or lose, they’re stressful exercises that more often than not combine overthinking with overdrinking, unhealthy food and long hours. This one,...
Early voting opens Oct. 19 with election forum set for Oct. 20
By Reader Staff Early voting in the 2026 general election begins on Monday, Oct. 19, with eligible resident electors able to cast their ballots in person from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, at the Bonner...
Understanding Sandpoint’s Nov. 3 local option tax ballot question
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy GrimmReader Contributor If you’ve followed my time as mayor, you know I’ve focused on investing in Sandpoint’s infrastructure and catching up on maintenance and repairs that have been put off...
What do you do when hired hands won’t do the job? You fire them
By Jim JonesReader Contributor The framers of the U.S. Constitution would be saddened to see the constitutional scofflaws who are occupying space in Idaho’s congressional offices. Republican Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher gave...
City Hall delays putting 1% local option tax on the ballot until Nov. election
Proposal would have put money toward sewer plant, roads, but more info needed By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The proposal to float a 1% local option sales tax past Sandpoint voters in the May 19...
What’s on the ballot for the Nov. 4 election
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff With the Tuesday, Nov. 4 election fewer than two months away, absentee ballots could start being mailed as soon as Thursday, Sept. 25 and early voting open on Tuesday, Oct....
Sandpoint voters to consider $130M wastewater plant bond measure
Council approves language for Nov. 4 ballot By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint voters will see a measure on their Nov. 4 election ballot asking whether they approve of the city bonding for up to...
Party pooping
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Reader has never published its own endorsements of candidates. The closest we’ve ever come to doing so was actually a dis-endorsement I wrote of Reader co-founder and editor-emeritus...
