2024 Year in Review
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff We’ve been publishing the “Year in Review” for a while now, and every installment seems to get bigger and bigger. Maybe that’s because there’s always more and more news,...
Tagged: November election
Restless ideologues tilting at windmills
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I read a story once about a woman who constantly rearranged the furniture inside her home. Every few days or so, she’d try the couch on the other side...
Trampled by the mob
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff When I force myself to reflect on the recent election — and American politics in general — I’m reminded of a stressful day I once spent in a German...
A few thoughts… on Nov. 6 at 8:30 a.m.
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist When I was young, I had a book, I Have Five Pennies, in which a young boy is sent to the store by his mom for groceries. She gives...
Emily Articulated: What now?
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Rarely am I at a loss for words; but, sometimes, my stream of consciousness feels tangled and stuck, lodged in my throat or thick on my tongue. It usually...
2024 election results
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The 2024 general election was historic by every measure. Former-President Donald Trump won both the popular and Electoral College vote, besting Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris by a comfortable...
Dumb of the week — extended edition
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There is an entire corner of the internet dedicated to the art of the self-own. It seems we all can’t get enough of seeing someone unload a shovelful of...
Reminder: Election Day is Nov. 5
By Ben Olson Reader Staff With Election Day just around the corner, here are some quick details for voters to remember: • Polling places are in the same location as they were for the...
Ponderay officials make case for 1% local option tax
By Reader Staff Ponderay’s first five-year local option sales tax — passed by just one vote in 2019 — is set to expire at the end of 2024 after having raised approximately $14.7 million...
Political life ‘on the bias’
By Paul Graves Reader Contributor As we race closer to Election Day on Nov. 5, let’s pause for a moment and think about bias. We all have biases, particularly when it comes to politics....
