The will of the people
By Nancy Gerth
Reader Contributor
On Wednesday last I watched the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee hear testimony on Bill 419, a bill sponsored by the Idaho Freedom Foundation. …
By Nancy Gerth
Reader Contributor
On Wednesday last I watched the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee hear testimony on Bill 419, a bill sponsored by the Idaho Freedom Foundation. …
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Budgets are moral documents,” because they show our real values. Allocating our public dollars demands thoughtful, transparent deliberations. …
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 …
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
If we truly valued our children, we would ensure they spend their days in safe school buildings. But decades of neglect have caused Idaho …
By Reader Staff
Idahoans for Open Primaries announced Dec. 13 that it has secured 50,000 signatures for a petition to end closed primaries and give Idahoans the option to participate …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
In the four years I attended Sandpoint High School many of my peers took their own lives — in 2015 we lost three in one …
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
With the holiday season upon us, I’m reminded of the ways in which we care for one another. One of the best ways we …
By Clark Corbin
Idaho Capital Sun
With almost 30,000 California expatriates leading the charge, the number of Republican voters moving from other states to Idaho dwarfs the number of Democrats …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A season of high drama in the West Bonner County School District is moving into a new phase Thursday, Sept. 7, when the Bonner County …
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
Greetings. I sincerely hope everyone is enjoying our summer. With several weeks to go before the summer temps and water levels begin to …
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