The morning after the election
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The morning after the election, I took a walk. The dark computer screen across the room beckoned me to waggle the mouse and wake it …
Tagged: politics
Contested District 1 primary results
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It was generally agreed by Idaho politicians and politics watchers alike that the May 17 primary election would be a game-changer for the Statehouse in …
Law enforcement members of new PAC blast McGeachin, Bundy as ‘extremists’ ‘threatening’ the future of the state
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A new political action committee called Defend and Protect Idaho is making headlines for its stance against what it calls “political extremism in Idaho,” with …
Where have all the mugwumps gone?
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
“The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average …
The Baloney Detective: Fauxlitariat — the fake working man’s blues
By Tim Bearly
Reader Columnist
“I represent the blue-collar, everyday hard-working Americans,” said every politician ever.
Well, I’m sorry, Mr. Politician, but your actions speak so many decibels louder than …
Questions and answers: District 1-B representative candidate Gary Suppiger on the issues
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Reader: What is the top challenge you see the state facing in the coming year? How might you face that challenge?
Gary Suppiger: …
Legislative, county office seekers participate in virtual forum
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Candidates for contested Bonner County commissioner and District 1 Seat B representative seats faced off April 29 — albeit via video conference platform Zoom — …
I want my America back
By James Richard Johnson
Special to the Reader
I want my America back! I grew up in the Midwest in the 1950s and want back the America that stood for …
N. Idaho Women’s March 2020
By Reader Staff
Looking ahead to what’s sure to be a critical election in 2020, the N.Idaho Women are preparing for their fourth annual Women’s March, set to take place …
Methinks thou dost protest too much
By Tim Bearly
Reader Contributor
“He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche, “Beyond Good and Evil,” 1886
The movement, like …
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