A few thoughts… on holy holidays
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” asserts the song. The reference of lyricists Edward Pola and George Wyle and performer Andy Williams was, …
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” asserts the song. The reference of lyricists Edward Pola and George Wyle and performer Andy Williams was, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
By their nature, apocalypse movies are unsubtle. Regardless of the trappings, every film in the genre follows the same basic narrative arc: one day things …
By Daniel Walters
InvestigateWest
This story was first published by InvestigateWest on Dec. 11, 2023.
In the months leading to the infamous 2017 Unite the Right tiki-torch rally in Charlottesville, …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
I blame Twilight on the Puritans. Vampires have featured in American culture and media for centuries, but never more so than in the past 50 …
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 …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the San Francisco-based band Afrolicious were looking for something to eat before their Aug. 3 show at The Hive. After setting up at …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A video of a North Idaho man shouting racial slurs at a Spokane church youth group in Coeur d’Alene is making the rounds on social …
By Ben Olson and Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The man suspected by Sandpoint Police for distributing racist propaganda late last year appears to be responsible for racist and anti-Semitic robocalls …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force condemned the ongoing distribution of racist fliers Wednesday, calling the community to action against bigotry.
In a press …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, is once again courting controversy after sharing an article on Facebook defending white nationalism.
A response to the violent clashes in …
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