White flight from hard truth
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
There was a time when Idahoans — particularly North Idahoans — weren’t afraid of talking about tough topics like social justice. That time is apparently …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
There was a time when Idahoans — particularly North Idahoans — weren’t afraid of talking about tough topics like social justice. That time is apparently …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
If Blanchard Republican Rep. Heather Scott was hungry for headlines, she now has a cornucopia on which to dine. The world has taken notice of …
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer
Reader Contributor
I recently read “The Contagion of Fear” by Chuck Baldwin on Idaho District 1 Rep. Heather Scott’s face book page. The article claims coronavirus is …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
As the coronavirus outbreak reached North Idaho last week, Idaho state Representative Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, posted an article on her Facebook page Friday, March 20 …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
At the end of each legislative session, Idaho lawmakers sign what’s commonly referred to as the “going home” bill.
The bill approves existing administrative rules …
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 …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In response to President Trump announcing his intentions to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, we have asked several of our elected officials in …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
District 1 Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, was restored to her committee assignments Wednesday morning after a punitive four-week suspension.
The North Idaho lawmaker, who began …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, is taking heat for allegedly saying that female legislators only gain leadership positions if they “spread their legs.”
The Idaho Statesman…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The race between Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, and Democratic challenger Kate McAlister for District 1 representative seat A is heating up.
With the weeks dwindling …
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