The Lumberjill: Abortion is not a four-letter word
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
“Abortion is health care.”
These words came from the lips of Sandpoint’s own Dr. Amelia Huntsberger, as she testified to the Senate Finance Committee …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
“Abortion is health care.”
These words came from the lips of Sandpoint’s own Dr. Amelia Huntsberger, as she testified to the Senate Finance Committee …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Flipping open to a glossy image of Barack Obama, the iconic “Hope” poster filled the page, with the former president’s calm, resolute expression etched in …
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
“We the People” are the beginning words of the U.S. Constitution. They speak to the guiding principles of our country. Similarly, political parties …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
“If you were alone in the woods, would you rather encounter a bear or a man?” It was a prompt that started as a street …
By Katie Botkin
Reader Contributor
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering Idaho’s anti-abortion laws — laws that drove away the doctors who saved my baby’s life.
The question before the …
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
People deserve a government that works for them. The 2024 Idaho legislative session saw both triumphs and setbacks for the people of Idaho. …
By Mia Maldonado
Idaho Capital Sun
In a narrow 34-35 vote, a bill to require insurance companies to cover up to six months of supplies of contraceptives passed the Idaho …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
In recognition of International Women’s Day, women of Bonner and Boundary counties will gather on Friday, March 8 outside Bonner General Health for the Pro-Voice …
By Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
Health care decisions should be made by Idahoans and their doctors, not politicians. In the 15 months following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision …
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Senate President Chuck Winder, ostensibly the senior-most adult in the Idaho Legislature’s Romper Room, recently commented that, if it weren’t for abortion, there would …
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