By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Party loyalty and loyalty to the person of the president are more important than ever to Republicans, as House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, …
By U.S. Senator Jim Risch
Reader Contributor
When you vote next month in the primary election, language will be included on the ballot asking the community to decide “Do you …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A recent trip to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics by U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, played a key role in setting up recently announced talks with …
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 Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
By the end of the night Tuesday, nearly 300 people had entered the doors of Hope Elementary School to attend the Scotchman’s Peaks open …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, does not regret his part in silencing Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, Tuesday night.
In a statement on the Senate floor Wednesday, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Following a Clark Fork meeting that drew several people opposing the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, is reminding people that there’s still …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Around 150 people turned out to attend the Scotchman Peaks proposed wilderness informational meeting at the Clark Fork Junior/Senior High School on Wednesday night.
The …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
After years of work, local conservation activists are celebrating a newly-introduced federal bill to enshrine the Scotchman Peaks as wilderness.
Introduced last week by U.S. …
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