The flag flap is stupid
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
According to most sources, the first flag — as we would recognize it today — was hoisted somewhere in either what we call the Indian …
Tagged: Boise
Reader takes home 14 awards from Idaho Press Club
By Reader Staff
The three full-time staff members of the Sandpoint Reader celebrated a winning night at the annual Idaho Press Club awards banquet May 3 in Boise, bringing home …
Crunching the election numbers in Caldwell
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It has been an unexpected honor and pleasure to have been invited twice in the past year to travel the 400-plus miles south to Caldwell …
Idaho logs highest percentage of monthly nonfarm job growth in the nation
By Reader Staff
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has remained both low and consistent, with the Idaho Department of Labor reporting that the May unemployment figure came in at 3.3%, …
Legislative update: Wrapping up
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
The legislative session wrapped up two weeks ago. Many of the elected state representatives are now focusing their time on campaigning for the …
Hard-fought wins overshadowed by growing extremism in 2024 session
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. …
Idaho GOP House leaders provide overview of 2024 Legislature following adjournment
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Leaders of the Republican Caucus in the Idaho House of Representatives gathered April 10 in a meeting room of the Capitol in Boise to address …
Sundown state
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
If you want a master class is hypocrisy and cynicism — and ever need a handy example for what irony truly is — look at …
Legislative update
By Rep. Mark Sauter
Reader Contributor
Greetings. I hope all is well. We finished the fifth week of the session on Feb. 9, and I’m concerned about the way this …
Governor’s school proposal too ‘Little,’ too late
Rep. Lauren Necochea, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
If we truly valued our children, we would ensure they spend their days in safe school buildings. But decades of neglect have caused Idaho …
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