By Ben Olson and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Vehicles bearing license plates from Canadian provinces are a familiar sight in North Idaho, especially during the summer tourist season. Neighbors on …
By Jennifer Ekstrom
Reader Staff
Mountaintop removal coal mines near Fernie, British Columbia, have long polluted the Kootenai River in Idaho. For decades, the gorgeous Rocky Mountains have been blasted …
By Justin Henney
Reader Contributor
I wonder if Donald Trump goes to bed at night and is surprised at how easy it is for him to sell much of the …
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle
Reader Contributor
For decades, water has been on the mind of every farmer, rancher and landowner along the Snake River in southern Idaho. There is …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Perhaps, in a decade or two, we’ll look back on this time period and shake our heads softly, saying, “It was a strange time to …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I have an itinerant column I trot out every month or so I’ve dubbed “Dumb of the Week,” which highlights the sheer stupidity at work …
By Reader Staff
Even if you’ve never read any of the works of 19th-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, you’ve probably heard someone repeat his famous line: “A pessimist is an …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Staff
Two weeks ago, I was exploring the wilds of the Canadian Rockies as a guest of Rocky Mountaineer — the luxury touring train that operates …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I’ve been visiting Nelson, B.C. regularly since high school. Back then, I owned the worst fake ID ever created, which was purchased from a shady …
By Zach Hagadone
For Boise Weekly
(used by permission)
Among the stated goals of President-elect Donald Trump has been the renegotiation of, or withdrawal from, a number of international trade …
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
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