Idaho’s infant, mother death rate is rising, new report finds
By Kyle Pfannenstiel
Idaho Capital Sun
A new report released Nov. 28 found children and mothers are dying in Idaho at an increasing rate. Reforming Medicaid coverage in the state …
Tagged: human rights
‘There is power in realizing that you are not alone’
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Federal, tribal and local government officials, in conjunction with the human rights task forces of Bonner and Boundary counties, will host an outreach program exploring …
BoCo Human Rights Task Force recognized by Gonzaga University
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Gonzaga University Center for the Study of Hate and nationally recognized human rights advocates honored the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force on Nov. 2 …
GOP tries to cut Idaho women’s last lifeline
By Rep. Ilana Rubel, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
Recently we’ve seen whiplash-inducing developments in the legal battle over women’s health in Idaho, but the underlying story is unchanged. Republican politicians are …
From pain to poetry
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Poets are students of humanity. It’s the poet’s job to witness the horrifying, gorgeous, nonsensical world and condense it, wrap it in metaphor and deliver …
Emily Articulated: Human rights and responsibilities
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
As a sociology major in college, I got to take classes that zoomed out on the complex ways we organize and function as societies, learning …
‘Knowledge is power’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It was 71 years ago when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed by 48 different member countries of the United Nations, marking Dec. …
N. Idaho human rights groups: An open letter to BSU President Tromp
Special to the Reader
Dear President Tromp:
As non-governmental nonprofit organizations that have worked for decades in Idaho promoting human and civil rights while at the same time joining other …
Voices in the crowd at the North Idaho Women’s March
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Betsy Boyles attended the North Idaho Women’s March with a baby strapped to her chest, a fluorescent pink sign in her hand and a red …
Emily Articulated: Don’t read this
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
There are two reasons you shouldn’t read this article. If you are either of these things, I encourage you to simply flip the page, pressing …
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