Self-sufficiency, compassion and the philosophy of ‘chugal’
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The green-thumbed students at Lake Pend Oreille High School have been giving back to the community by building and maintaining gardens of all shapes and …
Tagged: Idaho education
Requesting Sand Lake Trail restoration
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer
Reader Contributor
Sand Lake is a popular fishing and huckleberry picking destination and the trail from the end of Forest Service Road No. 2670 off Elmira Road …
‘You vote for your district’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
District 1 Idaho lawmakers Jim Woodward and Mark Sauter hosted an end-of-session wrap-up and town hall May 3 at the Sandpoint Community Hall.
Dubbed the …
Utah voucher law found unconstitutional, Idaho’s law is also vulnerable
By Ben Olson
Reader Contributor
A district judge in Utah issued a marvelous decision on April 18, finding Utah’s school voucher law to be unconstitutional. The 60-page decision was based …
Legislative update
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint
Reader Contributor
We are in the middle of the legislative session and, to no one’s surprise, there are a considerable number of bills being printed …
In praise of nuanced disagreement
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Among the many casualties of our present calamitous day is the quality of nuance. Power has a way of flattening the variability of ideas, regardless …
The ultimate bait and switch
By Diane Wheeler
Reader Contributor
My dad explained the practice when I was a child, and I have never forgotten it. Advertise a product for a great deal, then, when …
Freedom fades when leaders fail
By Lauren Necochea
Reader Contributor
Democracy is not guaranteed. Every generation must defend it. Today, we face the greatest threat to American democracy in modern history: Donald Trump’s second term. …
Legislative update: Whose choice is it?
By Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle
Reader Contributor
A few weeks back, I mentioned that funding of private schools with public money would be a significant policy question this legislative session. …
Politics roil regional library districts
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
About seven months after Idaho House Bill 710 went into effect as Idaho Code 18-1517B, placing a range of restrictions on access to library materials …
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