‘American never was America to me’
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
I wrote a snippet titled, “On a more bitter note…” in the June 12 “Junk Drawer,” wherein I argued that members of my generation are …
Tagged: US history
New radio documentary People of the Salmon debuts on public radio and podcast platforms
By Reader Staff
The Idaho Mythweaver announces the release of its newest public radio documentary and podcast episode, People of the Salmon. It will be broadcast live at noon …
Erasing history is a betrayal of future generations
By Liam FitzGerald
Reader Contributor
“The truth will set you free.”
— John 8:32
On March 27, President Donald Trump issued an executive order, which, according to the White House, …
Big talk
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
One of the unexpected benefits of living through what may be the wholesale collapse of the United States’ civil, political and economic life is that …
A Few Thoughts… On what we have now
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
My last column prompted interesting letters to the editor, some of which weren’t printed because the writers didn’t wish to be in the public eye. …
POAC presents Living Voices — The New American — at Panida Theater
By Reader Staff
The Pend Oreille Arts Council will offer audiences a unique historical experience Friday, Jan. 31 with its Living Voices production of The New American at the Panida …
Tribal artifacts uncovered during McArthur Lake project could rewrite history
By Reader Staff
What started as a highway construction project in Boundary County has resulted in archaeological findings that have the potential to rewrite the earliest history of human habitation …
A short history lesson on ranked-choice voting
By Jim Jones
Reader Contributor
The opponents of Proposition 1, the Open Primaries Initiative, have been making uninformed claims about this game-changing voting reform. Dorothy Moon, the head of the …
Emily Articulated: U.S. history, 2050 edition
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Flipping open to a glossy image of Barack Obama, the iconic “Hope” poster filled the page, with the former president’s calm, resolute expression etched in …
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