A Grieving Mother Becomes Inspired By Erica Willenbring with Holly Herndon When I began feeling discomfort, I didn’t think anything of it. After all, I was twenty weeks pregnant with triplets, who were sharing the limited real estate
Naming the Basque Dead Story and Photos by John J. O’Hagan As a native of the West and history enthusiast, I have always been fascinated by the grim living circumstances of those who paved the way for our
Where Nothing Is Everything By Elizabeth Lee The onset of college this fall makes me feel as though I have just begun to appreciate Boise. Having spent three weeks on the East Coast, and with the prospect of
Flying Dogs to Safety By Peter Rork Photos by Rene Kaiser Riley The call came from Dee Dee Bowring, Shelter Manager for Idaho Humane Society (IHS) in Boise. Humane Society International (HSI) was on the ground in Korea,
And Lack of It Almost Killed Me Story and Photos by Jessica Tookey A curly-headed little girl barely old enough to hold a pencil began to draw and to write under the tutelage of her older sister, using
Her Martial Art of Choice By Ashlee Sierra Having just finished my last errand of the day, I step into a starlit evening in downtown Boise. The distant sounds of a sleepy city accompany me as I begin
How Boise’s Columbian Club Recreated the 1893 World’s Fair By Janice Stevenor Dale In the summer of 2014, the Boise Columbian Club received an intriguing phone call from Alex Davis, a board member of the nonprofit center for
A Transgender Woman Describes Her Struggle By Sophia A. Franklin Three years ago, a young man with a sweet face and curly hair sat next to me in a Boise bar. We were mere acquaintances at the time
Meetin’ Cowboy Roy’s Relatives By Carolyn White Eleven heads turned as we entered room 211 of St. Luke’s Medical Center in Boise. Everyone’s eyebrows went up. Outside an arena, I had never seen so many people dressed entirely
Warmth in a Cold Time By Suzanne Locklear I was sipping on a latte´, lost in worry, when I first met Sheri. She stepped into the coffee shop for a gingerbread latte´ to soothe her spirits. She plopped
