NEWS
LITHA
By: Gerri Graves Word on the Street Issue 44, June 2024 . . . The longest day of the year. The height of nature’s fertility. The light’s full return. I finally reached the top of the housing list. Almost three years in, and it looks like I’ll be housed soon. Longest years of my life, […]
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FREE TO BE ME
Word on the Street Issue 44, June 2024 . . . Junior Lee Growing up, I was always a tomboy–wearing skirts, playing with dolls or putting on makeup was not in my vocabulary. I was playing Call of Duty at 10 years old. Surrounded by other females at a mental health facility, I realized that […]
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TRANSGENDER RIGHTS
By: Julie Loomis Word on the Street Issue 44, June 2024 . . . So I have been doing research on transgender and the Idaho laws that affect those in our community, including our homeless transgender population. For such a small population, our state is spending quite a lot of time and money to take […]
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Empowered Cities, Scattered Lives:The Homeless Crisis
By: Whitney Bryen / InvestigateWest Word on the Street Issue 44, June 2024 . . . John Parke, known as “Cowboy,” is always ready to pack up and move. He stacks his black and blue tent, foam sleeping pad, and flannel-lined sleeping bag on top of a wagon that he hauls away every day at […]
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