Mariah Thomas

United States

Associate Lifestyle Editor at Trusted Media Brands

Associate Lifestyle Editor at Reader's Digest (U.S.)

• Author •✍🏽 @hearst•Instagram: iammariahth • Founder of @rtfcommunity • Link to My website & Poetry 📖 ⬇️

Featured in: Favicon

goodhousekeeping.com Favicon

msn.com

aol.com

yahoo.com (+7) Favicon

cosmopolitan.com Favicon

elle.com

flipboard.com Favicon

harpersbazaar.com Favicon

womenshealthmag.com Favicon

apartmenttherapy.com + 48 more

Articles

Songs of Black Folk

1 week ago | starrymag.com | Mariah Thomas

By: Mariah ThomasWithin black culture music has played such an important role in the heart of the community. History can be told by tracking the creation of specific genres. Songs of Black Folk dives into the soundtrack of the black community. The short film touches on the struggles and hardships faced through the lens of music. Following Juneteenth being made a recognized holiday, Rev. Dr. Leslie Braxton challenges the city of Seattle to celebrate.
Emi Grace - Heart in a Cage

1 week ago | starrymag.com | Mariah Thomas

By: Mariah ThomasQ) How would you describe your sound? A) Riff, guitar-based pop with a fusion of rock & electronicQ) What artists inspired you growing up? A) Tom Morello, Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, No Doubt, Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, ParamoreQ) On Instagram you do your “Trashy Tone Thursday” series which allows you to snippet new music as well as just have fun freestyling on the guitar. Where did this series come from?
Two Local Veterans Honored by Gov. Greg Gianforte for Service to Country, Community

1 week ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Mariah Thomas

Government Both are 2024 honorees of the Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation program By Mariah Thomas June 18, 2025 Terri Klepper-Speasl didn’t know what she wanted to do with her life when she walked into Kalispell’s military recruitment office as a young woman in the 70s. She said that office used to sit on the corner of First and Main, where a Chinese restaurant stands now.
Aimee Comes First

1 week ago | starrymag.com | Mariah Thomas

By: Mariah ThomasShame is a feeling many people, but women specifically feel all too well – especially in relation to sexual topics and conversations. There is beauty in feeling yourself represented in film through specific plots and characters. Aimee Comes First is a short film that highlights many Latina and Latino actors as well as shines a light on that sexual shame felt and works to remove it.
Something Beautiful with Miley Cyrus

1 week ago | starrymag.com | Mariah Thomas

By: Mariah ThomasMiley Cyrus’s film Something Beautiful is like a shattered glass heart. Each segment is a broken shard’s reflection. It is more than stringing together music videos for an album, rather it is taking the viewer into the world of the song. Each one is different from the other. Every visual is vastly different in theme, mood and story told. Cyrus had a clear vision for this project and created something beautiful. Something Beautiful is the 9th studio album from Miley Cyrus.
Kalispell Joins National 'No Kings' Protests

1 week ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Mariah Thomas

Government Hundreds gather in Depot Park in protest against the Trump administration, echoing thousands of other events across the country By Mariah Thomas June 15, 2025 As soldiers, tanks and helicopters took over the streets and skies in the nation’s capital Saturday for the country’s first military parade in more than 30 years, protesters took over Kalispell’s downtown, marching from the old courthouse and gathering at Depot Park.
Michigan’s Tri Share program brings state, employers to the table

1 week ago | richlandsource.com | Mariah Thomas

ASHLAND — It takes a village to raise a child — and, in some cases, a village to pay for child care. In Ohio, the average annual cost for care is $12,351 for infants, $11,125 for toddlers and $9,580 for preschoolers, according to Groundwork Ohio, a statewide policy and advocacy organization. In Ohio, qualifying for publicly funded child care through the Department of Job and Family Services requires a family to be at or below 145% of the federal poverty level.
Lily

2 weeks ago | starrymag.com | Mariah Thomas

By: Mariah ThomasLily is an animated short based on Stephen King’s story “Here There Be Tygers.” The name change refers to the name of the tiger in the story and the fact that the character of Robert’s teacher sports a pink lily on her blouse. Being shown at Tribeca’s 2025 film festival, Lily is one of six films part of “Whoopi’s Wonderful World of Animation” – selections made by actress Whoopi Goldberg. More “horror for children” is needed and this film adds to that ever growing list.
3 Brand-New Costco Foods You’ll Definitely Want to Add to Your Shopping List This Summer

2 weeks ago | rd.com | Mariah Thomas

Marvin Samuel Tolentino Pineda/Getty Images RD.COM Food Marvin Samuel Tolentino Pineda/Getty Images Published on Jun.
Locals Rally Against Medicaid Cuts in 'Big Beautiful Bill'

2 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Mariah Thomas

Franteesa Palmatier credits Medicaid as the reason she gets to live a life she loves. The local business owner has spent a lifetime on and off of Medicaid, a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income. She shared she was born into poverty and rarely visited a doctor as a child. When she did, it was thanks to Medicaid. As an adult, Palmatier said she experienced domestic abuse, struggled with addiction and became homeless as a result.