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  • Senator Byrd's Milestone

    The Political Game

    Yesterday was the 92nd birthday of Senator Robert C. Byrd (R-West Virginia), but his 92nd birthday came second to another great milestone in his life celebrated earlier in the week.

    On Wednesday, Senator Byrd became the longest serving member of the United States Congress in history. Byrd, who has [...]
    Posted: November 21, 2009, 5:41pm EST
  • A religious charter

    Ridenbaugh Press

    This one looks just about ready to blow up. The Nampa Classical Academy is an Idaho charter school, running grades 1-9, which emphasizes, to a great extent, a traditional “classical” education – they note, “very strong in phonics, classical literature, grammar, composition, mathematics, “modern” sciences, history, geography, and rhetorical analysis and [...]
    Posted: November 21, 2009, 5:29pm EST
    by Randy Stapilus
  • Wage disparity

    IdaBlue

    Betsy Russell reports on the new ITD director's pay. Brain Ness will make $165,000 per year. He was making $118,000 in Michigan. The person he replaced, Pam Lowe, was making $143,000 annually. A spokesman for the ITD, Jeff Stratton, said that after accounting for the higher cost of living in [...]
    Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:07am EST
  • Mom must be so proud

    IdaBlue

    Meet the Poole sisters: Aubrey, 21, Rochelle, 20, and Tiffany, 18. The three were each recently arrested for Petite Theft. This gives a new meaning to the idea of family togetherness. And just in time for the holidays!


    [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:26pm EST
  • Substantially completed

    Ridenbaugh Press

    Idaho Statehouse reconstruction/YouTube There was some concern, expressed publicly during the last legislative session, that the reconstruction work at the Idaho Statehouse might not be done in time for the next session. But evidently it is, or just about. A press release from the state Capitol Commission says that “Capitol restoration construction [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:20pm EST
    by Randy Stapilus
  • Wyden’s addition

    Ridenbaugh Press

    Number of comments: 1
    It’s being billed as a three-senator deal – Senators Max Baucus, Harry Reid and Oregon’s Ron Wyden – but the history demonstrates that this is Wyden’s baby: A change in the Senate version of the health care bill that would dramatically change the health insurance picture for not just a [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:16pm EST
    by Randy Stapilus
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: 2nd Annual Masquerade Ball

    Idaho Falls Today

    Number of comments: 1
    Enjoy an evening of Romance in time for Valentines’ day at our annual Masquerade ball held Saturday February 13, 2010! Live entertainment, refreshments, professional photographer, dance instruction, and prizes. Cost is $15.00 a ticket or two tickets for $20.00. All money goes to the Artistique Ballroom Company Performance Team (ages 13-18years) [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:17pm EST
    by nonstopsmiler
  • Old Glory

    Idaho Falls Today

    Number of comments: 7
    This is going to get me flack from some of my readers, I know it.  Yet at the same time I have to ask: “What is Sarah doing?” Dailyfinance.com recently ran a story where the picture [left] taken for “Runners World” was sold against contract orders to Newsweek. Questions of “sexism” and [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:55am EST
    by Phil Damon
  • Politicizing murder

    IdaBlue

    I heard Senator Risch on the radio today calling for the prosecutors in the Fort Hood shooting case to add one more count of murder, from 13 to 14.

    Apparently one of the victims was pregnant, and Risch wants a count for that. I don't know how far along' [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:57am EST
  • A Northwest Nobel option?

    Ridenbaugh Press

    Number of comments: 10
    Linus Torvalds Former Vice President Al Gore’s visit to Portland today and tomorrow has prompted some Nobel Peace Prize thoughts, and in Oregon the idea of nominating a Northwesterner. The prospect shot around the Portland-area Linux circles (drawing some debate as well as approval as it did), starting with this email [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:17pm EST
    by Randy Stapilus
  • Minnick's Balancing Act

    The Political Game

    Over the weekend, Sisyphus of 43rd State Blues made some very good points regarding Congressman Walt Minnick and his dwindling Democratic base. Hopefully Sisyphus won't mind that I quote him extensively here, his points are more than worth repeating and succinctly illustrate the predicament Walt Minnick has created when' [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:06pm EST
  • Sage Grouse News

    Idaho Nature Notes

    Get the latest news on sage grouse conservation around Idaho in fall newsletter. It includes information on the Owyhee juniper control project and a story by the Conservancy's ecologist, Alan Sands.Sage grouse photo by Bob Griffith. [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:48am EST
  • The Name is Bond…Failed Bond

    Idaho Falls Today

    Number of comments: 14
    [Originially posted at LarsonShow.com] A friend texted me the results of the District 91 $84.5 Million bond election last night. With all due respect to those supporting the bond, I was far more elated than I expected. I must have been more emotionally invested in this one than I thought, because I [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:35am EST
    by Neal Larson
  • Sparkling Sarah Palin

    IdaBlue

    In conjunction with her book release, Sarah Palin has been going on a book tour. And, Newsweek put her on the cover of its magazine.

    Newsweek chose the Runners World of Palin in running shorts for its cover, which is clearly a cheesecake type of photo. Oprah Winfrey [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:09am EST
  • A clinic in Pasco

    Ridenbaugh Press

    The Pasco City Council has approved a new medical clinic in town – not one, it should be noted up front, that offers abortions. It has been the subject of demonstrations and protests, though, because it will be run by Planned Parenthood. There’s an overview in this post at McCranium, which [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:12pm EST
    by Randy Stapilus
  • Mayor Hotline Nov 7 to 13

    The Boise Guardian

    Number of comments: 10

    HOMELESS YES AND NO

    Heidi Caye
    1934 Division Ave.
    Boise, ID 83706
    921-9309
    Homeless Citation: I’m calling in regard to something that I saw last week. I was up on
    Federal Way and I was watching a police officer ticket a homeless man on the corner of the
    street with his [...]

    Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:00pm EST
    by dave
  • Marijuana, Guns and Oregon

    NewWest.Net Boise

    It's no secret there are a number of Oregonians who enjoy smoking marijuana. And while that may be the case, there are millions in the West who don't enjoy having their water polluted to produce the plant. An estimated 200,000 marijuana plants were discovered in raids during the Oregon growing' [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:22pm EST
  • Whitopia

    Ridenbaugh Press

    Number of comments: 1
    A book we’re going to track down and check out: From a black scholar writing about race relations in a different way, “Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America.” Usually, we’d wait to read it before writing about it here, but this is an unusual case [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:37pm EST
    by Randy Stapilus
  • Guv Wants Piece Of Your Mind

    The Boise Guardian

    Number of comments: 10

    A state rep from Moscow is floating a 5% “surcharge on Idaho taxes” to keep certain state services afloat. You can post here as we know they read the GUARDIAN at the state level too.

    For starters, we explained to a staffer a couple weeks ago that those of us who [...]

    Posted: November 16, 2009, 4:14pm EST
    by dave
  • Long Distance Pronghorns

    Idaho Nature Notes

    One of the longest mammal migrations remaining on the continent occurs in southcentral Idaho, a recent study commissioned by the Wildlife Conservation S0ciety and Lava Lake Institute found.The study found that pronghorns annually move from the Pioneer Mountains across Craters of the Moon and the Idaho National Laboratory to the [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 4:10pm EST

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