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Huffington Post - Elizabeth Warren: Time For Wall Street CEOs To 'Earn Back' America's Trust
Bailout watchdog and Middle Class advocate Elizabeth Warren has accused Wall Street CEOs of abusing consumer trust and challenged them to step up and support financial reform -- for the nation's benefit as well as their own...
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New West Boise - Taxing Internet Sales Could Raise $30 Million for Idaho
Taxing Internet sales could bring in at least $30 million, Royce Chigbrow, Chairman of the State Tax Commission, told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee today...
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CBS News: Political Hotsheet - Carly Fiorina "Demon Sheep" Ad Inspires Opponents
As Carly Fiorina's amazing demon sheep video continues to ricochet around the Web, California GOP Senate primary opponent Chuck DeVore is hoping to get in on the action...
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BOISE Style - Recycled Leather Bag...
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The Baltimore Sun - Good riddance, don't ask, don't tell
One of the least satisfying of President Bill Clinton's triangulations looks headed for a merciful death. The "don't ask, don't tell" compromise by which gay men and women were allowed to serve in the military -- so long as nobody found out they were gay...
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Urban Renewal Won't Finance Businesses Departure From Downtown Caldwell
Several Downtown Businesses have come to the conclusion they just can't make it in Downtown Caldwell. The following is from the January 26th Urban Renewal Agency meeting...
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The MountainGoat Report - Minnick Proposes 'Meaner' Health Care Reform?
Friday, Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick held a town hall meeting in Sandpoint, the Bonner County Daily Bee reported, taking questions on a variety of topics, including health care reform...
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Politico - Alito Objects
Justice Samuel Alito sure seems to mouth the words, "Not true," as President Barack Obama attacks the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling...
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Gearlog - Live Blog: Apple's January 27 Announcement
I'm in the Bay Area for what has all the makings of a Major Apple Announcement. Mysterious email invitation to event...
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HuffPo - 7 Things About The Economy Everyone Should Be Worried About
An extraordinary series of articles recently appeared on the Nieman Watchdog Web site, anchored by investigative reporter John Hanrahan and mostly based on interviews with some of the nation's most perceptive...
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Eye On Boise - The hidden costs of budget cuts…
Idaho is discovering the hidden costs of budget cuts, as major cutbacks in the state budget threaten to cost more than they'll save...
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Fort Boise - One year hangover
On the anniversary of Barack Obama's historic inauguration, the Democrats are pretty much reeling from the stunning upset in Massachusetts, where voters sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate for the first time in almost 4 decades...
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CBS News: Political Hotsheet - Scott Brown: Keys to Success
Some had called it the "Kennedy seat," others the "people's seat" -- but it's Scott Brown's seat now...
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Thinking Boise Green
I've lived in Boise for 12 years, have a husband of 15 years and 2 active sons ages 13 and 10. I'm a real estate agent, which is a career I love, particularly in this beautiful city. I think of myself as an optimist, a foodie and someone trying to pay a little more attention...
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The MountainGoat Report - Calculating
Congressman Walt Minnick joined the rest of the Idaho delegation Tuesday, asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to bail out potato growers in the state...
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Boise Daily Photo
images and observations from Boise, ID...
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The New York Times - Obama, Congressional Leaders Resume Push on Health Care
President Obama and Senator Harry Reid hold their first face-to-face meeting on Wednesday since the controversy erupted over comments that Mr. Reid once made...
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The Official Google Blog - A new approach to China
Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis. In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China...
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Boise Guardian - Macy’s Departure Is Due To Inept Government
Macy's leaving downtown Boise comes as no surprise. For more than 40 years we have watched officials tout their "vision for the future" in downtown Boise. It changes with each new planner and consultant...
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SI: Inside College Football - Why can't Boise State be national champion?
Here's the thing I don't understand: Why can't Boise State be national champion? No, I'm not talking about writing another BCS rip job...
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ESPN U's College Football Nation Blog - Three keys: Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Boise State (13-0) 1. Run the ball: During last season's matchup between these two teams, Boise State rushed for 28 yards on 20 carries, and 20 of those yards came on one carry. The Broncos must rush the ball...
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Mint Blog - Financial New Years Resolutions You Can Keep
Have you ever put an old chestnut like "save more" or "spend less" on your list of New Year's resolutions? I've done it, too, with results undetectable by the most precise financial calculator...
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ESPN College Football Nation - Instant analysis: Idaho 43, Bowling Green 42
The Roady's Humanitarian Bowl was billed as an offensive shootout that would be won by the team that had the ball last, and that's exactly the way the game unfolded...
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Top 50 Social Media Stories 2009
It has been a great year for social media, it has really come of age with businesses all over the world embracing it to help both their bottom line and to engage with customer...
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WordPress
Our stats are designed to give you up-to-the-minute data about your visitors: how many there are, where they're coming from, which posts are most popular, and which search engine terms are sending visitors to your blog...
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OBNUG - Fiesta Bowl debate: Can Boise State win without Austin Pettis?
With Austin Pettis's availability in doubt for the Broncos' biggest game of the season, you have to wonder: Can Boise State win without one of their most important offensive weapons?
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Caldwell Guardian - Are You Ready To Fund Boise Streecar?
Canyon taxpayers may have to help fund Boise streetcar...
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Boise Guardian - Ada County Property Tax Update
Monday, December 21 is the deadline for paying first installment of property taxes and Ada County Treasurer...
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Copenhagen diary: US in typo shock and 'red zone' extended to journalists
Obama readout mistakes Lulu for Lula, Greenpeace gets last orders at 2.30am and Prescott hails Brown...
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Idaho Statesman - How Idaho got a smaller share of Forest Service funds — but more money anyway
Throw enough money into a government program, and soon it looks good for everybody...
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Ridenbaugh Press - Take the test
Hereby seconding the editorial in today's Coeur d'Alene Press, suggesting that Americans find out how literate they really are on civic matters...
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New West - Higher Education Is Just What We Need
An impressive aspect of American education is that it gives potential scholars innumerable second chances in myriad forms, and plenty of options...
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Treasured Valley - Nampa to lift Sunday booze ban
On one hand it'll be nice to be able to make the decision for myself if I'd like a Gin & Tonic at Brick 29 or a Margarita at Jalapeño's if I...
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Tech E Blog - Innovative Toaster Looks, Functions Like a Printer
You can literally print your toast, like you would a document, with this innovative concept by Othmar Muhlebach...
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One Bronco Nation Under God - Boise State Broncos to play TCU Horned Frogs in Fiesta Bowl
Boise State and TCU will face off in a battle of non-BCS unbeatens in the Fiesta Bowl. How do you feel? Analysis coming soon; in the meantime, leave your thoughts in the comments...
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Caldwell Guardian - How To Figure Jail Bed Costs
There have been several comments on THE CALDWELL GUARDIAN citing Commissioner Alder's comments on Canyon County jail bed costs at $84/day per bed. Here is how they are figured...
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Inspired Designer - Christmas Decor...I Love
Its that time of year to bring out the decorations and create a holiday themed space. I wanted to share some of my favorite styles of Christmas Decor...
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Boise Guardian - TJ Favors Vote Of People On Trolley
Boise City Councilor-elect TJ Thomson told the GUARDIAN Monday he favors a vote of the citizens on Team Dave's proposal to spend $60,000,000 on a downtown street car...
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Wired Wish List 2009
Check out Wired's Wish List 2009 for the scoop on the best of the best holiday gadgets.
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Turkey Twitter
See what others are thankful for this Thanksgiving with Turkey Twitter!
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Idaho Statesman: Do readers want watchdog reporting — or do they just say they want it?
When the Statesman's Erika Bolstad broke a rock-solid story about bonuses awarded by outgoing and embattled Sen. Larry Craig, the detractors were quick to chime in...
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Eye On Boise - Retirement boosts raise questions
Idaho state agencies have spent more than $125,000 in the past six months to boost the retirement accounts of three departing employees, including one agency director - though Id...
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Boise Guardian - Trolley PR Transparency Not So Clear
Chalk one up for the DAILY PAPER! Using the public records law and some good old fashioned reporting skills, Cynthia Sewell raises some good questions about Team Dave’s efforts at forcing a trolley upon residents without a vote...
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AC 360 - Army suicide numbers break another yearly record
Suicides among soldiers this year have topped last year's record-breaking numbers, but Army officials maintain a recent trend downward could mean the service is making headway on its programs designed to reduce the problem, Army officials said Tuesday...
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Northwest Food News - Not Being Walmart: The travails of small-scale food suppliers
Here are a couple of articles from today’s Capital Press (a subscription only ag. weekly) that point to the hurdles small-scale Northwest food suppliers must jump to stay in business — and at least one interesting...
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Ridenbaugh Press - Precinct mapping – Boise and Spokane
For the true polisci junkies, a couple of posts with precinct maps – of how the elections went in Boise and Spokane...
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Caldwell Guardian - Coupon Clippers, A Lesson In Economics
THE GUARDIAN had the pleasure of meeting with Wayne Hoffman of the Idaho Freedom Foundation today. Mr. Hoffman is a very interesting guy with lots of insights into the...
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Beef Matters
I am Kim Brackett. My husband and I own and operate a cattle ranch in the western United States. Most of my time is spent chasing after our four children or, on occasion, being chased by them...
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New West Boise - “Open Fields” Hunting Access Program Needs a Push
Open Fields was a “major victory” for hunters and wildlife conservation, according to the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) and many other green groups that lobbied for it...
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Treasured Valley - Off The Beaten Path: Dutch Bros. Drive Thru Coffee
I know, I know, Dutch Bros. little coffee kiosks are not exactly off the beaten path. In fact, their seven Treasure Valley locations are on major thoroughfares for a reason - so people see them and stop. However, with so many...
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CNN Political Ticker - Analysis: Elections not a referendum on Obama
Victories in New Jersey and Virginia Tuesday provided a major shot in the arm for the Republican Party heading into the 2010 elections, but the Democratic losses of these two governorships should not be interpreted as a significant blow to President Obama...
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Boise Guardian - Your Vote Counts More Than Ever This Year
With a really small voter turnout predicted this year-no state, federal or mayor race in Boise-your vote counts more than ever...
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Biz Blog - Reports of newspapers’ death greatly exaggerated
The bell has been tolling for newspapers since at least the late ‘90s, but it's grown louder since a crumbling economy shoved many into the grave...
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Upcoming Boise music documentary trailer
Raise your hand if you'd be interested in seeing video of Paul Revere "bopping" with the soda-swilling teens when he owned the Crazy Horse...
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Boise Guardian - Home Stretch In Boise Political Campaign
As we enter the final days of the political season for local elections, the GUARDIAN will try to keep moving this post to the top of the list to afford candidates and voters a forum to exchange questions, answers, and opinions...
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Eye On Boise - UI study: Huge increase in Hispanic population benefits region
South-Central Idaho's Hispanic population has grown by 85 percent since 2000, according to a new University of Idaho study, paralleling the dramatic increase in the...
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TechEBlog - How it Works: Dyson Air Multiplier AM01 Bladeless Fan
For those who want more than just a picture or two, Dyson has just released a short animation reel that shows just exactly how their Air Multiplier works. Continue reading for the video...
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Wired - Airlines and Pilots Push For Naps in the Cockpit
It might not seem like a good idea when you first hear about it, but many in the airline industry are pushing the Federal Aviation Administration to allow pilots on commercial airplanes to take short naps during flights...
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Eye On Boise - Luna: Schools need 9% more next year
State schools Supt. Tom Luna says Idaho's public schools need a 9.2 percent increase in state general funds next year, just to keep even and fund student growth. In...
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New West Boise - Climate Change ‘Greatest Threat’ to National Parks, Report Says
It's not just melting ice at Glacier National Park. A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council calls climate change the "greatest threat" to America's national parks...
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Biz Blog - A case for the right rail
After years of neglect Amtrak is suddenly back in the picture, with sketchy new plans, powerful political advocates, and a gazillion dollar restart-up budget for our participation. In other words, a more viable plan than the Boise streetcar scheme, and I like it...
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Ridenbaugh Press - Lobbying for a prison
There's something sad about this. Time was when communities scrambled to avoid being a "prison town" - as in, put that thing somewhere else...
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Eye On Boise - Study: Bar air way worse than smog
Fine-particulate air pollution in Boise bars that permit smoking is 36 times worse than outdoor pollution levels in the valley, according to a new study by the Roswell Park Cancer Institute released today by the Coalition for a Healthy Idaho, and four times the EPA's standard...
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Caldwell Guardian - Opinion Poll Of Downtown Business Says No To TVCC
THE GUARDIAN received the poll conducted of downtown business owners on the issue of TVCC in Downtown Caldwell. The Results came out 82.4% against locating TVCC downtown and 17.6% in favor of locating TVCC downtown...
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The MountainGoat Report - 'Under' Every Great Man. . .
Recently released economic data from the U.S. Census Bureau's ongoing American Community Survey indicates that during this recession Idaho's poor-especially women and children-aren't faring well...
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2016 Olympic site selection is pitting gold vs. good will
Trying to figure out the International Olympic Committee, trying to analyze and comprehend the lords of the interlocking rings, is a little like reading tea leaves...
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Below The Beltway - The Inevitable Birther Infomercial
A new birther infomercial running on a CBS affiliate in Texas and elsewhere around the country tells viewers a "got a birth certificate?" bumper sticker can be theirs for the low price of $30...
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Boise Guardian - Who Can Drive Safely AND Text?
Lots of buzz today about proposed laws to texting while driving. One source claimed truck drivers were 27 times more likely to crash while texting than not texting...
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Fort Boise - Collateral damage in the war on ACORN
Looks like there are two possibilities: either the Defund ACORN Act is to be taken on its face, and it's going to lead to...
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OBNUG - Know your enemy: Bowling Green edition
The 8th ranked Broncos will make their first ever trip to Bowling Green this Saturday to take on the Falcons in Doyt Perry Stadium. The Broncos are coming off a hard-fought win over Fresno State and trying to figure out what led to a "minor" defensive letdown...
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Biz Blog - Service industries push for state concessions, incentives
Commercial services: State lawmakers need to make concessions in order to get the utilities and services industries on a working...
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New West - Wilderness Areas Could use their own Health Care Reform
Lindsay and I embarked on an overnighter on Labor Day weekend, the summit of Cloud Peak firmly in our sights. At 13,167 feet, Cloud Peak is the 21st tallest mountain in Wyoming and the highpoint of our backyard mountains...
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The Gaggle - The Joe Wilson Censure Vote...
As expected, the House voted this evening to censure Rep. Joe (You Lie!) Wilson (R-S.C.) for interrupting President Obama's speech to Congress...
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Idaho Statesman - Boise State defense needs a nickname; post your ideas here
Our Bronco GameDay cover this week is a tribute to the Broncos defense - a group that over the past 12 games has...
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Ridenbaugh Press - There’s cutting, and there’s cutting more
For the states, what's coming will be a season of budget cutting. In Idaho, budget holdbacks are likely - there may be no choice...
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Ft. Boise - Old School
Driving by the busy intersection of Cole and Fairview this weekend, I noticed the new chainlink fence around the old Cole Elementary, and a sign...
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Caldwell Guardian - United States Has Highest Incarceration Rate on Planet Earth
The Wall Street Journal had a front page article this weekend about the tough choices faced by the State of Michigan due to the implosion of the auto industry. Michigan is now forced to shut down entire prisons and release thousands of inmates...
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Boise Guardian - Bad Sports Not Treated Alike In Idaho
All it took for Oregon Tailback LeGarrette Blount to get out of town without an arrest by Boise PD was an apology after sucker punching BSU defensive end Byron Hout when players and coaches from both teams mingled on the field following the game...
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Oregon Live - Boise State 19, Oregon 8: Chip Kelly era opens with a fizzle
Throughout the offseason, the Oregon Ducks had this game circled on their calendars, and they certainly didn't expect the round numbers that appeared on the Bronco Stadium scoreboard at halftime...
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Bronco Beat - A quick look at the Ducks' stars; Herbstreit likes Wilcox, Harsin
I've been rounding up quotes about the Ducks the past few days. Here are some highlights...
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Fort Boise - Oh good, I can just skip it then
The Medium reports on a Facebook exodus: does it make you nosy, is it a scene turned desperate, are there stalkers? Privacy compromises? (Is the Pope Catholic?) Is it abusive, disillusioning, beholden to corporate interests? "A third wave of dissenters appears to be bored with it, obscurely sore...
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One Bronco Nation Under God
One Bronco Nation Under God (OBNUG) seeks to provide a source of relevant BSU news, mature BSU perspective, and biased BSU commentary with...
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Boise Guardian - Boise Pays $165,000 Monthly To Ship Recyclables To Portland, Seattle
Information provided to a citizen by Boise City's Trash Programs "solid waste coordinator" touched off a GUARDIAN investigation revealing Boise is shelling out big bucks for tons of junk...
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The MountainGoat Report - Senator Edward M. Kennedy
One of many favorite Ted Kennedy speeches, this from the floor of the Senate in 2007...
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The CNN Wire - Reactions to Edward Kennedy's Death
A sampling of reactions to the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, who died Tuesday night at age 77...
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Slippery Brick
Check out SlipperyBrick for tech news with a quirky twist...
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The iPhone Mom Blog
Are you on Facebook? I am and it drives me crazy to get all those silly notifications. I don't mind the ones about comments and wall posts. It's the ones about...
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Eye On Boise - Idaho vote-by-mail backers launch multi-year initiative campaign
Backers of a voter initiative to let Idahoans put in permanent absentee ballot requests, rather than having to file a new request every election, are trying something unorthodox...
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The MountainGoat Report - Walt Minnick, Bona Fide Conservative
Dan Popkey was fooled. Congressman Walt Minnick is no moderate. Last week when he wrote for the Idaho Statesman that he was, Popkey was expressing a common misconception, though. Lots of Idahoans were fooled into believing that Minnick was...
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Washington Post: Health-Care Reform: What It Means For You
As President Obama and Congress try to overhaul health care, almost every American has a stake. Will you get the care you need? Can you avoid financial ruin...
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Gizmodo - TomTom iPhone Navigation Hits U.S. and Canadian App Store For $100
After rolling-out across much of the western world this weekend, TomTom's eagerly-awaited turn-by-turn navigation app for the iPhone is now available to those in the U.S and Canada...
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The Washington Post - Morning Fix: Polling the Town Halls
The protests that have dominated town halls -- and news coverage -- for the first two weeks of this month are being closely followed by much of the country and are largely regarded...
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Ridenbaugh Press - Trooper per capita
Just a few years ago one of the big issues in Oregon was the low number of state police on the roads - a number considered low per capita, and too spread out to provide realistic 24-hour service around the state...
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Toxel - 17 Golden Gadgets and Designs
Collection of creative golden gadgets and product designs covered in gold...
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Idaho Statesman - Walt Minnick: The Blue Dogs' poster child?
Could be. A Wall Street Journal writer uses Idaho's 1st District congressman as an illustration for that which ails the conservative wing of the Democratic caucus...
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Boise Guardian - Can AMTRAK Pay the Freight?
When it comes public rides, it is hard to find anyone opposed to "PASSENGER TRAINS IN IDAHO." The politicos know this well...
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Mint - 7 Financial Tips From the Great Depression
Having lived through the depression, our grandparents and great-grandparents formed a lack of trust in banks and turned to burying cash in the...
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George Sodini's Blog: Full Text By Alleged Gym Shooter
WARNING: The following contains EXPLICIT content. It is the text of a blog apparently kept by George Sodini, the man suspected of opening fire in a Pittsburgh-area gym, killing three and injuring nine others be...
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Biz Blog - The misguided minimum wage
It is futile to argue the point because we will never go back, but the minimum wage is a lose end game in both theory and practice. It should scare us all, for if the federal government can set a minimum wage it can sure...
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Gizmodo - Texting and Talking While Driving Now to Become a National Matter
The Federal Department of Transportation wants to hold a summit to evaluate the perils of texting and talking while driving. While many...
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The MountainGoat Report - The 'Curse' of Idaho's 1st District
When then-candidate Walt Minnick announced he was "running, literally, for Congress in the 1st District of Idaho" he meant he was training to run the Boston Marathon to make a point...
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Idaho Statesman - Idaho's stake in cash for clunkers
Quick math quiz. Let's say you're an auto buyer and you have a case of "cash for clunkers" fever. You're eager to pocket...
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The Daily Beast - So What If Obama Was Foreign?
Not a shred of evidence supports the citizenship conspiracy theorists, says former Bush and McCain strategist Mark McKinnon-but even if there were, there's no story more American than Obama's...
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In The Middle - Death Of A Republican
President Obama's recent slip of the tongue claiming that the Cambridge police department acted "stupidly" in arresting Professor Gates in his own home provides us with a window into the President's character...
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One Bronco Nation Under God
One Bronco Nation Under God (OBNUG) seeks to provide a source of relevant BSU news, mature BSU...
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Boise Guardian - Is Taser In The Butt Torture?
Consider yourself lucky if you haven't met up with "Officer #3," a Boise copper. The Ombudsman and Chief both conclude he viciously stuck a taser up the rear end of a man while he was handcuffed...
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Eye On Boise - Senator: Cash-strapped parents skipping kids’ shots
Here's a link to my full story on Idaho's child immunization dilemma: The state has the lowest child immunization rate in the nation, but budget cuts that hit July 1 are making it more expensive...
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New York Times - For Sale: Moon and Mars
Would you like to buy some real estate on Mars or the Moon?
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Eye On Boise - Region Could See Economic Boon From 2010...
The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will be an economic boon at a time when one is badly needed, Canada's...
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Idaho Statesman - Where traditional media meets social media: to engage, or not to engage?
There are, within my industry, at least two schools of thought regarding journalists and social media...
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In a First, AP Asking Readers to Direct Coverage of Sotomayor Hearings
When Sonia Sotomayor begins her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings next Monday, The Associated Press will provide blog and Twitter feeds that will appear on Yahoo News -- and ask readers...
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Boise-Based Tinkn.com Is All About Helping Others
TechBoise would like to introduce you to Tinkn. We recently sat down with Kristin Hartshaffer to learn more about this unique Boise company...
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Boise Guardian - City Council Election? Who Cares?
With just 17 weeks until the Boise City Council election, there is an overwhelming amount of disinterest in the campaign...
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Politics Daily - What Was She Thinking? Sarah's Scenarios...
Governor Sarah Palin's decision to step down from her position as governor has raised plenty of speculation as to why she would make such a decision...
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Eye On Boise - Why Project Filter Ran Out Of Money
Idaho's "Project Filter" is now once again offering four weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy to smokers who want to quit, after the program was suspended...
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Daily Kos - Will Franken's Arrival Break The Public Option Logjam?
The end of Norm Coleman's court challenge is good news in itself, but what will it mean for the committee structure in the Senate...
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Sky News Foreign Matters: Iraq - Towards The Abyss?
Iraq is about to go through its most testing times since 2004/5 when it came close to total collapse...
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Caldwell Guardian - Local Paper Raises City Election Issues
THE GUARDIAN read the Sunday edition of the IPT and agrees with the Our View Opinion piece and will repeat some of the issues for your review...
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Fan Fare: Michael Jackson — King of Pop Or Tarnished Genius?
Michael Jackson's sudden death less than a month before a series of comeback concerts in London robbed the self-styled "King of Pop"...
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Huffington Post - Read Sanford's Emails...
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford carried on a lively e-mail exchange with his lover in Buenos Aires, praising...
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Boise Guardian - Boise Bicycle Nerd Survives On Attention
To say Bob Tencate likes attention is an understatement. When he hits the street it is impossible to NOT notice him and that's the way he wants it. He really stands out in a crowd...
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cnet - Apple iPhone 3G S
The iPhone 3G S doesn't make the same grand leap that the iPhone 3G made from the first-generation model...
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Andrew Sullivan's The Daily Dish
Andrew Sullivan's blog at The Atlantic has been getting praise for filtering material out of Iran...
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Brouhaha Erupts Over Bozeman Job Requirement
One a minute - that's the rate at which emails are arriving in the email inbox belonging to the City of Bozeman's attorney...
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Ridenbaugh Press - From The Northwest Forests
The Northwest pulled in another upper-rank person in the Obama Administration with announcement today of Tom Tidwell as chief of the U.S. Forest Service - a very big-deal agency in the Northwest...
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New West - New Report Questions Fire Plan logging
A couple of years ago I went on a show me tour of a Forest Service Thinning project that was funded under the National Fire Plan (NFP). A group of us, including some forest service...
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Mint - Mint Map: Real Estate By State
We don't recommend you try to time the housing market, but if you're in the market for a new home...
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Idaho Statesman - Listmania: Boise Makes U.S. News And World Report's Top 10 Places To Live
Boise has landed a spot on U.S. News and World Report's Best Places to Live 2009...
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The Consumerist - Loan Officers Detail Wells Fargo's Blatantly Racist Subprime Loans
Meet Beth Jacobsen and Tony Paschal, two of Wells Fargo's top subprime loan officers, who recently gave affidavits detailing the bank efforts to needlessly steer minority Baltimore families into subprime loans...
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Eye On Boise - A Catch In The Session-Ending Transportation Funding Deal…
More than 30 years ago, Idaho's boaters, snowmobilers, dirt-bikers and ATV riders made a deal: They'd give up their gas tax refunds for gas burned off-road if the state...
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123 Idaho - Looking To Beat The Heat And Chill Out With Dad On Father's Day? Take Him To The Linen Building Sunday Market...
The dog days of summer are still ahead, but Boise already is heating up. If you're looking for a way to chill out with Dad on Father's Day, then take him to the Linen Building Sunday Market...
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It Will Take A Lot Of Patience To Make Boise More Bicycle-Friendly
While spending the past few days riding my bicycle - and writing about riding - I've thought back to a recent episode from a drive home...
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Did Adam Lambert Lose To Kris Allen -- Or Homophobia?
Adam Lambert doesn't seem bitter that he was upset by Kris Allen on "American Idol" -- but his fans sure are, with many of them claiming "middle America" or "rednecks" or "right-wing Christians" hated Adam because of his sexuality and that's why he lost...
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Fort Boise - Now For Something Completely Different
I haven't read everything that's poured out about Obama's pick for the Supreme Court, but the gist is clear enough: the rabid runt of the raving right is shouting "racist!" based on a single quote. Rush Limbaugh complaining...
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EW Online - 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' Season Premiere: 'I Have A Lot Of Anger'
"This could be our last family picture," said Kate Gosselin during the extra-long fifth-season premiere of Jon & Kate Plus 8. Jon and Kate came...
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Caldwell Guardian - Assessments For Property Are Down, Taxes Going Up!
You have probably received your 2009 property tax assessed valuation and noted the reduced valuations. Don't hold your breath for lower taxes...
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Idaho Statesman - Plastic But Not Fantastic: The Credit Card Holder Bailout
As any credit card-carrying American ought to know, it's all about the details...
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Wired - Flu Pandemics May Lurk In Frozen Lakes
The next flu pandemic may be hibernating in an Arctic glacier or frozen Siberian lake, waiting for rising temperatures to set it free. Then birds can deliver it back to civilization...
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Eye On Boise - All Idaho State Parks To Stay Open This Summer
Idaho's state Department of Parks and Recreation has announced that all state parks will stay open through the summer season, despite budget cuts. "At a time when budgets are tight, our agency understands that families will want to turn...
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Boise Guardian - Euro-Style Parking Comes To Boise
Boise's Parking Czar, John Eichman, is experimenting with a parking system that is common throughout Europe and much of the progressive USA-California and Florida are rime examples...
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New West - Where In The World Are The Organic Farms?
On Saturday, May 2, The New York Times published a map showing the density of organic farms in the United States. The map reveals that most organic farms...
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Eye On Boise - Rammell To Switch Races, Crane’s Not Running For Congress
Rex Rammell, a former elk rancher and veterinarian who ran for the U.S. Senate as an independent in 2008, garnering 5.4 percent of the vote, announced a couple of weeks ago that he'd challenge U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson in the Republican...
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The Consumerist - Did Bad Customer Service Doom Circuit City?
Best-practices guru Joel Spolsky thinks Circuit City imploded because of their terrible customer service, not any "recession" or "macroeconomic conditions" nonsense...
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Idaho Statesman - Putting Off The Tough Decisions
Whether the Idaho Legislature wraps up today or Friday, lawmakers have hardly solved the one issue that has kept them in town until May: transportation funding...
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IdaBlue - Statesman's Woes
I heard on the radio today that the Statesman's circulation is up 1%, but it's important Sunday circulation is down 2%...
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New West Boise - Mother’s Day Is Bona Fide
For this middle-aged curmudgeon, many holidays have become more about obligation and empty ritual than about heartfelt celebration...
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Capitol Confidential - Is Leon Smith Giving Up On Road Funding, Too?
Gov. Otter appears to have lost the support of one of his biggest backers in the House for transportation funding...
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Biz Blog - It’s Not The Bean, It’s The Scene
Why I love Boise, reason 423: only in the City of Trees could a heated verbal exchange between a state governor and a local coffee shop proprietor earn an Associated Press wire service story...
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123 Idaho - Symptoms Of Swine Flu
In this video, Dr. Joe Bresee, with CDC's Influenza Division, describes the symptoms of swine flu...
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The Boise Picayune - Pandemic Information And Resources
Above and within this post, you will now see a Banner Link to PanFluIdaho.org...
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Politico - Specter's Task: Winning Over Democrats
The left isn't embracing Arlen Specter, their newest Democratic senator, with open arms, and it's looking very possible that he could be receiving some serious primary opposition - from Joe Torsella...
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Idaho Statesman - Butch Otter's Best Veto Of The Week
It was the final and least heralded of Idaho Gov. Butch Otter's 36 vetoes for the week - but it was a good call...
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New West - Idaho’s Otter Succeeds In One Goal: Ticking Everyone Off
Continuing a theme begun on the first day of the legislative session, Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter makes opponents and antagonizes people...
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Biz Blog - Lower Than Expected Lending Not So In Idaho Institutions
Stocks plunged April 20, as financials led broader markets were down after a Wall Street Journal analysis found that the biggest banks are lending less than government reports have indicated...
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The Unequivocal Notion - First It Was 2
...then 10 and now 25...
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Boise Guardian - Farmers Market Unlikely Despite Citizen Pleas
Even with the qualifier of being a "Northender," we doubt the people who want fresh veggies during the growing season under the politically correct greenie label of "sustainable," will be able to overcome...
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123 Idaho - Aryan Nations Recruiting Again In Northern Idaho
The Aryan Nations has returned to northern Idaho with what it is calling a "world headquarters" and a recruitment campaign...
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In The Middle - Death Of A Republican
When the messenger becomes larger than the message there will always be a tendency to personalize disagreements; tarring the institution for the indiscretions of the individual member. This is not a new problem. Most of us have lived long enough to...
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Ridenbaugh Press - Bailout Numbers
The number of banks in the Northwest getting bailout (TARP) money keeps on rising. Here's the...
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New West - Three-Party System Fractures Idaho Legislature
The conventional wisdom is that the Idaho legislature has a Republican supermajority, voting together in a monolithic juggernaut...
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Boise Guardian - Seal The Deals For Hot Meals On Wheels
When Central District Health Department officials announced last week they were getting out of the "meals on wheels" program...
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Caldwell Guardian - Proposed Amendment To Limit Voting Rights
In a shameful act of disdain for the constitutional rights of citizens, The Idaho legislature is trying to strip voters of authority currently guaranteed by the Idaho Constitution...
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The New York Times - Her Majesty’s Royal iPod
Finally! An answer to the question that everyone has been dying to know, especially after the debacle of the gift exchange last month when the Obama's...
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Ridenbaugh Press - Transparency They All Could Do
The more recent wave of talk about congressional earmarks - following the wave of disgust with them last year - is that they...
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Boise Guardian - More Poop On The Foothills Dog Rules
The Foothills Conservation Advisory Committee passed a motion at their public
meeting in December that would have cut off-leash access in the Lower Reserves by
half or more but was still acceptable to the majority of responsible dog owners...
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Boise Weekly - Budget Writers Cut Public Schools
Idaho budget writers snatched $109 million from Idaho public schools Friday morning, backfilling some of the state cuts with some $40 million...
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In The Middle - Yin And Yang
As a nation America embarked on the road towards union busting centuries ago and we have never looked back. We also have a long history of criticizing union leaders for being un-American, of being uneducated, Mafia-like thugs who make backroom deals in smoke...
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Eye On Boise - Budget Cuts Bring Another Thorny Problem…
JFAC members are wrestling with another thorny issue now: It turns out it's not so simple to apply the 3 percent across-the-board pay cut they've...
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Idaho Statesman - Missing The Bigger Picture On Open Meetings Law Rewrite
Bad news for media conspiracy theorists: Idaho newsies aren't all on the same side on a bill to put teeth into the state's Open Meeting Law...
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Caldwell Guardian - Commishes Painted Themselves Into A Budgetary Corner
THE GUARDIAN has learned our County Commishes have painted themselves into a corner with respect to the current and fiscal 2010 budget years. Property assessed valuations have decreased from $9.8 Billion downward to $8.8 Billion this year. Commissioners...
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Idaho Statesman - The AIG Tax Bill: How Simpson, Minnick Voted
Idaho Reps. Mike Simpson, a Republican, and Walt Minnick, a Democrat, both voted against a bill Thursday to impose 90 percent taxes on bonuses paid out to employees at AIG...
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Boise Guardian - “Kill The Messenger” Is New Message
As the economy continues to sour, the use and proliferation of public relations people to spin the messages of governments and agencies is leaving a bad taste in the mouths of many folks...
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Mint - Golden Parachutes: How The Bankers Went Down
When high-ranking executives are fired from a company...
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Brundage Snow Blog
15 inches of new snow in 2 days is typical March weather in the Central Idaho Mountains. Here are a few local powder lovers that shred top to bottom even in the worst of conditions, put some fresh snow under their feet and...
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123 Idaho - City Of Boise, Boise State Announce Successful Geothermal Project Funding
Mayor David Bieter and Boise State University President Bob Kustra today announced successful funding of phase one of a project to extend the City's current geothermal...
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Biz Blog - The Foolish Pharmacy Flap
Evidently some pharmacists claim moral, ethical, or religious reasons against dispensing some pharmaceuticals, and now the Idaho Legislature will consider protecting them by law from selling legal products prescribed by medical doctors...
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Budget Help$
Giving your pennies the purchasing power they deserve...
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First, The Good News…
Check out this new blog featuring "good news" from the Boise area.
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New West Boise - Idaho Governor Accepting Stimulus Funds
He's holding his nose, he's making faces, but Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter-a former Libertarian-is not only accepting the federal stimulus funding but indicated that media reports predicting he might turn it down were overblown...
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The Unequivocal Notion - Idaho’s Federal Stimulus Requests
Site just came up. I haven't had time to go through it all yet, but it looks like there are some odd ones, e.g. The Girl Scouts of Silver Sage would...
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123 Idaho - Idaho Forest Products Industry Not So Optimistic For 2009
Lumber production, employment and sales declined in Idaho's forest products industry during 2008, and conditions are expected to worsen in 2009, according to researchers at the...
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Mental Floss - 9 Bizarre Moments In Economic History
In the last 2,000 years, commodity shortages, financial speculation, wars, famines, and outright manias have created some pretty strange economic behavior throughout the world...
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Biz Blog - Searching For Taxation Sanity
Evidently President Obama's chief economic advisor Lawrence Summers believes skinny people are skinny because fat people...
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