Boise State University has confirmed its first case of H1N1 flu, or swine flu, and the patient is a student who lives in the residence halls. "Most cases to date have been mild and people have recovered quickly," the university reports; BSU also is in…
Today the U.S. Department of Labor adjusted Idaho's forecasted August unemployment rate upward to 8.9 percent, a seasonally adjusted figure that's the highest rate since June of 1983, when Idaho joblessness hit 9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis. "Total employment at 686,400 was at…