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Eye On Boise archive for Sept. 14, 2009

MONDAY, SEPT. 14, 2009

BSU confirms first swine flu case

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…

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Another uptick in unemployment

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…

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