Item: Idaho candidates tout cross-party support/Betsy Russell, SR Eye On BoiseMore Info: Both candidates for North Idaho’s seat in Congress are now saying party labels don’t really matter, after Democrat Walt Minnick released a list of 60 “Republicans for Minnick” and GOP incumbent Bill Sali…
David Horsey's latest Palin 'toon*Vandal cheerleaders switch uniforms after complaints/KREM2. *Sunshine Mine silver production stops/SR*PERSI loses $211M but that's not so bad/Eye On Boise*Kevin Coe trial cost adding up/KREM2*McClatchy, Statesman lay off more workers as economy sags/Idaho Statesman*Timber up, stocks down/Eye On Boise*Ketchum puts Main…
Gerald Herbert/APDemocratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., kisses his wife Jill Biden after she introduced him at a campaign rally in Media, Pa., Tuesday. Story here.*Gallup: Statistical dead heat*Alaska GOP lawmakers sue to stop Palin investigation/Seattle Times*CBS: Sarah Palin phenomenon doomed*Neither McCain or…
With the departure of President Tim White and a nationwide search for a replacement, I think it's high time for the State Board of Education to take a look at the track record of some other high-ranking UI executives. I'm talking, of course, about Vice…
"Kendra Martinez? Formerly known as Kendra Goodrick, but not anymore, because the Idaho Department of Correction is releasing her from supervised probation?" there was a singsong, smiling tone to the voice, and I finally recognized it as Tammy Douglas, who up to that point had…
Whiskey's was that rarest of Wood River Valley public houses, a place equally beloved by tourists and locals ... They crowded the premises for Dollar Nights and for concerts by rock, soul, folk and reggae bands both famous and obscure ... The nearly century-old building…
Robin Loznak/Roseburg News-Review, APA western fence lizard, also known as a blue belly, soaks up the late afternoon sun on the top of a fence post along a pasture near Sutherlin, Ore., on Monday.*Study: Grizzlies thriving in Montana/Billings Gazette*Creepy, crunchy beetles invade Tri-Cities/Tri-City Herald*Otter wants…
I’m a mass of mucous, phlegm and disease. I realize I’m a hazard, so I’m trying to isolate myself to ensure I don’t spread this around. If you’re looking for me, I’ll be outside the city walls with a sign reading “unclean” hung around my…
*Why I'm voting for McCain/Adam's Blog*Otter lets Risch hog spotlight/Red State Rebels*Lip service is not social service/F-Words*Obama staff's flip comments re: McCain keyboard prowess/Dennis Mansfield*Obama wagers campaign time in Nevada/Kevin Richert*Modern liberalism vs. classical liberalism/Red County*Boise city attorneys target another victim/Idaho Values Alliance*Silence lost in…
Item: Premera enrollees may lose coverage/SRMore Info: Unless an agreement is reached by the beginning of 2009, patients with Premera Blue Cross would be unable to use their insurance at four area hospitals and other facilities. Providence Health & Services, which runs Sacred Heart Medical…
Jake Barber/ArgonautHall of Fame Former University of Idaho football player E.B. Hess makes a speech after his induction into the Idaho Vandals Hall of Fame during the 2008 Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday in the Student Union Building. UI Argonaut story here. *Prospective jurors…
Item: Souza claims against family are false/Terry Lee, Coeur d'Alene Press letter to the editorMore Info: Throughout this entire process, my sister, Deanna, who is a board member on LCDC, recused herself from the entire project review/voting process. The project ultimately did not happen because…
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