NI Blogs: Protesting Easton Swap

My son learned a good lesson about free speech this past weekend. He and about 70 of his fellow Idaho Boy Scouts traveled into the big city to march on the council BSA office. They wanted to voice their concerns over the proposed sale of a beloved local Scout camp. It could not have been a worse day, weather-wise. An intense winter storm hit the area just as the rally was kicking off. That didn’t stop the boys’ enthusiasm, as they paraded along the street, waving signs and shouting out protest chants. The blizzard-like conditions only steeled their resolve to be heard. After about an hour of waving at honking cars and brushing layers of snow off of hats and coats, we climbed back into our cars and carefully made our way home/ Idaho Dad , A Family Runs Through It. More here.

• Politically incorrect /Bay Views
• The thanks we get /Dogwalk Musings
• The dreaded interview /Fort Boise
• Wasted weekend /From A Simple Mind
• Figpickels moving to resort mall /INW Business Watch
• Winter, again /JeanC’s Cat House & Shooting Gallery
• Monitoring flight spots Selkirk caribou in Idaho /KEA Blog
• Adventures in texting /Rants, Raves, & Random Thoughts
• A very special wedding visit /Slight Detour
• Hungry for ‘Hunger Games’ /3Rs
• Souper chef /Tumblewords
• 5 top reasons to attend writing conference /Writing North Idaho

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