Cities and Towns

Christmas Story: Boise boy licks pole, gets stuck

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday

BOISE, Idaho -- It's become an annual winter tale: A young boy gets his tongue stuck to a metal pole, perhaps as the result of a dare.

Mayor Hotline November 28 to December 5

Boise Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

MORE AND MORE ANTI STREET CAR, HOMELESS FIRE SAFETY, SMOKE FREE PLEA, TRASH TALK Note–The GUARDIAN deleted one particularly rude rant aimed at the Mayor which was of a personal nature. 11/29/09 Jerry T. Fields 806 E. Riverpark Ln. Boise, ID 83706 342-4478 Streetcar: In regards to the streetcar to nowhere and the proposal to have a special tax assessment to pay, I’m [...] Related posts:...

Idaho excited about 1st bowl bid since 1998

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

Officials for the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho, are excited to have Idaho playing in the Dec. 30 game against Bowling Green.

• Idaho excited about 1st bowl bid since 1998 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Edward Stimpson, aviation advocate, dies at 75

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

BOISE, Idaho -- Edward Stimpson, a U.S. aviation advocate who pushed to rejuvenate struggling small aircraft makers in the 1990s by limiting lawsuits against them, has died in Boise. He was 75.

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Idaho to pay $50K to settle grazing lease lawsuit

Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho agreed Tuesday to pay $50,000 and pledged to follow anti-discrimination r...

Idaho to pay $50K to settle grazing lease lawsuit

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho agreed Tuesday to pay $50,000 and pledged to follow anti-discrimination rules to settle a federal lawsuit against state officials who awarded grazing leases to ranchers, not the environmentalist who had offered more money.

LDS anti-porn conference draws hundreds

Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

Idaho Falls, Idaho » Hundreds of people turned out at various facilities around Eastern Idaho for a tri-city anti-pornography conference. Saturday's conference was put on by Citizens for Decency and LDS Family Services and featured speakers who emphasized the dangers of pornography as

AFI Guitar Giveaway

Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

To celebrate the release of Crash Love, AFI and t3h Bax0jayz are giving one lucky winner the chance to win a special Crash Love branded guitar. The Epiphone Les Paul Special II features a custom Crash Love logo and is autographed by Davey, Jade, Adam and Hunter! Crash Love is the eighth studio album from perennial rockers AFI and features the single "Medicate" along with standout tracks...

Defense seeks venue change in Idaho boy slaying

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

BOISE, Idaho -- Defense attorneys are asking a judge to move the trial of a mother and her boyfriend accused in the slaying of an Idaho boy this summer.

ID man accused of hitting troopers to be evaluated

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

BOISE, Idaho -- A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for an Idaho man accused of intentionally driving his pickup truck into a pair of Idaho State Police motorcycle troopers parked along an interstate median.

The Dutchess & The Duke Tour Dates, Y’all

mel.opho.be (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

The Dutchess & The Duke make great albums (including this year’s Sunset/Sunrise ) and as someone who just saw them for the first time recently, I can tell you they are a great live band as well. So in the spirit of you getting up and getting out to see them, I have tour dates, a lot of tour dates. And for those that don’t know them, I have a song called “Hands.” Check it...

Streetcar advocates win, critics lose elections

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

BOISE, Idaho -- A U.S. streetcar revival fared well in Tuesday's elections, with pro-trolley candidates for mayor in Cincinnati and Charlotte, N.C., winning. A critic of Boise's proposal lost.

3 get prison time for Idaho hate crime beating

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

BOISE, Idaho -- A federal judge says three Idaho men convicted of hate crimes for beating a black man outside a Nampa Wal-Mart will serve time in prison.

E. Idaho wolf zone closed as hunters reach limit

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

BOISE, Idaho -- Hunters reached the five-wolf limit in eastern Idaho's Upper Snake Wolf Zone, prompting state wildlife managers to close the season there.

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