Weekly Features Guardian Editor

In a well written and fair piece about the cities of Idaho vs the citizens right to vote, Lora Volkert wrote about the perils of urban renewal in the current issue of BOISE WEEKLY.
The decision in Third District Court is still pending, so no comments here further than the court record reported by Volkert.

Boise Fires Like A Gut Punch

Sitting in heart of Spain´s Basque country in an internet cafe, I checked the Daily Paper and my gut is sick when I read of the fires and Mary Ellen Ryder, a linguistic professor from Boise State University.
If it is the lady  who frequented the Moxie Java on Vista, I can say she was a [...]

Just A Few Coppers Are Everywhere

UNITED KINGDOM–
The GURDIAN is visiting the home of the mother tongue and we are somewhat amazed at the use of video cameras, speed cameras linked to radar, and a near total absence of “cop cars.”
Seems the Brits are so accustomed to having clearly marked speed cameras everywhere they automatically slow down at the entrance to [...]

Bannock Website Rid of Risch Link

For whatever reason, the Official Bannock County website with the sponsored ads linking folks to the Jim Risch senate campaign site has been CLEANED OUT.
We posted a story YESTERDAY showing that when visitors searched for “absentee ballot” or “voter registration” they got neither–instead they were offered a menu of commercial sites headed by the Risch [...]

What You See NOT What You Get

After the non-interest by the Legacy Media (that’s old things like TV and newspapers) in the posting about Jim Risch’s senate campaign site popping up on the official Bannock County site, we did a little checking– we used to to call that “investigative reporting.”
Looks like they way to sell Fords for instance is to put [...]

Mayor Hotline August 9 to 15

PARCHED PARK VISITOR, DIRTY ZOO, YEAH KRISTIN, and of course the latest from CALIFORNIA FRUIT AND NUTS
8/9/08
Anonymous
Municipal Park: Hi, another week goes by and the drinking fountain at Municipal Park is
still not there. I mean it not only is not working, it’s not there; they took it out. I’m sure
they’ll have it fixed just in [...]

Chance For Young Politicos To Shine

Hey kids! Want to be the youngest elected official in Idaho with authority to levy $40,000,000 in taxes in the name of higher education?
If you are a registered voter living in Ada or Canyon County you can get your name on the ballot to fill one of the 5 open seats on the College [...]

Risch Link On Bannock County Site

Bannock County in Eastern Idaho has a new twist on helping voters. When you hit their ELECTION WEBSITE page and search for VOTER REGISTRATION or ABSENTEE BALLOT you don’t get either. Instead you get a sponsored link to Lt. Guv Jim Risch’s senate campaign site.
Nice work for Jim and staff, but hardly appropriate [...]

Caldwell To Start Building Without Agreement

By PAUL ALLDREDGE
CALDWELL GUARDIAN
THE GUARDIAN received a beautiful invitation to the groundbreaking ceremony for TVCC in Sky Ranch next week.

We did a public records request for the financial arrangements with the developer, City of Caldwell, TVCC and the Caldwell Urban Renewal District only to get a response from city attorney, Mark Hilty stating that no [...]

Ice World Woes Hot Topic

Granted, the City operated Ice World skating rink is probably not uppermost in the minds of citizens or city councilors.
Despite assurances that everything is under control from City officials, we tend to believe problems lie deeper than the slick surface of the ice. Seems clear that some folks have been sacked, but the city [...]