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Beautiful Theater, Bad Movie
Z-GRAM By Dave Zarkin, former Statesman writer who revisited Boise after a 38 year absence. Drawn into the mystical beauty of ancient Egypt inspired by watching Universal’s The Mummy — that best describes my motivation in seeing the fabulous renovation of the historic Egyptian (Ada) Theater in Boise this week. Built in 1927, it provided […]
Rip Van Winkle Story
Another Z-Gram from former Statesman reporter David Zarkin who made a return visit after a 38 year absence. “Where’s Boise?” my friend Floyd asked as I gushed on about my triumphant return to the Capital City after leaving my job as local government reporter at The Statesman from 1964 to 1969. “It’s in the same […]
Free At Last!!
This is the first of a series of “Z-GRAMS” from former Statesman reporter David Zarkin who revisited Boise May 15-17after a 38 year absence. “Are you still in the elevator?,” the woman asks on the emergency phone as I sweat like a pig at 2 pm Tueday in the parking ramp at Boise State Univesity. […]
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