Comments on: GUARDIAN FIRST BIRTHDAY May 12

By: karen

karen — Sun, 14 May 2006 21:38:38 +0000

First of all. Happy Birthday!
I do so appreciate the Guardian. I am a caregiver and it is hard to attend meetings
and the such.

I have never been in favor of a convention center as it seems everything has to be
crammed downtown as if we do not have more space surrounding Boise, but then the
“right” folks must not “own” that property.
Thanks again.

By: Concerned Insider

Concerned Insider — Thu, 11 May 2006 12:38:58 +0000

City Insider,

You realize that the city is currently conducting ethics training. They make it a point to tell employees of the proper paths to follow to air their complaints and concerns.

They prefer that the Boise Guardian and others get their information through public news releases and the freedom of information act, not employee leaks.

I don’t know of an employee that wouldn’t want to work within that system, if only it worked as advertised.

It doesn’t matter if its Public Works managers being allowed to go astray or how our tax dollars are being spent, the Boise Guardian has become a growing voice for the informed public.

Happy Birthday Guardian…

By: City Insider

City Insider — Wed, 10 May 2006 02:45:44 +0000

I echo the comments of Inside and then some.

There are some at the city I wouldn’t turn my back on with if I were you. Those that don’t like to follow the rules and especially those that have been challenged as a result of your efforts would like to see you put out of business.

The Boise Guardian has empowered honest government employees with the ability to come forth with information without fear of reprisal. Those of us that have gotten to know the Boise Guardian this past year is grateful for all it’s done for us and the public we serve.

Thanks Dave – keep up the good work…

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 10 May 2006 00:53:20 +0000

Happy Birthday and may next year be as productive as the last!~! Boise has really needed a forum to inform, educate , and entertain us all! And sometimes we can even rant!! And someone has to watch the City officials underhandedness and you Dave do it well!!!

By: john

john — Mon, 08 May 2006 17:28:38 +0000

Lew,

Boise is a “State of confusion”. Garden City is a “State of mind”.
I think it’s really cool you guys have the option of using “Boise” or “Garden City” in your adress.
How bout those GC pols, they all live in “BOISE”!

By: Gordon

Gordon — Mon, 08 May 2006 16:14:30 +0000

So, Fraz blows his own horn, and Agent specializes in trying to pop other people’s balloons.
Which is better — being proud of what one is doing or trying to knock the wind out of other people?
Hey, Fraz, I love what you’re doing and believe it’s well worthwhile — hell, if stomping on the ignore-the-voters bonds and closed meetings is the only thing you ever accomplish, you still have done a helluva lot more good than most of the rest of us will ever do.
Hey, Agent — get a life … do something you’re proud of so you can blow your own horn, too, instead of just trying to mash someone else’s bugle.

— gp

By: Ferris B.

Ferris B. — Mon, 08 May 2006 04:36:09 +0000

Late with my comment, but I must include my props to you Dave. I am probably one of your more liberal fans and appreciate the lack of hysteria you show.

Keep up the great work!

Take comfort in the posts above and ready yourself for another series of whoppers from Team Dave for there is so much more to come.

To my fellow readers, regardless of your stripes, I really enjoy the opportunity to interact. The fact we are civil in our discourse shows the content is dependable.

By: Lew Payne

Lew Payne — Sat, 06 May 2006 21:43:30 +0000

If you ever want to have some fun (meaning, a lot of city council blunders to report on), just look into the City of Garden City council! One key item, which they fail to address, is the fact that, years ago, Garden City residents were all charged $1.00/month surcharge for “backflow valve inspection.” Well… the city decided to make us directly responsible for getting our backflow valve tested each year (at an average cost of $35), but they never bothered to rescind the $1/mo fee that they tack onto our water bill for it!

By: Lew Payne

Lew Payne — Sat, 06 May 2006 21:38:59 +0000

“20,000 hits sounds QUITE impressive. Until you realize that when you load the boiseguardian.com home page ONE TIME, you generate 31 hits (the page itself, four stylesheets, one javascript, 15 flash headlines [plus three in the sidebar], and a varying number of photos [7 in this sample]).”

For those who want to get technical with Dave (in an effort to correct his “ignorance”)… my visit to his home page one time does NOT generate 31 hits – as was stated. It generates just a few, because my brower (and 95% of the browsers out there) caches page elements (style sheets, images, etc) in an effort to reduce the bandwidth.

So, if you’re going to get technical with Dave over his “page hits” then at least educate YOURSELF before doing so. Otherwise, you might just find yourself the center of ridicule.

By: BoiseCitizen

BoiseCitizen — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:47:56 +0000

Dave,
Congratulations on one year of service to the citizens of the Treasure Valley. Thanks to you, the “good old days” of bypassing the voters for dubious projects are gone for good. Keep up the good work!