Comments on: Chicago A Long Way From Hawaii

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:21:03 +0000

What you don’t think Judy needs a good vacation?

By: Razzbar

Razzbar — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:12:42 +0000

Porky, you give the Guardian more credit than it (he? she? it!) deserves. The issue isn’t about whether to have a convention center here, it’s about how to finance it. Why should the taxpayers foot any of the expense of a convention center, or any other business for that matter? Yeah, there might be some benefit to the community. You can say that about a thousand other businesses that want your money.

If investors want to build a convention center in Boise, using their OWN money, they can. If it were a “sure thing”, they would have done so already. So why are they playing all these schmooze games with the politicians? Obviously because they aren’t all that confident a convention center would be profitable. So they want the taxpayers to take the risk.

After all, who wants to go to a convention in Boise, when there are first tier cities like Chicago and Honolulu with more attractions?

By: Crim445

Crim445 — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 13:02:27 +0000

Not really news, but what would be is that Judy Peavey Derr is a lame duck, why would she need to go to this?

By: porcupine

porcupine — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:05:36 +0000

Ohhh if only Boise had a quality convention center they could have brought people here…. But because of you Guardian that will probably never happen…. Next year they will probably have to Key West to their convention.

I hear there is a great restaurant in Key West called… La Te Da… now where have I heard that name before????… This is all your fault Guardian

By: Insider

Insider — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:31:45 +0000

Oh gasp. The Ada County Commissioners are getting some professional development time.

Not news.