Comments on: If Voters Say NO, Go To The Feds! https://boiseguardian.com/2009/03/05/if-voters-say-no-go-to-the-feds/ A different slant on the news. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:43:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anne https://boiseguardian.com/2009/03/05/if-voters-say-no-go-to-the-feds/#comment-12126 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:43:42 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=2153#comment-12126 If we don’t get a convention center like they want some way, we will never get Antiques Roadshow to come to Boise. The folks at WGBH are willing to come here but the way the show is set up, they need a full-scale convention center with no posts.

]]> By: Anthony https://boiseguardian.com/2009/03/05/if-voters-say-no-go-to-the-feds/#comment-12015 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:59:22 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=2153#comment-12015 Thanks for the link Guardian. I read the whole list line by line and WOW. What more than WOW. It woudl imagine to me that some common sense would prevail when agencies, businesses and indiviudals sak for some of the amounts and reasoning why they want the money. Is it too late to submit for my request of $15k to buy a new motorcycle for therapeutic investigation of the human psyche?

]]> By: Astro https://boiseguardian.com/2009/03/05/if-voters-say-no-go-to-the-feds/#comment-12006 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:34:49 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=2153#comment-12006 Clancy Anderson,
I don’t think Univ. of Idaho and Butch are connected necessarily. But, Butch owns lots of cows. Your correct, agriculture will play an ever increasing role in Idaho’s future. Just saying the Governor has considerable vested interest in cows. He feeds them and now he wants to make power from the by-product of feeding them. Our Governor isn’t at fault here: The Stimulus package, opens the door for all Governor’s to go on a self serving political shopping spree.

Another “Joint effort” with “U of I” seems to be a waste of time and money. U of I already has an agriculture center in Caldwell that was suppose to be sold to fund the Magic valley project. I’m just suggesting to use the Caldwell center until the economy gets going; Or, property values increase. Not a lot of job creation comes from a farm or Lab.

]]> By: erico49 https://boiseguardian.com/2009/03/05/if-voters-say-no-go-to-the-feds/#comment-11980 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:18:19 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=2153#comment-11980 Brad.. thank you for doing the background work. I wish I had the sense to have done the same.

]]> By: Clancy Anderson https://boiseguardian.com/2009/03/05/if-voters-say-no-go-to-the-feds/#comment-11973 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:40:42 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=2153#comment-11973 Astro- What makes you think the Univ. of Idaho and Butch are connected? The University of Idaho has a great tradition of research in agriculture. Agriculture will play an ever increasing role in Idaho’s future without the likes of Micron and other tech companies.

]]> By: Brad https://boiseguardian.com/2009/03/05/if-voters-say-no-go-to-the-feds/#comment-11958 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:12:14 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=2153#comment-11958 “Badge”

Before you demonize Elaine Clegg of Boise City Council fame, you may wish to note that her husband, according to the City Council Bio, is Brett.

According to the Idaho Secretary of State’s office, The Elaine Clegg requesting so much money for a private business (GCS Distributing) is B. Elaine Clegg of Idaho Falls as GCS Distributing, LLC. Her other party listed is Gregg D. Clegg.

Take a look at the business search tool at the Idaho Secretary of Ste’s office at http://www.accessidaho.org/public/sos/corp/search.html?ScriptForm.startstep=crit. You will find it very educational.

]]> By: Astro https://boiseguardian.com/2009/03/05/if-voters-say-no-go-to-the-feds/#comment-11954 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:34:43 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=2153#comment-11954 From the few Stimulus requests I have read, political trickery prevails. For instance, U of I sending news releases to mainstream media outlets about budgetary concerns over extension services. Then teaming up and having the Department of Agriculture request (Obama) stimulus funding to build a new “Animal/Dairy research Lab and Facility”. In 2007 the legislature appropriated 10 million dollars for this facility; However, do to current economic conditions, neither the “Independent Dairy Environmental Action League Foundation” nor UofI endowments have been able to come up with funding they committed to. Appears our Cowboy – Butch – Governor will get his research center. Which should help expand his private interest to both ends of the cow? So much for the governor turning down stimulus money…

]]> By: JIMV https://boiseguardian.com/2009/03/05/if-voters-say-no-go-to-the-feds/#comment-11953 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:32:34 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=2153#comment-11953 Pork for all…

]]> By: Total Disconnect https://boiseguardian.com/2009/03/05/if-voters-say-no-go-to-the-feds/#comment-11944 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:44:36 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=2153#comment-11944 Interesting that all four of our legislators voted against the stimulus bill, claiming it wouldn’t work.

However, just about everyone in the state with a word processor and the governor’s address asked for a piece of the pie thinking it would work well, really well, for themselves.

There are four guys in DC who ought to talk to their constituents.

]]> By: Robert https://boiseguardian.com/2009/03/05/if-voters-say-no-go-to-the-feds/#comment-11940 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:25:33 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=2153#comment-11940 And the Rats crawl out of the wood work.

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