Comments on: Random Points To Ponder

By: idaholc

idaholc — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:02:52 +0000

With rejection of the CWI bond, how about removing hospital tax exemption and dedicate resultant tax monies to building CWI?

By: western guy

western guy — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 02:04:58 +0000

I didn’t add the Mark Rivers information when I wrote about Tommy Alquist. Editor, you must have added that info without attribution.

EDITOR NOTE–I fixed the attribution. It got lost due to clumsy fingers. I had also deleted the religious reference which came back due to same glitch.

By: Inna

Inna — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 01:57:16 +0000

I watched a biker today riding and texting. Then he hit a curb and fell over himself. Got up on 2 feet and continued texting. I told him about our discussion here of bikers texting.

By: western guy

western guy — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 00:08:26 +0000

Mark Rivers: WOW! entrepreneur or fake? You decide.

The Idaho (mis)Taken hasn’t touched this one, yet.

Another first-run score for The Guardian.

By: Ludicrous Speed

Ludicrous Speed — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:27:33 +0000

Will someone still in possession of their gonads please ask Mayor Bieter some hard questions about his public-side socialist tendencies. And his private-side strongly favoring of a handful of Boise businessmen who seem to benefit a great deal from his decisions.

EDITOR NOTE–Speed, you just asked, but don’t expect any answers.

By: erico49

erico49 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:24:44 +0000

You are correct Bikeboy.. must have been an oversight. Right.

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:47:38 +0000

Hey westernguy! You neglected to mention Mark Rivers’ religious affiliation. I’m sure it was just an oversight. (Since obviously it’s pertinent, or you wouldn’t have mentioned Alquist’s [sic].)

By: westernguy

westernguy — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:23:52 +0000

Tommy Alquist, AKA ‘King of Boise Mormons’, is, on paper, a great businessman and giver to the community. Will he be here in 10 years?

EDITOR NOTE–Ask Mark Rivers, creator of BoDo.

http://idahobusinessreview.com/2012/05/16/niagara-falls-pro-bono-work-a-major-headache-for-bodo-developer/

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2014/03/idaho-developer-
makes-his-mark-on-austin-with-high.html

http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/ArticleArchives?tag=Mark%20Rivers

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/PressDemocrat/News/story.csp?cid=2287168&sid=555&fid=181

http://niagarafallsreporter.com/Stories/2013/Apr30/itsonlya.html

By: Hillman

Hillman — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 04:36:43 +0000

I did not realize until yesterday that because the fed and city money was used to build the bus garage we – the tax payers – basically paid for Tommy Alquists’ building foundation. Gave it to him for free. 🙁

By: Chickenhawk

Chickenhawk — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 01:40:01 +0000

Yosarian_22 makes a valid argument. I have noticed that ever since the stretch of Ustick Road between Cloverdale and Five-Mile was widened to five lanes, it has become an unofficial racetrack. I have seen drivers go as fast as 50 there, and up to 40 in the stretch that narrows to three lanes at all hours of the day and night. The ironic part is that the aforementioned stretch through the Ustick Townsite is almost pitch-black at night, a perfect prowling ground for coppers. Lots of aggressive and angry drivers probably upset about the lack of trees in The Grove. Don’t get me started on the chronic texters.