Dave Frazier
Felony Flushed In Poop Farm Plea
Former Boise Poop Farm Manager Dave Skinner copped a plea on misdemeanor charges of misusing public funds at the Twenty Mile South facility. To hear the Statesman and mayor tell it, vigilant managers in your local government caused good to triumph over evil. “Team Dave” leader, Mayor Dave Bieter, told the Idaho Statesman’s Brad Hem, […]
G-BAD Needs to B-Gone
The latest round of ineptitude on the part of the Greater Boise Auditorium District should be the last straw. It is time to dissolve G-BAD. The board recently voted 4-1 to engage in some wild plan of “creative financing” to fund the convention center voters have turned down twice and a local developer declined to […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 1 to 5
428/06 Ustick: I wish to address the issue of Ustick Road. I used to live next to it for 30 years and that road needs to be widened. It’s mostly commercial along there and needs to have space. Let the Ada County Highway District do the job that is their responsibility. You get protests and […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 1 to 5
428/06 Ustick: I wish to address the issue of Ustick Road. I used to live next to it for 30 years and that road needs to be widened. It’s mostly commercial along there and needs to have space. Let the Ada County Highway District do the job that is their responsibility. You get protests and […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 1 to 5
428/06 Ustick: I wish to address the issue of Ustick Road. I used to live next to it for 30 years and that road needs to be widened. It’s mostly commercial along there and needs to have space. Let the Ada County Highway District do the job that is their responsibility. You get protests and […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE May 1 to 5
428/06 Ustick: I wish to address the issue of Ustick Road. I used to live next to it for 30 years and that road needs to be widened. It’s mostly commercial along there and needs to have space. Let the Ada County Highway District do the job that is their responsibility. You get protests and […]
GUARDIAN FIRST BIRTHDAY May 12
How quickly a year passes! Fed up with lack of response from local leaders and eager to provide a forum for concerned citizens, the GUARDIAN was launched just about a year ago. Daily hits have jumped from a few hundred in May 2005 to a whopping 20,000 daily in May 2006. Our first story was […]
MAYOR HOTLINE April 24 to 28th
4/21/06 Ben Goodsell Special Events: I have a question concerning special event planning. I was wondering if a free promotional concert is considered a special event. Please call me back with this information on that, I would appreciate it. Thank you. M/CC Action Taken: Contacted him 4/21/06 Dennis Davis 10861 Bodlei Drive Boise, ID 83709 […]
Good Taste In Hot Music
We love it when the Mainstream Media makes a great joke and may or may not know it. Statesman just posted a “breaking news” story about a rock and roll band announcing an Aug 15 concert date in Boise. “RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS TO PLAY AT TACO BELL ARENA.” We think the group has found […]
Cities Dislike Supreme Ruling
Not content with a decision the Idaho Supreme Court spent a year deliberating, the Association of Idaho Cities has filed a motion for rehearing with the court. The Association, whose members include cities from throughout Idaho, seeks to modify the language of the FRAZIER decision in an effort to exempt cities from abiding by a […]
Reader Offers Gas Saving Idea
Gotta hand it to those GUARDIAN readers. When it comes to saving fuel, they offer creative solutions. “Bikeboy Steve” authored a guest posting, GAS ATTACK and prompted a huge number of comments. Among them was discussion of protesting Boise City’s parking policy for scooters and motorcycles. From that posting, scooter owner and rider Hillary Haymond […]
TV Dope Award
We can’t watch every newscast, but GUARDIAN readers are out there monitoring the local airwaves. Here is the latest nomination for a TV Dope Award from reader “Steve.” BROOKE HALE: SAT. 4/29/06 (the KBCI channel 2 Anchor ). Her lead off story was about 3rd grade kids who can’t read. Next item about a body […]
Screw The Statesman, But Nicely
Andy Hedden-Nicely is living up to his name as he has urged supporters of his third party congressional campaign to do their best to inflict pain and suffering on the Idaho Statesman, but in a civilized manner. Last week Hedden-Nicely and Statesman publisher Mike Petrak exchanged e-mails in which Petrak threatened Nicely with legal action, […]
Airport Parking To Go For Vote
It looks like Boise is going to ask voter permission to sell $37 million worth of bonds to build a new airport parking facility. They say the rental companies will fund 40% of the financing for the five story facility–two floors will be for rental cars. Boise’s airport Commission and City Council had a joint […]
Statesman Threatens Congressional Candidate
If nothing else, Andy Hedden-Nicely has a knack for pushing hot buttons. Of late he has appeared on KBCI-TV channel 2 (8cable) in a point-counterpoint segment. Now he is running for congress as an independent on something called the United Party and demanding coverage in the Idaho Statesman–coverage they are reluctant to provide. Hedde- Nicely […]
Commishes Legal Bills Rise
The Attorney General’s office turned up the heat a notch this week when he filed a bill for nearly $13,000 in legal fees incurred by the state of Idaho prosecuting the Ada County Commishes for an open meeting violation. We can’t properly use “conviction” and “prosecution” in their common context because this case is a […]
TV Dope Awards Expand
Due to popular demand from GUARDIAN readers, we have been forced to expand the popular “TV Dope Reporter” awards to all categories. Originally it was aimed at keeping the TV reporter-actors from wading in flood waters, but with letters like this one from Jennifer, we have to open it up. I’d like to nominate Melissa […]
Growing Numbers of Growthophobes
We are noticing more and more people coming to their senses and opposing insane growth which manifests itself in flood threats, infill arguments, annexation hassles, inflated housing prices, traffic, and a host of other offensive habits. Latest growthophobe to go public is Sarah Wiltz, president of the Sunset neighborhood association. She sees growth as a […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE April 17 to 21 2006
4/14/06 Marjorie Kramer Car Wash: I’ve had an experience with a car wash in Boise. My hub cab was taken off of my ’93 Cadillac and they won’t do anything about it. I don’t see why they couldn’t find my hub cap and make some kind of a response on it. M/CC Action Taken: called […]
MAYOR’S HOTLINE April 17 to 21 2006
4/14/06 Marjorie Kramer Car Wash: I’ve had an experience with a car wash in Boise. My hub cab was taken off of my ’93 Cadillac and they won’t do anything about it. I don’t see why they couldn’t find my hub cap and make some kind of a response on it. M/CC Action Taken: called […]
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