Dave Frazier
Voters Get Chance To Abolish Right To Vote
Thanks to the generosity of the Idaho Legislature, voters in November will have a chance to abolish their constitutional right to vote on public debt. Most voters probably won’t be inclined to give up rights they already hold. Idaho’s constitution currently mandates that all public debt in excess of a single year’s revenues be approved […]
Mayor Hotline March 6 to 12
HAMMER FLAT LOVE FEST, HALFWAY HOUSE CONCERNS, TRASH CAN SCOFFLAWS REVEALED 3/9/10 Calley Spear Boise, ID 83706 345-8511 Hammer Flat: I just wanted to say I’m so glad that the City Council decided to purchase Hammer Flat. That is so awesome. Thank you for your foresight and thank you for making Boise one of the […]
BOI Airport Admits Parking Not Needed
Nice little Q&A by Tim Woodward in the DAILY PAPER Sunday. Seems the Boise Airport didn’t really need the $29 million five story parking garage stopped by the GUARDIAN editor five years ago. In fact, there isn’t even demand for a surface lot that cost just $2 million or so to build. With interest the […]
Avimor Faces Dismal Future
The Avimor planned community along Highway 55 north of Eagle has been full of hype, but little else and today things took a turn for the worse. A GUARDIAN contributor with good sources offers this: It is true that Avimor’s parent company SunCor Development is up for sale but has not yet changed hands. In […]
Liquid Lunch Creates Ada Job Openings
Ada County has a couple of openings in the Development Services Division, thanks to the “at will” employment policy. Word on the street is a building inspector and Planning and Zoning administrator were AWOL from the office at mid afternoon Thursday. Seems they visited a nearby watering hole during duty hours and are no longer […]
Emergency Texters, A National Issue
The Idaho House of Representatives is about to consider a “no texting bill” that passed the Senate Wednesday. Interestingly, we don’t see any exemptions for coppers and firefighters. The Fed transportation people, AAA, and just about everyone who has watched a car weaving slowly down the road agree that reading and writing on computers while […]
Boise Joins Growthophobe Movement, GUARDIAN Offers “Back Story”
In a brilliant act to cut development in the Foothills, Team Dave has apparently seen the light and joined the GUARDIAN GROWTHOPHOBE movement. Boise City Council Tuesday made public the purchase of Hammer Flat – a 701-acre wintering range for mule deer, elk and antelope in east Boise – using funds generated by the 2001 […]
School For Pregnant Teens Cheaper Than Welfare?
We’re going to take a big step and post the following information which comes from Andy Hedden-Nicely, a one time Democrat politico for the U.S. senate, and one time founder of the Boise WEEKLY. As with any one-sided post from outside the GUARDIAN fold, we will gladly accept opposing views of approximately the same length. […]
Bruneau Dunes Could Be Abuzz with ATVs
During the Vietnam War an Army officer explained a village had to be burned “in order to save it.” Idaho Parks Director Nancy Merrill finds herself in that same situation today as she considers allowing dune buggies to chew up the tallest free standing sand dune on the continent to possibly make a few bucks […]
All Public Records Should Remain PUBLIC
Freedom of Information in Idaho is being attacked by some of the people who have taken an oath to uphold the constitution and the laws of Idaho–coppers. The police bill approved last week by the senate state affairs committee would allow police, prosecutors, and prison guards to conceal their private phone and home address numbers […]
Mayor Hotline February 20 – 26
DOGFIGHT WITH F-35, TRASH TALK, PHOTO OP AT REDLIGHTS, SNEAKY SMOKERS Dan Buerstetta 5473 S. Broad Wing Way Boise, ID 83716 336-4464 F-35: I attended the meeting that the government put on regarding the F-35, I’ve read articles, and I’m very much against it. I think it would be devastating for the tax base, homes will devalue […]
Time To Send Legislature Home
Silly season has arrived at the Idaho Legislature with the Antichrist Dems voting in lockstep against God of all things. This comes after a resolution to encourage God and English passed the House Thursday on a 50-17 vote, according to a story by AP. We actually don’t have a problem with having government business transacted […]
ITD Workers Apparently Broke Secret Rules
Despite the best efforts of the GUARDIAN, the alleged violations on the part of 22 Idaho Transportation Dept. workers for “misuse of equipment” remains a secret. The Daily Paper broke the story earlier this week. We were initially impressed with news that Brian Ness jumped on allegations of “misuse of equipment” and apparently is holding […]
Eagle Mayor Quits Amidst Controversy
After the GUARDIAN provided a forum for critic Saundra McDavid’s revelation that Eagle Mayor Phil Bandy was holding two government jobs the legacy media picked up on the issue and Bandy suddenly resigned his position as mayor Monday. Eagle’s political weather is as stormy as this past winter on the Eastern Seaboard–the stuff just keeps […]
Fraud Alert To Educators–Xpress Flex
We are posting this memo sent to Nampa School District employees as a public service to alert others who may do business with Xpress Flex. No word on the scope of the damage, but certainly not good news to folks who thought they were making a wise financial decision. There will no doubt be more […]
No Emission Tests For Canyon Traffic
CANYON COUNTY RUSH HOUR looked like this in the old days more often than not. This scene was captured Sunday on the Lower Dam at Lake Lowell as a band (or is it a flock?) of sheep were moved to the “lambing pens” in the area. Sheepherders from Peru are the norm these days, but […]
Idle Coppers Copy Canyon Commishes
A GUARDIAN reader observed a quintet of copper’s cars idling for at least 40 minutes at the Friday night swap held at the Cole Village Shopping Center. He certainly doesn’t sound “anti cop.” The GUARDIAN isn’t anti-cop either, but given what we have seen in the past, there certainly is a shared attitude between some […]
We Are In Midst Of Economic Civil War
The Daily Paper’s print edition has competing headlines on the front page today that offer a prophetic sign of the times. “SOME EDUCATORS GET RAISES IN IDAHO” screams the bold type on the left. The message to the right is “FURLOUGHS COMING TO U of I” . Bottom line in good stories by Statesman reporters […]
F-35 Fighter By Unanimous Consent
Congressman Mike Simpson apparently doesn’t care what people think about locating the F-35 in Idaho. He recently used his free mail privilege to send folks a colorful mailer with a return post card. He said, “If you support bringing this mission to Idaho, please fill out the attached postcard and return it to me. I […]
Boise Fire Beyond The Limits
THIS IS A REVISED STORY WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING I-84 RESPONSES. SOME COMMENTS BELOW MAY NO LONGER APPLY. We have to side up with Boise FD Chief Dennis Doan and the City Attorney when it comes to collecting $15,000 from the owner of a $500,000 house outside the city which caught fire in 2007. Boise […]
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