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Monkey Business On Wall Street
The following is one of those e-mails that gets forwarded all over the place, but somehow it makes sense in these troubled times. So, because we don’t have much else to offer, we chance this bit of economics. The GUARDIAN just happened to be outside the NYSE as congress was passing the the bailout bill. […]
Growthophobe: Development Requests Absurd
Local governments are faced with deciding the fate of more than a dozen applications to build large developments in SW Idaho in the near future. We think it is time to act responsibly on behalf of the public and JUST SAY NO! The Daily Paper did a nice round up of the PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS in […]
Power To The People Not Easy
Politics and economics are the key factors driving the energy policy of the USA. Al Gore of course is the current poster child for the latest buzz phrase “carbon footprint.” Controversy and lobbying over electricity goes back to the days of Edison and Tesla as they vied for acceptance of “their” methods of generation and […]
Ethanol Spells Corny Economics
Guest Post by Bill Goodnight The ethanol boondoggle was first brought to my attention during the 2006 legislative session when the Farm Bureau attempted to mandate that all gas pumps in Idaho dispense E10 (10% ethanol). I am the president of United Street Rods of Idaho, a lobbying organization for Idaho auto hobbyists. We were […]
Idaho Imports Radioactive Kuwaiti Waste
When a local company sells a product off shore it usually qualifies as “EXPORT” sales, but what is it when they are selling space for contaminated uranium waste that is IMPORTED? Local media and the mainstreamers in Longview, Washington are all over a story about 6,700 tons of sand from Kuwait contaminated with depleted uranium […]
More Concealed Gun Questions
No surprise, but the gun issue–like guns themselves won’t go away. Not only is a Canyon County Commish caught with a piece at airport security, but now the U.S. Supremes have decided to tackle the issue with regard to the gun ban in the Nation’s Capitol. Meanwhile Senator Mike “Junior” Crapo continues to garner headlines […]
Commish Cited For Packing Heat At Airport
When Canyon County Commish Dave Ferdinand came through the security lane at the Boise Airport packing heat he didn’t get far. The TSA X-ray tech tipped the cops and in addition to his electronic ticket and boarding pass, the Commish had a paper ticket–charging him with a misdemeanor. He reportedly made his flight but the […]
Idaho Nukes For California Consumers?
When smooth nuke power promoter Don Gillespie hit the airwaves and pages of the local media with plans for an electricity generating nuclear plant near Bruneau along the Snake River, he didn’t spark much opposition—especially since Jeremy Maxand rolled out of the Snake River Alliance office for greener pastures. With potential cooling towers on the […]
THOU SHALT NOT POLLUTE
We find ourselves a bit fed up with the inability of the politicos to do much more than talk about our dirty air for fear of discouraging growth. It may take some political will–not found today, but the proposed GUARDIAN LAW will stop out-of-county polluters. The GUARDIAN LAW will be real simple: “THOU SHALT NOT […]
Derail Amtrak In Idaho
What is it with politicos and trains? Seems they are all fascinated with the “concept” of having passenger trains…like the people riding the “Pumpkin Express” from Horseshoe Bend to Montour. Europe and Japan have trains, why can’t Americans have trains? One reason they have trains in other places is because they have massive amounts of […]
KTVB Gets Craig Interview
Gotta hand it to the TV newsies at KTVB–they get the interviews the other mainstreamers only wish for. Mark Johnson did a teaser on the Sunday Channel 7 newscast and revealed Craig waited two months to tell his wife about getting busted in the Minneapolis airport crapper. Craig said he planned to “exercise his constitutional […]
Liars And Perverts Are Usually Forgiven
A RANT BASED ON NEWS OF THE PAST FEW DAYS–PLEASE ADD YOUR FAVORITES OR PREACH FORGIVENESS Larry Craig and the people who want to place him in the Idaho Hall of Fame cheapen the “honor” for all who follow. Sandy Berger, who stole highly classified documents from the National Archives, and lied to investigators, is […]
Idaho Does Not Deserve Craig
If having the Broncos on ESPN is worth “thousands in publicity for Idaho” and promoting Boise in the United Airlines magazine is worth more than half a million dollars, we wonder how much Larry Craig’s antics has COST…probably a lot more than all the “positives.” The poetic justice comes in the half million dollars the […]
Craig Goes Back On His Word
While Senatorial observers are consumed with Larry Craig’s “intention” to resign, the GUARDIAN read beyond the sound bite and shows Craig is now offering Idahoans less than he has said they deserve. At what point did Craig forget his prudent reasoning, voiced Saturday at the Depot? “…to pursue my legal options, as I continue to […]
Craig Departure Like A Public Hanging
The city-owned Boise Depot was closed for a private wedding as usual Saturday when the national media crowded the parking lot for the Old West style public hanging of Senator Larry Craig who resigned his office. The Old Pen would have been a more appropriate site for the historical event, but the Boise Depot is […]
Air Quality In The Eye (and lungs) Of Beholders
Two writers with opposing views on the air quality issue in the Treasure Valley asked to use the GUARDIAN as a discussion platform. Tim Kempf of Eagle is keenly interested in growth issues and fancies himself as using a scientific approach to issues. Michael Barnett of Nampa sees air quality as being somewhat stable, but […]
Guardian Goes Green, Supports U.S. Mail
The recent hike in postal rates to 41 cents prompted the GUARDIAN to recycle a “green idea” while supporting the U.S. Post Office at no cost to you and me. Not bad when you can help the environment and the economy at the same time for free. Here is how it works: Every day we […]
Competing With L.A. For Smog
Boise is quickly qualifying for another of those “Top Ten” lists, but this time it will be for “worst air quality of business friendly cities in America.” GUARDIAN reader Eagle Eye sent us this photo made last Saturday.
Boise Taxes Go to Private Lobbyists
The recent GUARDIAN piece questioning WHO calls the shots regarding the Boise City position on state legislation has prompted increased communication among Boise Councilors. It seems council president Elaine Clegg gave direction to lobbyist Lyn Darrington on how to testify on a bill that would impact Boise’s urban renewal agency, the CCDC. She told the […]
Feds Pay Poop Farm Subsidy
One of Ada County’s biggest recipients of farm subsidy (welfare) payments from the U.S. Government last year was none other than Boise City’s “Poop Farm” which qualified for $30,577 in welfare. No word from the city if the money found its way into the general fund and got swallowed up or was added to the […]
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