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We Hear You Knocking, But You Can’t Come In
Time for the Boise Parks Department to stop living the BIG LIE. Each time we raise the issue of the citizens being locked out of the BOISE DEPOT we all own, they promise it will be opened soon, but it never happens. Latest development is in KBCI-TV reporter Sarah Dallof’s story Monday about caterers who […]
We Hear You Knocking, But You Can’t Come In
Time for the Boise Parks Department to stop living the BIG LIE. Each time we raise the issue of the citizens being locked out of the BOISE DEPOT we all own, they promise it will be opened soon, but it never happens. Latest development is in KBCI-TV reporter Sarah Dallof’s story Monday about caterers who […]
Mayor’s Hotline Mar 31 to Apr 7
DRUGS, RED LIGHT RUNNERS, MAGNOLIA APARTMENTS, COP WITH KILLER THOUGHTS, LIBRARIES, GRAFFITI 3/31/06 Graffiti: There is graffiti at the corner of Randolph Drive and Curtis Road. It was cleaned off once but now it’s marked again. M/CC Graffiti Team 3/31/06 Steve Boline Graffiti: I am calling to report some graffiti that has been in our […]
Mayor’s Hotline Mar 31 to Apr 7
DRUGS, RED LIGHT RUNNERS, MAGNOLIA APARTMENTS, COP WITH KILLER THOUGHTS, LIBRARIES, GRAFFITI 3/31/06 Graffiti: There is graffiti at the corner of Randolph Drive and Curtis Road. It was cleaned off once but now it’s marked again. M/CC Graffiti Team 3/31/06 Steve Boline Graffiti: I am calling to report some graffiti that has been in our […]
Mayor’s Hotline Mar 31 to Apr 7
DRUGS, RED LIGHT RUNNERS, MAGNOLIA APARTMENTS, COP WITH KILLER THOUGHTS, LIBRARIES, GRAFFITI 3/31/06 Graffiti: There is graffiti at the corner of Randolph Drive and Curtis Road. It was cleaned off once but now it’s marked again. M/CC Graffiti Team 3/31/06 Steve Boline Graffiti: I am calling to report some graffiti that has been in our […]
Mayor’s Hotline Mar 31 to Apr 7
DRUGS, RED LIGHT RUNNERS, MAGNOLIA APARTMENTS, COP WITH KILLER THOUGHTS, LIBRARIES, GRAFFITI 3/31/06 Graffiti: There is graffiti at the corner of Randolph Drive and Curtis Road. It was cleaned off once but now it’s marked again. M/CC Graffiti Team 3/31/06 Steve Boline Graffiti: I am calling to report some graffiti that has been in our […]
Mayor’s Hotline Mar 31 to Apr 7
DRUGS, RED LIGHT RUNNERS, MAGNOLIA APARTMENTS, COP WITH KILLER THOUGHTS, LIBRARIES, GRAFFITI 3/31/06 Graffiti: There is graffiti at the corner of Randolph Drive and Curtis Road. It was cleaned off once but now it’s marked again. M/CC Graffiti Team 3/31/06 Steve Boline Graffiti: I am calling to report some graffiti that has been in our […]
“Bashful Flasher” Hits West Boise
Boise police arrested a dude in West Boise who has to be a candidate for a “Dumb Pervert of the Year” Award. The guy apparently wanted to show his stuff to children, but was too bashful or afraid of getting caught, so he just drove past unsuspecting kids and tossed naked photos of himself at […]
Growing By The Numbers
Here are some interesting figures the Chamber of Commerce is circulating to those at the top of their food chain regarding population figures. These figures serve, among other things, to attract more businesses into the area bent on making a buck. Once the population reaches a certain point, we become targets for various retail chains, […]
BOISE HOTLINE HIGHLIGHTS
The GUARDIAN is aiming to share what Team Dave and the Councilors get to hear from the “Mayor’s Hotline” at city hall. Our first installment follows and it is the written summary provided to the mayor and council. We don’t know if this will be useful and interesting to GUARDIAN readers, but it may give […]
Said Like A Real Man
Young: “ A LOT OF THE TIME YOU’RE SMILING AT SOMEONE, WHILE IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD YOU’RE ASSESSING HOW YOU WOULD KILL THEM IF YOU HAD TO. IT’S THREAT ASSESSMENT.” “I’M TINY, BUT ANY OF THE GUYS WHO HAVE EVER BEEN IN FIGHTS WITH ME KNOW BETTER.” “YOU HAVE TO HAVE A JACK […]
Boise Firms Make Wall Street List
Maybe it is the weather or maybe the GUARDIAN is just getting old and cranky, but there isn’t much for informed realists to take pride in lately around town. In the midst of the indignation over the Albertson’s executive compensation revelations, we were heartened to note that KTVB Channel 7 had the cajones to mention […]
Build It And They Will Come!
The same folks who promoted the Foothills preservation plan are bent on growing as many houses as possible in the rolling south hills…far away from the cozy North End. Recent “cover stories” in the Statesman about city-owned land and Boise’s plans for growing into the southeast desert should sound alarm bells for growthophobes–like the GUARDIAN. […]
More Poop Farm Charges
Another former Boise City employee has been charged with criminal activity related to the scandal at the Twenty Mile South “Poop Farm.” Bradley G. Holmes is charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly “splitting invoices” for eight tractor tires. He has entered a not guilty plea. City purchasing regulations require bids for items worth more than […]
Everything Old Is New Again
Like a television station with a new format and broadcast studio, the Idaho Statesman is proud as punch about a change in the product they plan to offer readers April 19. Thursday the new editors and publisher made a gracious gesture to the “Statesman Alumni” living in Boise (most work for government agencies), sharing their […]
Swimming Upstream
The GUARDIAN had a chance to meet all the new brass at the Statesman Thursday for a sneak peek at the new graphics they plan to unveil after tax day in April. We chided them about favoring form over substance noting the lead news story in the local section was about a tree falling in […]
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil
Tuesday the GUARDIAN received copies of the Boise Public Works newsletter from three sources. All three were probably employees of the department and expressed concernes about a message from the PW director. People are so spooked that one copy was FAXED from KINKOS, one came from a blind e-mail account (they actually retyped the text […]
Evolution: Humans to Monkeys, Chimps, Gorillas
In the realm of Southwest Idaho Cities, Boise stands head and shoulders above the rest as the “800 pound gorilla” with the “chimpanzees” of Meridian and Nampa growing up fast. During the past 10 years as Boise City swung through the suburban jungle unchallenged, it intimidated the surrounding areas and annexed thousands of acres of […]
Poop Plant Perks Popped
Should Boise Public Works Department employees be allowed to use city-owned tools and equipment for their own personal and business projects? Is it ethical for city department supervisors to HIRE subordinates to work in off duty moonlighting jobs? The practice has the potential of subordinates being “favored” at their city job or “intimidated” into helping […]
Auditor! What Auditor?
Boise city councilor Vern Bisterfeldt has previously declared the internal auditor was, “worth his weight in gold.” Trouble is we don’t have an auditor and none is on the horizon at present. The office of internal auditor was set up in the wake of the scandal surrounding former mayor Brent Coles. Coles, and two city […]
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