Archive for February, 2007
30th Street Extension proposal caters to the yuppies and promotes gentrification of one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Boise
The City of Boise and ACHD are holding public meetings on the 30th Street extension this week. The clock is clicking as there are only two days left to participate. Thursday from 9-5pm at 2201 Woodlawn and Friday from 5:30-7:30pm at Madison Elementary School located at 2215 Madison.
What exactly is the 30th Street [...]
Conservative students go whining to Legislature over “Liberal” speakers
The poor, opressed conservatives of BSU have their tighty whities in such a bunch that there’s only one institution that can pick that wedgie: the Idaho Legislature. Thursday Bob Kustra will have to answer for BSU’s hosting of the likes of Al Gore when he speaks before the Senate Education Committee, according to an [...]
In Boise, who cares about affordable housing?
In Boise, you’ve got your advocates for the rivers, for human rights, for immigrants, for health care, against nukes. But who advocates for affordable housing and the housing needs of the poor - or even moderate-income Idahoans?
Today’s article on condo conversions in the Statesman makes this plain. Apparently, in the 12 month period [...]
Christian Parenti @ BSU on March 1
Nation correspondent and author Christian Parenti will talk about what is happening in Afghanistan and Iraq - and more importantly - why.
7 pm in the Jordan Ballroom A/B in the Student Union at BSU. Free.
BSU Students: Give Me Ann Coulter!
It’s hard being conservative in Idaho. Imagine: you have control of the house, senate, governorship, all four congressional seats, the attorney general…heck, every single statewide office, and I’d even add control over the largest newspaper in the state. But then liberal ol’ BSU has to go and point out: there are other points [...]
Ada County Comp Plan public hearing tonight
Go! Tell ‘em what you think. The last time the plan was updated was 10 years ago.
Bill Sali for President!
Yesterday, Slate commentator Bruce Reed offered for the Republican presidential nod Rep. Sali, who he calls the Great Right Hope. According to Reed, the conservatives are in need of a Republican messiah, and Sali’s their man. In a massive Goldwater-style landslide loss, Sali could invigorate the conservative base left gasping after the recent [...]
ID Legislators: It’s not just that they lack vision…they’re BLIND.
The Community College Bill is dead. God forbid there’s ever a scent of taxes anywhere near a conservative Idaho legislator. The Revenue and Taxation Committee wouldn’t even let the bill - Butch Otter’s bill - to help local governments raise funds to reduce the supermajority for local taxation districts to 60% out of [...]
Canyon County Still Run By Assholes
What a suprise! Canyon County legislators are STILL against emission inspections! From the Statesman: “On one side of the divide lie Ada residents, whose cars have had to meet emission standards with annual testing since 1984. Many resent the Canyon County cars that drive into Ada County each day, untested.” “”It’s just another [...]
Plot the future of the Treasure Valley
Saturday, February 24 there will be transportation planning fair (whtever that is) at the Best Western Vista Inn, 10 AM to 5 PM, sponsored by Communities in Motion.
Lycos SUCKS: they held my emails for ransom for $19.95, then deleted them
I’ve had a Lycos mail account since 2000. In the last year or two, it became horrifically spammy and was often down, so I phased over to other email providers with better spam filters and more reliability. I also noticed that most of my earlier email was gone - the email only went back to [...]
