Archive for ‘news’
Legislature to Boise: Screw you, city dwellin’ Democrats.
Wow, so public transportation unfairly benefits the more urban areas, so we should shoot that down, and this section of I-84 is in a democratic district, so that’s a no-go, too. Forward thinkers, these republicans.
From Eye on Boise:
House GOP leaders pulled one of the six highway projects – the Orchard to Isaacs Canyon project [...]
Can’t wait to hear what Sali and Swindell have to say about THIS!
There’s a renewed effort afoot to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which would - gasp - enshrine gender equality in the constitution. First introduced in the 1920’s (!), it passed 35 states in the 1980’s before it was killed by schmucks like Phyllis Schlafley.
Corporate media consolidation, free speech and internet radio.
Have you heard? The organization in charge of setting royalty rates for broadcasting music online raised them so high that a great many internet radio stations will be put out of business. Guess who will be left standing? Big, corporate stations who can afford the fees. Sound familiar? Bigass corporations [...]
The truth about the dangers (or lack thereof of) certain (legal and illegal) drugs
Picked this up from Boing Boing: a new study published in the Lancet shows that alchohol and tobacco are more harmful than marijuhana and ecstacy.
The new ranking places alcohol and tobacco in the upper half of the league table. These socially accepted drugs were judged more harmful than cannabis, and substantially more dangerous than the [...]
Treasure Valley finally noticing the lack of affordable housing options.
An article in today’s Statesman reports on a meeting held yesterday where developers of high-end housing talked about the lack of affordable housing in the valley.
If you are in the market for a high-end house, you’re in luck.
If you’re in the market for a low-priced house, take a number and stand in line.
Huh. [...]
Swiss Accidentally Invade Liechtenstein
…a post from the Onion, no? No. It’s from the New York Times. Apparently it actually happened!
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 [...]
photos from the march on washington
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham Lincoln
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> bush and condi kiss | another view
> red sculpture puppet thing
> bush, cheney puppet [...]
craig, crapo: no minimum wage required
bob geiger has a roundup of senators who voted for the Wayne Allard (R-CO) amendment to COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE MINIMUM WAGE. it failed, but both Craig and Crapo signed it. now, i’m all for libertarian perspectives, but seriously, how can they justify billions of dollars of corporate tax subsidies, and billions of dollars [...]
McMansion denied? Eagle’s water issues may delay 10 developments
The Statesman reports today that
Eagle Water Co.’s system deficiencies could stall as many as 10 proposed developments in Eagle. Now city officials are considering a moratorium on new applications in the private water company’s service area until the issues are cleared up.
Could this be the beginning of the end, when the infrastructure and natural resources [...]
Southwestern Idaho: Land of Creative Joyriders?
Remember how back in November, some kids got canned from the Idaho Ice World for taking a zamboni to the local fast-food drive-thru? Then there were the reports of a January 11 drunken joyride on a fire truck in Canyon County. The following week came the case of two dudes who hotwired six [...]
cheney is going down
political wager: the revelations that are coming out in the “Scooter” Libby CIA Leak Investigation trial will force Cheney to resign.
watch today’s report from MSNBC (click launch under the pic of Cheney on the MSN page), revealing that the identity of Valerie Plame was first disclosed to Libby by Cheney and all the back-door political [...]
Branden Durst marches with extremists
Newly minted representative Branden Durst (D-18) was at the so-called March for Life this month. Yet Rep Durst chose not to mention that on his website, blog or newsletter (I picked it up from a right-to-lifer’s poorly formatted blatherings). Could it be because he recognizes that his constituency would howl if they found out? Okay, I’ll [...]
automatons read news : bronco football, bigger ‘n jesus
Randy Stapilus, of Ridenbaugh Press, uncovers an interesting angle on the current state of Television News Anchors
“You can’t confuse reading the news with being a reporter.†-Channel 7’s General Manager, Doug Armstrong
You can read the full backstory in this Statesman report from Heath Druzin.
We have our own question about the current state of local news: [...]
“It also didn’t hurt that I married Mr. Simplot’s daughter”
Betsy Russell, of Eye on Boise, caught this admission by Gov. Butchy-Boy Otter.
“I wouldn’t have been able to get into a college any place because I didn’t have very good grades,” Otter said. “But at Boise Junior College they had to take me.” Boise Junior College is now Boise State University.
Otter said the chance to [...]
What do prostitutuion, pot, and…uh, electronic voting machines have in common?
Seems the Dutch -ever the forward-thinkers- don’t trust voting machines. (yeah, it’s in Dutch-sorry!) According to an English translation of the groups’ newsletter, they won a round against the industry and the civil servants that seem hell-bent on reintroducing voting machines — NewVote, made by SDU — that the Dutch minister of the interior has suspended.
I [...]
Cost of Iraq war = Universal health care, preschool and immunizations + cancer research + 9/11 Commission recommendations
The NY Times has a nifty graphic illustrating what the price of the war in Iraq could buy (besides, you know, body bags).
Mad Bronco syndrome.
When will it stop? Congress has got Bronco Fever, as does the Postal Service. Just once I’d like to see someone go nutty for, say, the BSU accounting department.
Rev. Jesse Jackson Speaks in Boise
his keynote address @ Boise State’s MLK Celebration
7:30 p.m. Wed. Jan. 17. Taco Bell Arena
Jesse Jackson is one of the United States’ foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. During the past 40 years he has played a pivotal role in countless movements. His speech is titled “With Justice for All: Human Rights [...]
Craig on Bush’s New Iraq Plan
“President Lincoln and President Bush understand one thing very clearly. President Lincoln said, “With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed.” …more
listen to larry HERE
