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Eye On Boise archive for Sept. 15, 2009

TUESDAY, SEPT. 15, 2009

The skinny on 'special wolf tags'

Here's a link to my full story at spokesman.com on how the Idaho Fish & Game Commission is planning to authorize the auction of 10 "special wolf tags" to the highest bidders - even if they may not be all that special, considering that 15,339…

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Nancy Merrill named state parks director 

Former Eagle Mayor Nancy Merrill has been named Idaho's new state parks director, the state Board of Parks and Recreation announced today. “The Board selected Nancy Merrill from among some very qualified candidates and because of her abilities to work collaboratively with diverse groups of…

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Otter: 'Attitude a big part of recovery' 

Gov. Butch Otter, in his monthly "Project 60" message today, touts optimism and attitude as keys to the state's economic recovery. "One message came through loud and clear from my recent Business Summit with representatives of all kinds of companies from throughout Idaho: There’s a…

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Dueling endorsements in primary race

Vaughn Ward, the decorated Iraq war veteran and former McCain-Palin campaign official, and Ken Roberts, the Idaho House majority caucus chairman from Donnelly, are announcing dueling endorsements in their face-off for a shot at challenging 1st District Congressman Walt Minnick. Ward today announced the endorsement…

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