Ada County’s delegation to the Idaho GOP convention that starts Thursday has been snubbed on committee assignments, Idaho Statesman columnist Dan Popkey reports, with the county given just four committee slots instead of the 33 to which it was entitled. Popkey reports that GOP Chairman…
HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho county commissioner held a press conference in the hometown of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on Wednesday to tell reporters and outsiders to leave the town and the Bergdahl family alone. The Times-News (http://bit.ly/1l20PVJ ) reported that Blaine County Commissioner Larry…
A federal judge today issued an order barring the state of Idaho from removing Occupy Boise tents placed on state property as part of political protests. The court had already found unconstitutional seven rules that the Legislature passed to restrict such protests; the Legislature then…
Rep. Lawerence Denney, the Republican candidate for Idaho Secretary of State, sent out a guest opinion today responding to last week’s article from Democratic opponent Holli Woodings ripping Denney for hiring a private attorney with public funds to represent the Legislature’s Federal Lands Interim Committee.…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: RIGGINS, Idaho (AP) — Three of four rafters flipped into the Salmon River at Lake Creek Rapids made it back to the boat but a fourth rafter swept downstream died. The Idaho County Sheriff's Office says boaters…
Snake River Alliance Executive Director Liz Woodruff is leaving the organization July 3 after six years with the group, and the Alliance is seeking a new leader. The Snake River Alliance describes itself as “Idaho’s nuclear watchdog and clean energy advocate.” Woodruff said she’s leaving…
The Washington Post has published an extensive story tracing the role of Bill Gates in the Common Core state standards for school student achievement; it’s online here, under the headline, “How Bill Gates pulled off the swift Common Core revolution.” The article, which calls the…
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Congress today that officials of Qatar negotiating the release of captured Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told the U.S. that "time was not on our side" and a leak about the exchange would sabotage the deal, the AP reports. Hagel…
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