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Boise, Meridian Districts Pass School Levies
With voter turnout at close to 30 percent, residents of the Boise Independent School District gave a passing grade to a five-year, $70 million levy Tuesday night, which suporters said was critical to...
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Santorum Wins Alabama, Mississippi
Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum swept two southern states, Alabama and Mississippi, Tuesday night, pointing to what most analysts said is becoming a two-person race between Santorum and Mitt...
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Tide Considered 'Liquid Gold' By Thieves
The Tide is turning ... as in, turning out to be one of the oddest stories in recent memory. Tide laundry detergent is being stolen from the nation's store shelves, and has been dubbed "liquid gold."…...
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Citibank Fails Stress Test, Dividends to Shareholders On Hold
The good news is that 15 of 19 large United States banks passed the Federal Reserve's most recent stress test. Of course, the bad news is that four failed, including one of the nation's biggest -...
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Britannica Stops Printing Encyclopedias
Being the go-to resource for more than two centuries, Encyclopaedia Britannica is about to stop the presses. Its 2010 edition will be its last printing.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on...
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Controversial Ultrasound Bill to be Debated in Senate Committee
More than a hundred people are packed into an auditorium of the Idaho Statehouse this morning to hear the Senate State Affairs Committee take up a bill that would make an ultrasound compulsory before...
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Steakhouse, Law Firm, Architects to Join Zions in Eighth and Main Tower
When construction gets under way this spring for the Eighth and Main project (the site that most Boiseans know as " the hole in the ground"), not only will a new Idaho headquarters for Zions Bank be...
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25 Days of Treefort: Mwahaha
The quartet behind Mwahaha has been playing together in and around Oakland, Calif. for more than a decade. Brothers Nathan and Cyrus Tilton, along with Ross Peacock and James Murphy, command an army...
View ArticleScenes From a Scene #043—A Seasonal Disguise
The old adage "too many cooks spoil the broth" is often heard when bands swell their ranks to create a more complex sound. While the idiom sometimes holds true—particularly when there are more people...
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Senate Committee Votes to Pass Controversial Ultrasound Bill
After two hours of testimony from dozens of people both in support and in opposition of the bill, the Senate State Affairs Committee voted 7-2 along party lines to approve a bill that would require...
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In Wake of Appleton Crash, WSJ Examines CEOs' Risky Hobbies
Today's Wall Street Journal examines corporate America's problem with high-profile CEOs and their high-flying habits. In particular, the newspaper refers to Boise's Micron Technology and how the...
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Senate Passes Drilling Bill That Strips Local Authority
A measure that would allow the State of Idaho to trump local authority when it comes to granting permits for oil and gas drilling is one signature away from becoming law. The Idaho Senate voted this...
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Idaho Lawmakers Pushing Controversial Ultrasound Bill Forward
The Senate State Affairs Committee pushed a controversial measure forward this morning that would force women to undergo ultrasounds prior to having an abortion. Today’s party-line vote followed...
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Animal Cruelty Bill Passes Through House
The Idaho House voted to advance landmark legislation this morning, which, if approved by the Senate and Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, would see animal cruelty as a felony in Idaho. House Bill 650 would...
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Making New Musical Rules at Music Gear Expo
Musicians make sounds come from instruments. But before they can do that, someone has to make the instrument, a process that often influences the music more than the musician.… [ Read more ] [...
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Romney is Ahead of Santorum, But Still behind Obama, New Pew Poll Finds
The latest Pew poll found that American voters would vote for Obama over GOP candidate Mitt Romney in the upcoming presidential election. by Talia Ralph, GlobalPost Mitt Romney is ahead of Santorum in...
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Soldier Accused in Kandahar Killings Flown Out of Afghanistan
The soldier accused of shooting 16 Afghan villagers was flown out of Afghanistan on Wednesday, despite calls by Afghans for him to be tried in their country. by News Editors, GlobalPost The US soldier...
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Need Something To Do Thursday?
Why is it that words sound so darn pretty in a different language? While that's not true for every language (sorry, Germans), someone speaking a romance language can say something appalling or profane...
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U.S. Appeals Court Agrees With Simpson Rider: Hunts To Continue
A federal appeals court has rejected the latest effort from conservation groups wanting to block further wolf hunting and trapping. The ruling, handed down from a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S....
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Report: Pink Slime to Be a Choice for Schools
Possibly coming to a school near you: "pink slime." The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to announce today that beginning this fall, American schools will be able to choose whether to buy...
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