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FDIC Shuts Another Bank
Another week, another bank shuttered. Late Friday, feds closed down the First National Bank of Olathe in Kansas, which is the 64th closure this year.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this...
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Arson Blamed for Mine Fire
A federal investigation has determined that an arsonist is responsible for a fire at the Lucky Friday Mine on July 26 in Idaho's panhandle. About 170 miners were evacuated when the fire was detected.…...
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Captain America Coming to Boise
Captain America is on his way, Boise. No, not the 3-D superhero movie, which opened on July 22 and is still playing at regional cineplexes.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Once More Around the Track; Les Bois Closes for Season
Following an abbreviated season that showed better than expected attendance, Les Bois Park wraps up live horse racing for 2011 today. The 15-day season was the first in three years and Treasure Valley...
View ArticleScenes From a Scene #032—Busman's Holiday
The Red Room debuted "Unplugged Night" last weekend with a cross-section of Boise musicians turning things down from 11 and getting personal. Also on the bill were the insufferably pleasant sounds of...
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Citizens For an Open Greenbelt Hold Protest in Garden City
Approximately 125 members of the Citizens for an Open Greenbelt convened at the corner of Glenwood and Riverside streets in Garden City this morning to protest a ban on bicycles on a section of the...
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Video: Sugarland Stage Collapse Kills Four At Indiana Fair
Four people were killed and dozens were injured late Saturday when a stage collapsed in high winds at the Indiana State Fair as fans waited for country band Sugarland to play. by News Editors,...
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Sunday?
Last week, Need Something To Do Today, offered up a way for local ladies to pummel the bejeezus outta one another in the name of sports: rugby. Today, we're going to do the same thing, but to take a...
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Wolf Activists Ask For Last Minute Injunction
Facing an Aug. 30 deadline when Idaho's wolf hunt season is scheduled to begin, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Friends of the Clearwater and WildEarth Guardians are seeking an Emergency Injunction...
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Council Will Vote on New City Budgets on Tuesday
Boise City Council members consider new spending plans for the city when they convene Tuesday evening. The proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012 tops $330 million (approximately $14 million less than...
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CWI Registers New Students
The College of Western Idaho begins another year tomorrow morning when CWI President Bert Glandon presents his Fall 2011 college address at the Nampa Civic Center. New student orientation is slated...
View ArticleHow Rare are Rare Earth Elements?
In June, National Geographic highlighted something few of us know about but that nearly all of us depend on in some way: rare earth elements. They're in everything from cell phones to laptops to...
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Working Outside the Law
Three brothers fight for Algerian independence. by Elizabeth Duffy It seems in America that our world-history education falls flat, making movies about historical events all the more appealing....
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Monday?
A classic nightmare scenario is speaking in front of a room and discovering you're in your underwear. And while the pantsless portion of the dream is the thing generally cited as horrifying, dream...
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AP: Molina Will Be Docked Payment
The Associated Press reports that the Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare is holding back funds from Molina Medicaid Solutions in the wake of last year's debacle, which tangled the state's Medicaid...
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Anti-Idling Campaign to Be Launched Wednesday
BW first told you of an anti-idling effort in January (BW, News, "Something in the Air," Jan. 26, 2011). At the time Boise officials had begun a "listening campaign" with commercial drivers and...
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Wave of Violence Rolls Across Iraq, Dozens Killed
Just days before more than 1,500 members of the Idaho Army National Guard prepare to leave Iraq, a wave of violence swept across the war-torn nation today. The Associated Press reports that bombs...
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Braun Brothers Reunion 2011
I had the pleasure of attending the Braun Brothers Reunion Festival this weekend—wrapping up a recreational tsunami along Idaho's Magruder Corridor. The 2011 lineup included Reckless Kelly, Micky and...
View ArticleProof That Nirvana's Music Transcends Genre...
...and that brilliance sometimes shines from the most unexpected places. In the SiriusXM studios, two Croation cellists cover Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," and it completely kicks ass.… [ Read...
View ArticleAnother Idaho Surplus in FY 2012?
The Associated Press reported today that Idaho might see a $179 million budget surplus when the books are closed on Fiscal Year 2012. That would follow an $85 million surplus for FY 2011. But to hear...
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