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Sometimes art shows can seem pretty random. A sculpture of a blue rabbit will be sitting next to an installation piece of old shoes on ropes made out of dog hair.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the...
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The Final Day: Execution Teams Activated
The full staff of the Idaho Department of Correction is on extra alert today, as they work toward the final hours and minutes leading to Friday morning's scheduled execution of Paul Ezra Rhoades....
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Snow Starts Piling Up at Ski Resorts
If diehard skiers and boarders hadn't already been chomping at the bit for the upcoming ski season, the next couple of days may have them actually drooling in anticipation. Why?… [ Read more ] [...
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Song of the Day: Laura Gibson's 'La Grande'
If you have made the long drive from Boise to Portland, Ore., you've likely rattled down the tire-chain-chewed road to La Grande, Ore., for gas or grub. But you probably weren't inspired to dedicate...
View ArticleEnso Artspace Cancels Curator Speech Tonight
If you penciled in the awesome-sounding talk by Smithsonian curator Nicholas Bell for this evening, you may have some unexpected free time. Enso announced this afternoon that Bell had to fly home...
View ArticleIdaho Man Charged with Trying to Assassinate President
The Idaho man who was arrested after firing shots at the White House on Nov. 11 is being charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama or one of his aides. Oscar Ramiro...
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Rhoades Is Anxious and Lucid Hours Before Planned Execution
More details have been released concerning the final hours of Paul Ezra Rhoades, scheduled to die by lethal injection at 8 a.m. Friday. According to Jeff Ray, public information officer for the Idaho...
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Sets New Entertainment Record
File this under the "in case you were wondering" category of nearly useless information—or file it under the "Are you kidding me?" branch of information that will, one day, turn up as a question in a...
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Occupy Boise Marches to City Hall, Demands an Audience With the Mayor
On the official two-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement, a crowd of Occupy Boise protesters marched through the rain to City Hall. The protest was in response to recent evictions of...
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LIVE: Rhoades Execution Coverage
UPDATE: 10 a.m.Ada County Coroner Erwin Sonnenberg said Rhoades talked to teams while they prepared for the execution. Tom Moss, Bingham County prosecutor, told reporters he was not surprised that...
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When you think about it, Christmas elves are kind of a weird concept. They're kind of like cheery sweatshop workers, toiling tirelessly to manufacture gifts en masse for Santa to deliver Christmas...
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Idaho Jobless Rate Improves in October
Cautious optimism were the watchwords this morning, when Idaho's Department of Labor reported that the Gem State's jobless rate dropped two-tenths of a point to 8.8 percent, the lowest level in nearly...
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Exit Prose Drops Rhymes and New Album at Reef
Last night, Boise rapper Exit Prose, formerly Timbuk II of Kamphire Collective, dropped his first solo release, Sensational Woes. The album is slick and filled with attitude, and when the emcee took...
View ArticleOtter Appoints Batt to Takasugi's Seat
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter announced today that he has appointed Republican Gayle Batt to fill the seat of Rep. Pat Takasugi, who died earlier this month after a battle with cancer. Batt, a Wilder...
View ArticlePhantom Wolves of Sun Valley Tells A Human Story
Desiree’ Fawn’s documentary about wolves and the Idahoans who love—or loathe—them played in Boise for the first time last night at The Flicks. The Phantom Wolves of Sun Valley, which took Fawn two...
View ArticleSlideshow: Sippin' in the City Takes Over the Linen Building
The Linen Building was filled to the brim with bottles and bodies on the evening of Nov. 17, when the Idaho Wine Commission put on its Sippin' in the City event. Twelve Idaho wineries brought in a...
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This Weekend's Top MuckReads: Infant Mortality, Sandusky's Charity and Guns...
Plus ignoring right-to-know laws by Daniel Victor, ProPublica Here are this week's top must-read stories from #MuckReads , ProPublica's ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism. Anyone can...
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Saturday?
Doesn't it seem sad that the only time it's acceptable to dress up in crazy costumes and parade around downtown is Halloween? Sure, comics conventions provide certain groups with that opportunity, but...
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Coin Flip Resolves Payette Election
Elections are tense enough: soliciting camaign donations, knocking on doors, debating and waiting for the results on Election Night. But in Payette, two candidates for city council had to endure one...
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NYT: More Bordering on Poverty
The New York Times reports today about a new measure of poverty: "the near poor."According to the Times: They drive cars, but seldom new ones. They earn paychecks, but not big ones.… [ Read more ] [...
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