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A few days ago, I posted a diary titled "We are all Republicans now." It discussed Idaho's far right attempts to restrict the Idaho primary in furtherance of their agenda, and it was very troubling to me. I am less troubled now... ...
DailyKos (Idaho) - 2:46 p.m. - 7 clicks 
Public records obtained by the GUARDIAN indicate the Ada County purchase of a foothills subdivision May 8 was contrary to Idaho Code 31-807 which mandates an appraisal by a LICENSED appraiser must be made prior to purchase. The applicable law states: “…but no purchase of real property must be made unless the value of the [...] Related posts: County Outbids Citizen For Land Guv: ...
Boise Guardian - 9:50 a.m. - 9 clicks
Ada Commish Sharon Ullman self destructed in the primary election, paving the the way for Gov. Butch Otter to appoint Dave Case to fill the remaining six months of the seat vacated by Vern Bisterfeldt. Case garnered 11,471 votes to Ullman’s 9833 for a 54-46% victory. The Ada County Republican Central Committee meets Thursday to [...] Related posts: Ullman Sits On Bench During Candidate Ga...
Boise Guardian - 7:26 a.m. - 10 clicks
The new closed primary in Idaho seems to have had one of the effects a lot of people expected: Turnout is down. People professional expected to be neutral, like journalists and judges, are voting in smaller numbers. And a lot of other people, disgusted at having to declare a party identification, took a pass too. [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Tue 10:11 p.m. - 11 clicks
If you have the urge to chow down on bobcat burgers or munch on muskrat, you are in luck! Idaho Fish and Game reports this week that new road-kill rules passed by the legislature allow motorists to snatch up those prized parts of everything from dead moose to striped skunk and coyote found along Idaho [...] Related posts: Thoughts From The Road Thoughts From The Road Summer 2011 Dorothy...
Boise Guardian - Mon 4:21 p.m. - 11 clicks
Tuesday will mark Idaho’s first try at a partially-closed primary election. That means Republicans will allow only people declaring themselves to be Republicans to vote in that party’s primary. Democrats will allow anybody. We’ve talked with a number of people who, disgusted at the idea of publicly declaring a party affiliation, said they won’t participate [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Sun 6:22 p.m. - 13 clicks
Here in Idaho, the primary will be held next Tuesday. For about half of us, our only option is to register as a Republican if we want to make our votes count. ...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Sun 4:46 p.m. - 13 clicks
Crossposted on Daily Kos "Who knew that Idaho would be a hotbed of vaginal research?" -blogger CJB in the comments on Daily Kos. ___ Scientists Hope Research is Starting Point for Personalized Medicine for Women The delicate balance of microbes in the vagina can change drastically over short periods of time in some women, while remaining the same in others, according to a new ...
43rd State Blues - Fri 7:46 p.m. - 19 clicks
Idaho's District 19 is comprised of Boise's north and east ends, the old neighborhoods of the capitol city with quaint tree lined boulevards, small cottage like houses mixed in with relatively new foothills and riverside development. The biggest issues here are education, quality of life, and whether deer and fox are considered pests or amenities. It's a mixture of Idaho's young urban tech crow...
43rd State Blues - Fri 4:02 p.m. - 19 clicks
No tax dollars needed for the Idaho Democratic Party's presser reminding voters that when they go to the polls next week, anyone who wants to can vote Democratic, regardless of the affiliation we now get to publicly express for the benefit of Rod Beck, Norm Semanko and their ilk. (I just love it when I get to say "ilk," don't you?) Unaffiliated, Democrat, Republican, Constitutionalist, Lib...
Fort Boise - Thu 1:50 p.m.
First it was the Idaho Land Board purchasing a private storage business, now Ada County Commishes bought a foreclosed subdivision on 250 acres north of Hidden Springs and east of Highway 55 for $240,000. Known as Red Hawk Estates, the development fell on hard times and was foreclosed by Bank of The Cascades from Dry [...] No related posts....
Boise Guardian - Thu 1:50 p.m. - 14 clicks
Whatever else this season’s Idaho Republican civil war may be, it is not about “conservatism” – whatever that word may mean. It is not about “philosophy.” Just about all of the Republicans on the ballot this year for legislative office or higher in Idaho are small-budget, low-tax, strict Christian-oriented, business-backing candidates. In the scheme of [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - May 9 - 19 clicks
Ever since TJ Thomson got elected he has kept a low profile with regard to his city council position–until now. The GUARDIAN has learned the quiet councilor will be featured in a local version of “Dancing With The Stars” Saturday at the Boise Centre on The Grove, but one of the judges is Mayor Dave [...] Related posts: New Kuna Mayor In Billing Dispute With City More Detai...
Boise Guardian - May 9 - 12 clicks
Supposedly, cross-over voters in Idaho were monkey-wrenching the Republicans' desire to be as crazy as they wanted to be, and they sued to be able to exclude the riff-raff. Never mind that they have a super-majority in both bodies of the legislature, all the statewide offices, in "the most one-party state and least electorally competitive state in the United States," independents, Democrats and...
Fort Boise - May 9
A reader sent us a story he found in a national magazine about Boise. “We didn’t read it ma, the big boys showed it to us.” We haven’t had a press release from city hall– or even heard of one being sent to the legacy media–about another “National Magazine Poll,” but MEN’S HEALTH rated Boise [...] Related posts: Secret City Land Deals Explain...
Boise Guardian - May 8 - 9 clicks
Canyon and Gem counties send a strong delegation of legislators to Boise. It’s a full contingent of Republicans and the voting bloc holds significant power. Certainly the local voters wield the most power at the ballot box and there’s opportunity for change in District 12 where the incumbent has held on to his seat for 26 long years. There’s only one candidate who should...
43rd State Blues - May 7 - 6 clicks
UPDATE Tuesdy 5/8/12–Councilors passed the expenditure on a 4-2 vote. Councilors TJ Thomson and Ben Quintana stood up against staff and four of their colleagues to cast the no votes. Thomson noted it was hard to justify the expense in the face of the current budget crunch. The GUARDIAN was asked by one wag if [...] Related posts: Eagle Council Wants Greenbelt Open To Bikes In G.C. Fut...
Boise Guardian - May 7 - 3 clicks
Originally, Byron Johnson’s Poetic Justice was going to be just a private memoir, intended to consumption for family and friends. (We still have a spiral-bound copy of that version, not drastically different in content from the new one.) A good thing for the state that he decided otherwise, and the title of this post – [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - May 6 - 2 clicks
UPDATED BELOW Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy The unflappable Rachel Maddow doubles down on her exposure of Frank Vandersloot, his conservative politics, his hostility to homosexual causes, and his litigious confrontational methods utilized in Idaho. She addresses concerns those methods may have for the nation due to Vandersl...
43rd State Blues - May 5 - 3 clicks
In this audio, Pastor Sean Harris of Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, NC tells congregants to break the limp wrists of effeminate boys and essentially "beat the gay away" from their kids. The violent admonition is pretty extreme for a man of the cloth whose profession is to spread the word of the Prince of Peace. It makes for an odd juxtaposition to the popular national anti-bully...
43rd State Blues - May 4 - 2 clicks
Editor's Note : The following opinion piece was printed in the Idaho State Journal on Sunday, April 29, 2012. It is reprinted here with the permission of the author. Leonard Hitchcock has subsequently been fired by Idaho State University. Perhaps worth disclosing is the fact that Leonard Hitchcock is my dear friend and was my colleague at the ISU Department of Special Collections for...
Political Game - May 3
The City of Boise is seeking feedback on two different parking meter systems recently installed in downtown Boise. Take the Survey The first is a set of single-head electronic meters that have been installed in front of City Hall, on Bannock Street, and on 8th Street between Idaho and Bannock. The second is a multi-space meter that has been installed throughout BoDo south of F...
DailyKos (Idaho) - May 3
Practically all of the people who buy and read the new memoir by Carole King, A Natural Woman, will be coming to it from the musical point of view – rightly so, considering her mass success as a songwriter and singer. But Idahoans will be looking for other material, because she has also been a [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Apr 30
I still vividly remember waking up on the morning of November 3rd. It was a rainy day, a reflection of the downcast mood felt by Democrats across the country. Multiply that feeling many of you experienced that morning by three and you'd understand how Democrats felt in Idaho. We didn't just lose, we had our asses handed to us. The few legislative seats we didn't lose were in university towns, th...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Apr 26
The Idaho Political Field Guide, the counterpart to the Oregon PFG and the successor to the Idaho Political Almanac series, is out! It’s been 10 years since Ridenbaugh Press published the last book in the series. This new one covers elections of the last decade, and the effects of reapportionment as well. Several events are [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Apr 26
From time to time a blog comes along that I simply can't get enough of. For me, The Johnson Post is one of those blogs. It is the perfect intersection of Idaho politics & history, national politics & history and baseball, yes, baseball. Sound familiar? This week Marc Johnson, author and creator of The Johnson Post, mentioned that he had hit the 500 post milestone. Not only has he wr...
Political Game - Apr 14
Idaho journalists, especially those who cover or write about politics at all, are having a difficult season on voter registration this year. The angst is contagious. The rule for many years has been that while voter registration records – showing whether you’ve registered to vote, and whether or not you did – are open, no [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Apr 10
Idaho will have a lively primary season with lots of contests at the legislative level (and in cases elsewhere), and maybe nowhere more than in the Panhandle, where an array of Republican groups, each proclaiming itself the real conservative spokespeople, are beginning to weigh in. The Kootenai County Reagan Republicans listed their endorsements a little [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Apr 5
It’s long been our thought that the policy reintroducing wolves to parts of Idaho and the west was a mistake – not just because of the impact the wolves might have on other animals and on people, but because of the impact on the wolves themselves. And beyond that, what people turn themselves into as [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Apr 4
" What went splat during the 2012 Idaho Legislature "/John Miller, Associated Press " Hung Out to Dry "/Alan, IdaBlue " The Fear of Citizens United: Easily Avoided "/Richard Greener, Huffington Post " The Case for Gay Acceptance in the Catholic Church "/Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, The Atlantic " I am very real "/Kurt Vonnegut to Charles McCarthy, Letters of Note " Republican Calls GOP Atta...
Political Game - Mar 31
Cherokee: Yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi (May the Great Spirit's Blessings Always Be With You) Ea Nigada Qusdi Idadadvhn (All My Relations In Creation) Lakota: Wakan Tankan Nici Un (May the Great Spirit walk with you) Ho! Mitakuye Oyasin (We Are All Related) "Languages around the world are disappearing at a fantastic rate, espe...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Mar 30
Ever since Obama and John Tester worked to remove wolves form the endangered species list for political purposes, it's been bad times for wolves. Of course, there's a track record for all of this. It was the failure of the states that initially killed off the wolves to begin with, forcing them into the government's hands and the Endangered Species List. It looks like the states are at it again...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Mar 26
That, my friends, is a teaser from Slowpoke, drawn by the very cool Jen Sorensen , who just happens to be in Boise today, and just happens to be interested in meeting up with some Kossacks, if there are any around and available tonight. Sorry for the short notice, but apparently I suck at social organizing. Here's where I'm thinking: Brewforia at Bown Crossing . Anybody up for that t...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Mar 23
Even in Idaho, where the wingnuts are running the moderates out of the totally dominant Republican party, the Representatives know when the jig is up, and a wrong vote could cost them their job. A big surprise happened yesterday. ...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Mar 22
Not the most backward state in the nation, today. The Idaho House is taking a step back from forced ultrasounds. It's a reversal that is remarkable for those in this state who have watched our legislature, not just dominated by conservative Republicans but subsumed by them, barrel further and further to the right. Earlier this week, the Senate passed the bill 23-12, with a handful of Rep...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Mar 22
After the Senate passed the controversial ultrasound bill, it has now apparently hit a snag in the House. Unbelievable. " Inconceivable !" The much more right-wing House has actually stopped the forward progress of this reactionary bill. I was sure it would sail right through, unmolested. But an odd thing happened. Actually, two odd things. One, Idaho citizens ...
IdaBlue - Mar 22
Who, him, sexist? Idaho Gov. Butch Otter with Texas Gov. Rick Perry, in front of Ronald Reagan. Pro tip: If you're a woman who'd like to be paid roughly the same as men at your level, don't go to work for Idaho Gov. Butch Otter (R). Dan Popkey of the Idaho Statesman reports that Otter's 44-person Cabinet has 33 men and 11 women, with the men earning a median salary of $103,002 and ...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Mar 21
Yesterday, prior to passing SENATE BILL NO. 1387, Idaho's entry into the state-required-rape-of-women-medically-unnecessary-ultrasoun membership drive, the sponsor of the bill, Sen. Chuck Winder (R) argued against provisions allowing for victims of rape or incest implying that that women may not understand whether they have been raped and may be saying the...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Mar 20
The Great Basin Culture Area includes the high desert regions between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. It is bounded on the north by the Columbia Plateau and on the south by the Colorado Plateau. It includes southern Oregon and Idaho, a small portion of southwestern Montana, western Wyoming, eastern California, all of Nevada and Utah, a portion of northern Arizona, and most of western ...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Mar 20 - 2 clicks
The Idaho Senate may vote as early as Monday, May 19th on a forced ultrasound bill despite the fact that its original author admitted he had no idea exactly what sort of ultrasound he was mandating, nor how women would pay for them. Opposition is building against it. Written by Robin Marty for RH Reality Check . This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the au...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Mar 19
The western juniper ( Juniperus occidentalis ) is one of those little brushy-looking trees that folks in the Pacific coast states see scattered about on the east (and drier) sides of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges, and in some inland ranges such as the Ochoco mountains of Oregon. Occurring close to much taller species such as the ponderosa pine and the jeffrey pine, the ra...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Mar 17
This is a pretty cool development for the state of Idaho. Said LeFavour in a Friday twitter post, “I’m running for Congress because I love Idaho and we can do better.” She is a really neat lady and would be a great addition to the Democratic ranks in the House of Reps. ...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Mar 10
This diary is a continuation of HoosierD42’s first diary series , in which he envisioned a House with an average district size of 110,000, as it is in Canada. In addition, the districts are referred to as “ridings”, and have names rather than numbers. They also tend to be less gerrymandered than US congressional districts, so all of my maps will be drawn as commission-style COI maps. I am using...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Mar 8
