Idaho
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6:41 p.m.
We’ll give the award for closest general election result this year - possibly not statistically, but in raw numbers - to the contest for Washington County (Idaho, not Oregon) sheriff. Incumbent Republican Melvin Williams defeated Democratic challenger Scott Crimin by one vote - 2,125 to 2,124. One more time: Don’t ever let anyone tell you [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - 6:07 p.m.
Not really news, other than that what you have here is a substantial public figure speaking utterly honestly about the dark underside. A USA Today article about the maneuvers that keep many college athletes in classes and even headed to graduation, but in the weakest possible classes, includes a quote from Boise State University football player [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Wed 3:48 p.m. - 15 clicks 
This fella was arrested for "fighting." I didn't see anyone else arrested on that same charge, which seems odd to me. It takes two to fight, doesn't it? If the other pugilist isn't voluntarily exchanging fisticuffs, then the charge would be assault and/or battery, wouldn't it? Since his right eye is sporting the shiner,was he battling a lefty? Also, the scrape on his forehead and nose look lik...
IdaBlue - Wed 8:23 a.m. - 2 clicks
Yes of course - congressional (and legislative) reapportionment won’t happen until after 2010, and after the next general election. But now, with this 2008 election under out belts, we actually have enough raw material to work with to evaluate how congressional-level reapportionment might play out in another two and a half years or so. For [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Tue 11:04 p.m. - 19 clicks
The protests against California’s Proposition 8 - the voter-passed measure which sought to overturn a state Supreme Court decision in favor of same sex marriage - which spread around the country on Saturday were no big surprise in many places. Large rallies in Seattle and Portland - local officials (including Portland’s gay mayor-elect) even lending [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Sun 11:32 a.m. - 15 clicks
The First Amendment should be respected, but there's no place for tolerating this socially in a civilized society. Kudos to the parents who complained about this, although they apparently were not Obama supporters themselves it quite properly did not stop them from taking action. And shame on the local TV reporter for acting as if who you supported in the election should have any effe...
DailyKos (Idaho) - Sat 6:03 p.m. - 18 clicks
The Whetstone Mountains are a large, rugged Sky Island range in southern Arizona on the Coronado National Forest. Largely due to limited access, these mountains have been spared the intense recreational pressure of some of the other areas of the national forest. Unfortunately, they haven’t been spared the adverse effects of livestock grazing. However, Western [...]...
WWPBlog - Nov 14 - 3 clicks
There are 80 precincts in the portion of Ada County lying in the 1st congressional district. Very roughly speaking, most of the city of Boise, and the areas to the east of it in the county, are in the 2nd district; again roughly, Cole Road, which runs north-sound through the center-west of Boise, is the [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Nov 13 - 22 clicks
KBCI News is reporting that students on a school bus in Rexburg chanted "Assassinate Obama." I think that says a lot about Rexburgans (Rexburgers?). Obviously these kids picked up that sentiment from their parents. The school district responded thus: After the incident, the Madison School district superintendent sent an email to all teachers, principals, and bus drivers saying that all student...
IdaBlue - Nov 13 - 13 clicks
Madison County in Idaho is one of the three or four most Republican counties in Idaho, making it one of the most Republican counties in the nation. In the presidential election, it voted 87.5% for John McCain. This small university community - Rexburg is the dominant city - usually has an almost preternatural calm. But out [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Nov 13 - 18 clicks
Walt Minnick There is no lack of Idaho voters who would enthusiastically agree with the quote attributed to Washington conservative Grover Norquist, that he wanted to shrink government “to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.” That’s just the kind of approach - you can check it in the [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Nov 10 - 11 clicks
You can slice the vote from Tuesday in all sorts of ways. One is the way Bryan Fischer, the evangelical activist in Idaho, does: In the presidential contest, 75% of evangelicals nationally (according, we’d guess, to exit polls) voted for Republican John McCain and 25% for Democrat Barack Obama. An interesting stat. (Fischer’s takeaway is [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Nov 8 - 15 clicks
Purple presidential vote/UMich The world is suddenly full of political maps, some of them cleverly done, showing the results of the presidential race in reds and blues. Not many of them take into account the purples. After all, as some cartographers at the University of Michigan point out in showing off their purple maps, there are no [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Nov 7 - 5 clicks
There’ll be a big change in the representative Idaho’s 1st House district gets the next couple of years - a soft-spoken pragmatist. Democrat Walt Minnick, replacing an ideologue prone to controversy and conflict, Republican Bill Sali. In personality, Minnick is a lot closer in style to the new senior senator, Mike Crapo, than Sali is. [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Idaho) - Nov 6 - 14 clicks
In every armory across the nation, in every orderly room and day room and chow hall, in every headquarters, hangs a picture of the Commander in Chief. In a couple of months, a picture of Barak Obama will replace that of George Bush. Sweet. Next, best wishes, God speed and heartfelt support to Bubblehead, who's been diagnosed with stomach cancer . With his characteristic humor, he ironically ...
IdaBlue - Nov 6
Happy days are here again The skies above are clear again So lets sing a song of cheer again Happy days are here again Altogether shout it now Theres no one Who can doubt it now So lets tell the world about it now Happy days are here again ...
IdaBlue - Nov 5
The other wing in the Republican party is the more moderate wing, populated by folks like Chuck Hagel, Colin Powell and Mike Simpson. Lately, pundits from this wing, such as Peggy Noonan and George Will, have broken ranks with John McCain because of his choice for Vice President. The moderate wing realizes that government has an essential role to play, and that Palin is not ready for the job. Th...
IdaBlue - Oct 28 - 11 clicks
