Refreshed at 3:03 PM Pacific on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
POPULATION: 1,567,582------- AREA: 216,632 SQUARE KM ------- HIGHEST POINT: BORAH PEAK (3,862 M) ------- LARGEST CITY: BOISE ------- CAPITAL: BOISE ------- ADMITTED: JULY 3RD, 1890
- Grant's post-primary message: 'Vote De..
(Spokesman.com: Eye On Boise..) — Idaho Democratic Party Chairman Larry Grant has issued a post-primary election statement calling on Idahoans to vote De.. - Establishment slate controls Ada County GOP, b..
(idahopolitics's bl..) — The attempt to overturn the results of the March Idaho GOP presidential caucus won by Mitt Romney appears to have faile.. - Primary 2012: North Idaho GOP Moderates Win ....
(Boise Weekly: citydesk) — Like elsewhere in Idaho, Bonner County election officials reported a quiet night for the 2012 GOP primary. According to.. - Primary 2012: Phil Hart Broken in Idaho's Panh..
(Boise Weekly: citydesk) — To borrow (and mangle) a phrase from the Bard, Tuesday's Idaho Republican Primary was a classic example of “sound .. - Record-low turnout could prompt Idaho GOP to r..
(idahopolitics's bl..) — Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said Wednesday that record-low turnout in Tuesday’s primary could prompt his Republ.. - Semanko pleads for GOP unity
(Spokesman.com: Eye On Boise..) — Idaho Republican Party Chairman Norm Semanko has sent out a post-primary message, pleading for Republicans to come toge.. - Primary 2012: In Search of Real Democrats
(Boise Weekly: citydesk) — “If you drive though Nampa, you will not see a single Democratic sign.” That’s Adam Nunnally, an English.. - Primary 2012: Brandon Hixon's Big Night in Can..
(Boise Weekly: citydesk) — Brandon Hixon has quickly become one of the most recognizable faces of the Republican Party in Canyon County. As Canyon.. - Primary 2012: Way Past Their Bedtime
(Boise Weekly: citydesk) — As early as 7 p.m Tuesday evening, at the GOP primary results headquarters at Boise's Riverside Hotel, two young boys p.. - UPDATE: Primary 2012: Phil Hart Loses; Case, B..
(Boise Weekly: citydesk) — UPDATE: Wednesday, May 16, 1:30 a.m. The vote tallies are still unofficial, but here are your headlines from Idaho’.. - Rep. Hart loses in GOP primary; Ed Morse to fa..
(Spokesman.com: Eye On Boise..) — And now, well after midnight North Idaho time (and after 1 a.m. Boise time), Kootenai County has its final results, and.. - Bomb scares disrupt voting - Wed, 16 May 2012 ..
(Spokesman.com: Idaho storie..) — Two bomb scares disrupted voting Tuesday in Idaho. In Coeur d’Alene, voting was temporarily delayed at Woodland Middle S.. - Idaho primary emotions eclipse low turnout - W..
(Spokesman.com: Idaho storie..) — Idaho’s inaugural closed primary election Tuesday turned into a nasty internal squabble for the state’s dominant Republi.. - Silver Valley decontamination begins - Wed, 16..
(Spokesman.com: Idaho storie..) — The first big dollars are starting to flow out of a $460 million trust fund established to pay for cleanup of mining pol.. - Keough, Eskridge surge ahead - Tue, 15 May 20..
(Spokesman.com: Idaho storie..) — Two longtime North Idaho legislators are leading their tea party backed challengers in early returns. - Results start to trickle in...
(Spokesman.com: Eye On Boise..) — Election results are starting to flow in, though it's just a trickle to start with. No big surprises as of yet, wit..
- Vandersloot Plays the Victim Card - And he does it to make Romney more money. Vader argues:'the scary Chicago black man has me on a hit list..
- Vaginal Microbes Vary Over Time Among Healthy.. - Crossposted on Daily Kos "Who knew that Idaho would be a hotbed of vaginal research?" -blogger CJB in th..
- Legislative District 19 Endorsements: Yes to .. - Idaho's District 19 is comprised of Boise's north and east ends, the old neighborhoods of the capitol ci..
- Maria Gonzales Mabbutt will best serve Distri.. - Canyon and Gem counties send a strong delegation of legislators to Boise. It’s a full contingent of Repu..
- Stupid or "Sick?" - I have been wondering for some time now whether I believe the United States, as a nation, is merely stupi..
- A Really Bad Precedent? - There is no doubt that President Obama is assured an important place in history, especially in Presidenti..
- Government Canceled Due to Lack of Interest - I remember reading several years ago that a note pinned to the bulletin board of a Woman’s University (Ba..
- The Maligned and the Despicable - Obviously this blog reflects the opinion of the author and no one else. I have no doubt many people will ..
- Quote of the Day - In honor of primary election night: “It’s not just tougher out there. It’s become a situation where the ..
- TGIF Tunes - Anyone who follows my Twitter account has surely noticed that I've been listening to Seven Mary Three pr..
- Lugar & the Purging of Moderates - Editor's Note : I regret not writing about Specter's final Senate speech when it occurred. I wasn't abou..
- The Retirement of Pudge Rodriguez - Pudge Rodriguez blocks the plate in the final play of the 2003 NLDS between the Florida Marlins and the ..
- Everybody should get out their checkbooks - Not to give my, or anybody's conservative uncle and his crazy emails a bad name... but really, people, F..
- Prunus - We stopped at Skookumchuck on the way home Monday, MDT lunchtime on a perfect spring morning in the Salm..
- Reality disconnect - The Romney campaign's writers came up with a new meme for the day, trying to ignite some enthusiasm for ..
- The verdict is in - George W. Bush, Richard B. "Dick" Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Alberto Gonzales, David Addington, William Ha..
- An odd way to do things - There are many, many laws on the books for people to violate, and often the law breaker isn't even aware ..
- Wedgie opportunities - Political parties, especially of the R persuasion, are always looking for wedge issues, to drive a wedge ..
- Still kickin' - Jeez; it's been month since the last update. Sigh... where does time go? Anyway, today I heard on t..
- Hung out to dry - After the Senate passed the controversial ultrasound bill, it has now apparently hit a snag in the House...
- County Land Purchase Violated Idaho Law - Public records obtained by the GUARDIAN indicate the Ada County purchase of a foothills subdivision May ..
- County Land Purchase Violated Idaho Law - Public records obtained by the GUARDIAN indicate the Ada County purchase of a foothills subdivision May ..
- Ullman Ousted, Case In Line For Appointment - Ada Commish Sharon Ullman self destructed in the primary election, paving the the way for Gov. Butch Ott..
- Road Kill Smorgasbord Now Legal In Idaho - If you have the urge to chow down on bobcat burgers or munch on muskrat, you are in luck! Idaho Fish and..
- Yeah, Do We Need to Protect Men, Too? - ‘Cuz ya know, there is that 4-hour warning signal. Senator Nina Hall (D-Cleveland) put out a call f..
- Backyard Big Love! - Wow! And to think I almost missed this. Thanks to Sisyphus at 43rd State Blues (Facebook), I didn't. “T..
- Picture of Pure Entitlement - Jesus! Doesn't this say it all….got your jet in the background; someone's brought you a comfy chair..
- How Is This Even Possible? - Saw this tweeted on Twitter early, early this morning from Think Progress. (Gotta learn to turn that thi..
- IsTesting Killing Public Education? - Why Testing is Killing Education It is now taken for granted by political policy makers that schools, ad..
- Who Controls Education? - In Idaho, opponents of the “Luna laws” gathered enough signatures to put the three laws on t..
- One More Blow Against Civil Liberties - First they came for the unions…
- Who Really Controls America - George Carlin always spoke the truth. What he is talking about is hegemony; the process by which politic..
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