“The art additions to City Hall demonstrate our unwavering commitment to the people that call Boise home and to the values that we uphold every day of being a safe and welcoming city for everyone,” Mayor Lauren McLean said in a statement.
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On the inaugural airmail flight, two winning potatoes were sent to then-President Calvin Coolidge, “symbolically linking the state’s agricultural roots with its aviation future."
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“Often in the legislature, it felt like casting your pearls before swine."
Nash spoke about his wife’s cousin who killed herself a few years ago after a lack of acceptance. A representative at the time, Nash said her story "just didn’t resonate, their hearts were hardened.”
Boise’s hills are visible at the northern edge of the large property. Ellie, a 13-year-old Lab, wanders the grounds during the day. What used to be a quiet part of town that sits outside of city limits now bustles with State Street traffic.
A strong showing this weekend highlighted ongoing frustrations with both federal and local government.
“I fought for this country once; I’ll fight for it again,” Vietnam War vet Richard Bravo said.
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“Nobody really buys a house and intends to sell it later at a discount, but sometimes it’s what happens,” Paul Myers said. “They need to, whether that’s a life situation or a house is truly damaged.”
The bill includes exceptions allowing for entry into the opposite-sex bathroom, including a person in “dire need of urinating or defecating."
“I have the utmost faith in law enforcement to make the judgment call,” bill sponsor Sen. Ben Toews said.
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Heartbreaking news from Nampa, Mayor Hogaboam passed away earlier this evening.
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Throughout Monday evening, the boisterous crowd banged pots and blew whistles as well-dressed attendees entered the security check.
Love to see a local reporter thriving 👏
Idaho's record-setting snowless winter may lead to impacts on local agriculture. This season, Boise has received 0.7 inches of snow.
Under the bill, private businesses would bear the burden of restricting bathroom usage on on the basis of biological sex.
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The interview w/Idaho sheriff involved in the raid (who I covered OFTEN years ago) is striking. He disputes zip-tied kids until shown pic of 14YO girl (same pic that made FBI backtrack months ago)
Then: "I've gone against gang members who are a lot younger than that" www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
In an update to the story, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin doubled down on claims that children were not zip tied and that there was animal fighting at the Wilder race track.
The plaintiffs — all citizens or permanent residents — paint a jarring image of that day. Access to water and bathrooms was often denied according to the suit. In one alleged instance, a 10-year-old who needed the bathroom had to relieve herself in the middle of the crowded track.
“He didn’t talk to us, he yelled at us,” said a parent who was dropping off their kid.
Another officer waved a piece of paper and said it was a warrant. While the officer had a document in hand, he did not allow anyone to read it.
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“Our communication and collaboration experience with this event has been quite different than other events,” said city of Boise's Maria Weeg. “You get thousands of people anywhere, something’s going to happen, but I don't think we have seen the level as we have with this event.”
Monday afternoon, smoke poured out of the previous Oshkosh B’Gosh storefront from a fire barely visible through the cloudy windows. The empty outlet mall is slated for demolition in a few weeks.
To prevent future development, the resolution calls for the removal of unannexed land from future land use considerations. The city will also recommend Ada County to follow suit.
Initially built as a metal animatronic for Maytag Laundry in the 50s, Betty has moved up and down, "scrubbing” clothes in a washtub for decades.
“The questions where they agree are the more unusual ones,” Research Director Matthew May said about a bipartisan divide.
“(MLK Day) is time to look back at the progress that we’ve made,” IHRC Commissioner David Kim said. “It’s also a day that reminds me of the work still required to ensure that our history and our future is rooted in truth. I’m often shocked by the gaps in our collective memory.”
“This is what partnership looks like,” Collins said. “This is what the state of Idaho values, and they show it in what they do.”
Saturday's march focused on gaps in women's healthcare.
"It doesn’t matter how beautiful our mountains are, how good the camping and the skiing is...” Melanie Folwell said. “If you can’t see a doctor when you need a doctor, that is no quality of life at all.”
“At this point, it feels more like hostility toward an entire group just because of the place of your birth,” said Afghan-American Eddie Hamdard.
The audacity for it to snow as soon as I write about the weather
Nampa's seeing a light dusting🌨️
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In July, federal cuts abruptly sent 70 Centennial Job Corps students home. Now the program has returned to Nampa.
