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Prompt Policeman Pulls Part From Pump
Since we don’t get the media reports from Boise PD anymore, we can’t tell you if this little story got reported to the rest of the media or not. However, based on our reader report, we think it was true and worth sharing. Now if we can just get the video! “True Story! Witnessed today [...] Related posts:

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Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:07:14 +0000

Wilderness Homes Seldom Pay Their Share For Fire Protection
The “big house on the hill” still hasn’t ponied up the $15 K the city of Boise claims they owe for fire fighting earlier this year. The mansion near Table Rock in the Wild Horse sub is outside the city and is in fact outside ANY fire protection districts–something insurance carriers for the 18 homes [...] Related posts:
  1. Boise Fire Beyond The Limits
  2. Rural Fire Costs $$$ Thanks To Growth
  3. Wildfire Shows Why NOT to Allow Foothills Homes

Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:43:25 +0000

Gov. Candidates Weigh In On Constitutional Issues
Both Repub Guv. Butch Otter and Dem opponent Keith Allred responded to a GUARDIAN question about the three proposed Idaho constitutional amendments on the November 2 ballot. In a nutshell the three proposals deal with the right of citizens to approve public debt at AIRPORTS, PUBLIC HOSPITALS, and CITY OWNED ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS. All three seek [...] Related posts:
  1. White Paper Explains Constitutional Challenge To Voter Rights
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  3. Council Candidates Square Off Over Trolley Plan

Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:31:18 +0000

Publicly Funded Website Gets “F” For Education
Using part of a $60,000 appropriation of public money from the Boise City Council, a new website claiming to be an “educational outreach” debuted recently in what can only be seen as a blatant campaign promotion to pass a constitutional amendment. Dubbed HJR5 Facts the one-sided website has a plethora of facts about airports in [...] Related posts:
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  2. Team Dave Seeks $60K To Deny Citizen Voting Rights On Airport Debt Projects
  3. Bieter Seeks To Abolish Citizen’s Right To Vote

Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:06:39 +0000

Mayor Hotline August 21 to 27
8/21/10 Jill Feeler S. Horseshoe Pl. Boise, ID 83716 ISSUE: Concerned about the trees that the City of Boise and the neighborhood board have decided to take out because of safety concerns. Parks & Rec 8/23/10 Thorpe Orton Johns Landing Way Boise, ID 83703 ISSUE: This is the 4th time in the last few years [...] Related posts:
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Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:28:20 +0000

White Paper Explains Constitutional Challenge To Voter Rights
This is the first in what we expect to be many discussions of three constitutional amendments before Idaho voters on November 2. The GUARDIAN will be crusading like an old time newspaper editor to preserve our voting rights, defending the Idaho constitution and the rights of citizens to hold the “power of the purse” when [...] Related posts:
  1. Amendment Seeks To Deny Voter Rights
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  3. Team Dave Seeks $60K To Deny Citizen Voting Rights On Airport Debt Projects

Publ.Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:32:07 +0000

Buckin Bull Lands Gun-Totin Deputy In Deep Doo Doo
An off duty Ada county sheriff’s deputy has proven that even after 21 years on the force coppers still do stupid things. He got caught packing heat–two pistolas–while riding the mechanical bull at a Boise saloon in July. It came to light this last week. Bartenders spotted guns on their buckin patron and called the [...] Related posts:
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Publ.Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:23:06 +0000

Rural Fire Costs $$$ Thanks To Growth
When it comes to fires “threatening structures or lives,” firefighters pull out all the stops and use available resources to protect the assets at risk. Such was the case Tuesday afternoon when a grass and brush fire broke out off South Cole Road. Boise FD, Kuna FD and the BLM battled a 200 acre fire [...] Related posts:
  1. Boise Fire Beyond The Limits
  2. Wilderness Homes Seldom Pay Their Share For Fire Protection
  3. Boise Fire Union Favors Bisterfeldt-Simmons

Publ.Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:20:17 +0000

Mayor Hotline August 14 to 20
8/14/10 Anonymous ISSUE: He doesn’t think the Mayor and City Council have the right to go against a court order if two different courts and the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that Boise needs to pay court services. Mayor & Council 8/18/10 Daniel Foster N. 19th St. Boise, ID 83702 ISSUE: Irritated that the Mayor’s Hotline [...] Related posts:
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Publ.Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:39:53 +0000

Anne Frank Chestnut Topples In Amsterdam
As Boiseans clean up downed trees following the weekend windstorm, the cleanup of a single tree in Holland has gathered worldwide attention…and like most world events, there is a Boise angle. The giant chestnut tree that gave comfort to Anne Frank while she was in hiding from the Nazis was toppled by wind and heavy [...] Related posts:
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Publ.Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:40:35 +0000

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