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College of Western Idaho 2009-2010 budget will not exceed property tax rate

Idaho Statesman - 4 hours 16 min ago
College of Western Idaho trustees kept their property tax pledge.
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One-man show coming to Boise offers personal narrative, comedic look at prostate cancer

Idaho Statesman - 4 hours 41 min ago
A one-man show called “A Slight Discomfort: My Prostate Diaries,” a look into one man’s thoughts as he confronts a prostate cancer diagnosis, is coming to Boise on Sept. 20.
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Work begins on eastern Idaho work-release center

Idaho Statesman - 4 hours 45 min ago
Construction has begun on a work-release center that's part of a pilot drug treatment project.
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Idaho pro-marijuana activist sues national group

Idaho Statesman - 6 hours 51 min ago
HAILEY — A pro-marijuana activist who convinced Hailey voters to pass three legalization initiatives in 2007 and 2008 has sued a national organization in 5th District Court, alleging they breached a contract over a $60,000 grant.
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Gov. Otter holds series of meetings on Idaho retiree benefits

Idaho Statesman - 8 hours 6 min ago
The state is holding a series of meetings over a plan to trim state government retirees from Idaho’s medical plan after Gov. Butch Otter’s effort failed in the 2008 Legislature.
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Fire raced into Oregon Trail Heights before residents realized what was happening

Idaho Statesman - 20 hours 53 min ago
• Read more stories about the fire on our Oregon Trail Fire page • Want to help fire victims? There are lots of opportunities • Video: Aerial view of the Oregon Trail Fire • Photo Gallery: Aerial photographs from the Oregon Trail Fire • Photo Gallery: Aftermath of the Oregon Trail Fire • Photo Gallery: Oregon Trail Fire • Video: Oregon Trail Fire
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Death of BSU professor leaves her husband 'numb,' shocks campus

Idaho Statesman - 20 hours 53 min ago
Linguistics professor Mary Ellen Ryder was remembered by her husband and BSU students and colleagues Tuesday after her body was discovered in her home, which was destroyed in the Oregon Trail Fire. | GO...
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Idaho roads face funding challenges

Idaho Statesman - 20 hours 53 min ago
More people than ever are driving on Idaho roads. Bridges, pavement and clean air all need work, and someone will have to pay for them.
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Children forced from homes go back to school

Idaho Statesman - 20 hours 53 min ago
A Southeast Boise fire cost some children their homes and forced others to be evacuated Monday night. Many of them showed up at school on Tuesday to welcoming and reassuring arms of faculty and staff.
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Homestead Rim fought to keep homes safe

Idaho Statesman - 20 hours 53 min ago
Homeowners in the path of Monday's fire stayed with their homes to do everything they could to save them from destruction.
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Want to help fire victims? There are lots of opportunities

Idaho Statesman - 20 hours 53 min ago
There are several efforts under way to help residents impacted by the Oregon Trail Fire. They are:
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Heroic crews halt fire from destroying subdivision

Idaho Statesman - 20 hours 53 min ago
Boise officials said it could have been much, much worse. Wind- and heat-fueled flames ripped up a ridge to shake-roofed homes in Southeast Boise's Columbia Village area Monday night even as firefighters scrambled to get ahead of the fire. Ultimately, the flames took one life, destroyed 10 homes, damaged nine others and left a community reeling. First responders from Boise and throughout the Treasure Valley battled back the flames and saved lives by following rigorous training exercises and drilled procedure, city officials said Tuesday. But officials say things could have gone a bit more smoothly.
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UI professor to study antelope mating

Idaho Statesman - August 26, 2008 - 15:35
Pronghorn antelope are the fastest animals in North America, accelerating from zero to 40 mph in seconds.
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Cooler weather with more wind expected Tuesday in Treasure Valley

Idaho Statesman - August 26, 2008 - 14:13
Tuesday will bring much cooler weather to the Treasure Valley a day after 50-mile-per-hour wind whipped up flames through Southeast Boise.
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Boise's last big fire scorched 22 square miles in the footills on aug. 26, 1996

Idaho Statesman - August 26, 2008 - 00:01
The last major Boise range fire burned after being whipped by high winds 12 years ago today.
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Komen director charged with embezzlement

Idaho Statesman - August 26, 2008 - 00:00
A local non-profit organization dedicated to fighting breast cancer will not be deterred from its commitment to the community despite the arrest Monday of its executive director, a tearful board president said Monday.
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Five new Boise schools open for business

Idaho Statesman - August 26, 2008 - 00:00
The first day of school unfolds smoothly in Boise School District's new buildings.
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Deer Flat planning fuels recreation fears

Idaho Statesman - August 26, 2008 - 00:00
News that federal wildlife managers are making a conservation plan for the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge has sparked rumors that they might ban such longstanding and fiercely beloved pastimes as motorboats and jet skis. U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo called a meeting Monday to discuss the issues.
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Wildfire destroys 10 homes, damages nine others in Boise subdivision

Idaho Statesman - August 26, 2008 - 00:00
Whipped by wind, a wildfire of unknown origin raced up a ridge, destroyed 10 houses and damaged nine others Monday night in Southeast Boise. | GO... &#149 Body found Tuesday morning amid ashes of destroyed homes in Southeast Boise &#149 Letters from the West: Boise fire was a textbook case of the need for firewise home protection • Photo Gallery: Blaze in Southeast Boise
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Meridian opens new schools to relieve overcrowding

Idaho Statesman - August 26, 2008 - 00:00
Meridian School District opened two new schools Monday morning in an effort to relieve overcrowding. | GO... &#149 Boise’s student count may signal end of enrollment decline
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