http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/id-news/ en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:50:46 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415135/posts KABUL -- The Taliban distributed a new video Friday of a U.S. soldier who was captured this summer in Afghanistan, with an offer to release him in a prisoner exchange.A spokesman for the international forces here denounced the video, but declined to comment on the possibility of an exchange or on efforts to rescue the captive.Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, an airborne infantryman from Ketchum, Idaho, was seized by Taliban-aligned militants on June 30. The military says he is the only American soldier who has been captured by insurgent forces during the war here. The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415135/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:50:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411437/posts A northern Idaho pharmacist who tackled a gun-toting robber and received a special award from the city of Coeur d'Alene has been fired for violating company policy. Jerry Gunderson says he was dismissed from the Shopko pharmacy ... A Shopko spokeswoman at the company's corporate office in Green Bay, Wis., declined to comment. Police arrested the man and Gunderson later received a Citizen Appreciation Award from city leaders. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411437/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:23:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411252/posts 18 states allow for recall votes on US Senators. The 18 states allowing for recall are as follows: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin. The Senate oath of office is: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411252/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:02:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408976/posts University of Utah scientists say seismic images of the plumbing feeding the Yellowstone supervolcano show a magma plume much larger than previously thought. Scientists say they've imaged a plume of hot and molten rock rising at an angle from the northwest at a depth of at least 410 miles, contradicting claims there is no deep plume, only shallow hot rock moving like slowly boiling soup. A related University of Utah study used gravity measurements to indicate the banana-shaped magma chamber of hot and molten rock a few miles beneath Yellowstone is 20 percent larger than previously believed, so a future... .UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408976/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:17:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406186/posts SANDPOINT — Local Democrats turned out Thursday to demonstrate that not everybody in Bonner County buys what Sarah Palin is selling. “We just wanted to show that there were some people who don’t think Sarah Palin is the greatest thing since sliced bread,” said Laura Bry, chair of the Bonner County Democrat Central Committee. Bry was among a dozen like-minded folks who gathered at the Sandpoint Business & Events Center to express their viewpoint. Some carried signs, the tone of which covered a broad spectrum of sentiment. One sign read, “Thank God You Lost” and was adorned with a smiley... The Bonner County Daily Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406186/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:43:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405821/posts MUD LAKE - "The one person who ends up in jail is the one person who is trying to help an animal who is laying in the snow dying," says Troy Jackson, the Executive Director of Northwest Animal Companions out of Boise He heard that Barbie the dog had been hit by car and jumped to her rescue. "I drove down their, knocked on the owners door, and said can we help?" he says. The owner agreed and helped Jackson load up the puppies and Barbie into his car and they were sent to Ada County Veterinary Hospital. Barbie suffered... KIDK.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405821/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:39:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404954/posts A crowd estimated at up to 1,200 people has been waiting in the cold for former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin to begin signing books at the Fred Meyer store in Coeur d’Alene. The first 700 people in line are being given wristbands that will guarantee a chance to have Palin sign up to two copies of her book, “Going Rogue.”Fred Meyer officials have begun to pass out the wristbands in preparation for the noon event. The first person in line, Mary Ann Porter, of Spokane, said she arrived at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Overnight temperatures plunged as low as 9... The Spokesman-Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404954/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:17:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404462/posts COEUR D'ALENE -- Hundreds of Sarah Palin supporters are camping out at the Coeur d'Alene Fred Meyer. The Sandpoint native is in town to promote her best selling book. It's going to be a long, cold wait for people hoping to see the former governor of Alaska and Republican Vice-Presidential candidate. Inside the Coeur d'Alene Fred Meyer, staff are still preparing. Over 1,000 Sarah Palin supporters are expected to be in line by Thursday morning. KREM.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404462/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:38:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390143/posts TETON COUNTY - An 11-year-old boy has shot and killed a black bear at point blank range in Teton County. The Teton Valley News reports that the boy was home alone with two younger sisters and was afraid the bear would make its way into the house just like the bear that Fish and Game trapped and euthanized two weeks ago. The boy tried to get the bear to leave initially. Fish and Game says that the family isn't in trouble, and that they would have likely put this bear down themselves. KIDK 3 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390143/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:50:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389362/posts <p>Contact your Senators and let them know what you think!</p> <p>U.S. veterans or subsidies for United Nations (U.N.) bureaucracy.</p> Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389362/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:20:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388877/posts DRIGGS, Idaho (AP) — An 11-year-old boy shot a black bear on his family's front porch after he said it wouldn't leave. The boy was at his home near Driggs, just west of the Idaho-Wyoming border, with his younger sisters last Wednesday when the bear showed up. The youngster says he couldn't shoo it away, so he went and got his gun and shot it. Black bears in the area have prompted multiple complaint calls, largely because they've been hanging around a transfer station. It wasn't clear if the bear shot by the boy was also attracted by the transfer... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388877/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:45:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382533/posts MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO -- The setting sun is streaming in the living room window of Marion Lewis's house as he puts aside his cigarette and starts telling the story of the day his daughter was murdered. break He remembers the day, Oct. 3, 2002, when Lori Lewis Rivera was shot to death by the D.C. snipers at a gas station in Kensington. Two thousand miles away, her father was oblivious, out in the wilderness running a giant rock-crushing machine. Lewis stares at the floor as he recalls it, kneading his beefy hands and wiping away tears with his fingers. break... WP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382533/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:39:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374170/posts As a Democrat in a very red state, Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick knew from the day he was elected that he would have a hard time holding on to his seat in 2010. But there's also an interesting tale to be told about just which candidate the Republicans will put up to run against Minnick. Political blogger Randy Stapilus has the story about how Ken Roberts, the majority leader of the Idaho House, has racked up a slew of statehouse endorsements and is well-plugged into the Idaho GOP establishment - but now looks like he could get swamped by newcomer... Oregon Live http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374170/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:52:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374044/posts LATEST RALLY DRAWS OVER 1,000+ IN LIBERAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA (ON THE ROAD IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA) - Crowds continue to build as the Tea Party Express II: Countdown to Judgment Day (www.TeaPartyExpress.org) gains momentum! Yesterday in the very liberal San Francisco Bay Area, more than 1,000 people turned out to show their support for smaller government, less deficit-spending, and opposition to government-run healthcare. The rally held particular importance as a Special Election for Congress takes place on November 3rd in California's 10th Congressional District. Conservative candidate for Congress, David Harmer, spoke at the event. The Tea Party Express II... TeaPartyExpress.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374044/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:46:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370611/posts Twin Falls, Idaho » The headquarters for 620 Girls Scouts in south-central Idaho is moving because too many registered sex offenders live near its current downtown office, officials said. "Do we feel this is the safest environment for girls being served in the area?" asked Shelli Rambo Robertson, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council, which includes Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. "We did not." The group last month discontinued meetings at the southern Idaho office and is moving to a new office near the College of Southern Idaho. The headquarters on Fourth Avenue was in an industrial part... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370611/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:10:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370263/posts Dear Friends,             Gene Malvino is a very unusual person.  He is a retired college professor who actually believes in the free enterprise system, and the values that made America great.  He has continued to work tirelessly to bring out the truth of those issues that are important to us as a nation.              The attached letter appeared in the Coeur d’Alene Press on Friday, October 23.  This is the original, unedited version. I trust you will find it instructional.             Jim Hollingsworth Gene J. Malvino If the readers of this newspaper believe that the much discussed and debated Obamacare... AIPNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370263/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:49:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368579/posts Washington, D.C. – The issue is resolved, but it means an Idaho Congressman no longer has an excuse to slip out his pocketknife at a committee meeting. Last week, the House of Representatives approved the conference report setting appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security. This final bill included language preventing spring-assisted knives from being classified by the Department as switchblades. The language was first championed by Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) and Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio.) “This amendment was necessary to prevent commonly-used pocketknives from being branded as illegal switchblades,” said Chris W. Cox, NRA chief lobbyist. “The National Rifle... U.S. House of Representatives http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368579/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:51:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367450/posts The developers behind a proposed Elmore County nuclear plant have now applied for another site in western Idaho. Alternate Energy Holdings Inc., which shifted its proposed plant from Owyhee County to a site near Hammett in early 2008, has asked for a comprehensive-plan amendment for a remote, 5,100-acre site in northern Payette County. Company officials said in August that delays in the Elmore County process led them to consider other options, though spokesman Martin Johncox said Tuesday that AEHI is not leaving Elmore County. "If we indeed want to build a nuclear power plant, we have to press forward, and... Magic Valley http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367450/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:44:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360658/posts Dr Gordon Wilson (pictured left) has a Master’s degree in Entomology, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Public Policy. He is currently a Senior Fellow of Natural Philosophy (a.k.a. biology professor) at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho, USA--a classical liberal-arts college that he says takes an unashamedly biblical, young-earth creation position... Creation Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360658/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:57:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359256/posts Gunslingers twice rejected from family dining establishments First, they were turned away from Fuddruckers, then Idaho Pizza Company, farther out. But here at Shari's, just west of the Idaho State Police building in Meridian, John Carter and Mike Ludlow are finally able to sit down to dinner, black Glocks still strapped to their hips. The evening, up to this point, had certainly taken on a no-room-at-the-inn feel. Their objectives were simple: to sit down in a restaurant with their handguns clearly hanging in hip holsters, and to enjoy dinner with other like-minded and explicitly armed individuals. Carter and Ludlow are... Boise Weekly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359256/posts#comment Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:25:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359195/posts Board chairman: Brannon dismissed for fiscal, not political, reasons COEUR d'ALENE -- Ninety minutes before his live, televised debate for a Coeur d'Alene city council seat was to begin Wednesday evening, Jim Brannon was notified that he was fired. Brannon, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of North Idaho, was given a letter stating that today would be his last day and that he would be paid through the end of the month. Habitat board chairman Rick Shipman says the decision to eliminate Brannon's job was purely fiscal. Brannon supporter and businessman Jim Doty believes the decision was politically inspired.... Coeur d'Alene Press Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359195/posts#comment Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:33:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354318/posts TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- The Humane Society of the United States and other groups are petitioning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to start regulating confined-animal feeding operations under the Clean Air Act. The groups submitted the 69-page petition late last month asking that emissions of hydrogen sulfide, ammonia and other gases be curbed. EPA spokesman Dave Ryan said the agency will review the petition and respond within 120 days. The EPA is wrapping up a study of emissions at 24 U.S. feedlots, but doesn't have enough information yet to decide whether confined-animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, need more regulation. "We... The Oregonian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354318/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 22:12:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348166/posts Thursday's raid followed a two-year criminal investigation into the company and corporate officers, including founder Ryan DeLuca, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to search warrants filed in U.S. District Court. The searches were conducted at Bodybuilding.com's headquarters at 2026 S. Silverstone Way, Meridian, and its warehouse off Gowen Road in south Boise, after two warrants were signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy W. Dale, said Wendy Olson, an assistant U.S. attorney in Boise. DeLuca could not be reached for comment, but a spokeswoman said the company is cooperating fully in the investigation. "We are not the manufacturers... Idaho Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348166/posts#comment Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:31:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343066/posts MERIDIAN - A Meridian teacher is behind bars, and police say she had inappropriate contact with one of her students. The teacher, Ashley Jo Beach, 37, has been arrested on a felony charge of lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16 Officers say they caught Beach in the bushes with a 13-year-old boy Thursday night in Meridian. It started with a call from neighbors in the area of Cherry Lane and Vineyards - who say they saw something suspicious about 9:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they say Beach and the boy were between a fence and some... KTVB http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343066/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:23:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342081/posts Pilots would get 29 percent more elbow room and the base’s airspace would edge farther into Oregon and Nevada. If approved by federal officials, the expansion could pave the way for state-of-the-art aircraft like the F-35 at the base. More importantly, according to 366th Fighter Wing commander Col. John Bird, the expansion would double the effectiveness of the airspace and the training offered in Idaho. “We are starting to get customers,” Bird said. “It’s the perfect practice ground.” An expansion would make Mountain Home comparable to Nevada’s Nellis Air Force Base, Bird said. Idaho Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342081/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:57:10 GMT