http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/id-news/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:37:18 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050787/posts BOISE - U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge has issued an order declaring Joseph Duncan competent to proceed in his death penalty sentencing hearings, rejecting a motion from defense attorneys to declare the convicted killer mentally incompetent. The judge’s decision ends nearly three months of haggling between the parties in the case over the killer’s mental state, which was kicked off when he requested to sideline his legal team and instead act as his own attorney. Lodge then ordered a mental evaluation to confirm that Duncan was mentally competent to waive his constitutional right to an attorney. Before it was completed,... spokesmanreview http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050787/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:37:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048385/posts BOISE - A group of Treasure Valley residents brought their hand guns to Zoo Boise, wearing their Second Amendment rights on their belt straps for all to see. About a dozen gun owners took advantage of Idaho's open carry laws which allow them to carry guns in public as long as they are in plain view and remain holstered. "I don't know that we're trying to make a statement," says Eric Bauer, who came to the zoo with his wife, three kids, and gun on his belt. "Maybe if anything we're trying to educate the public as to what they're... 2News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048385/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:58:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047004/posts U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge said Thursday he will have to schedule a hearing to determine whether confessed killer Joseph Duncan is mentally competent enough to continue with his oft-delayed death penalty sentencing hearing. Duncan has been undergoing mental health evaluations in Boise and Seattle since May. The latest wrinkle in the case is that his current defense attorneys have filed a motion to have him declared mentally incompetent. Testimony in the sentencing hearing was was supposed to begin in May but has been on hold since Duncan requested to act as his own lawyer -- on the day the... Idaho Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047004/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:29:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044993/posts I love men. No, not like that (well … maybe a little). I love men because they're rough, tough, practical, logical and don't mind taking out the garbage. I love how men are sensible and no nonsense, the way their minds churn out useful, obvious solutions to problems that baffle me, the way they operate by logic rather than emotion. I love the way they stay calm and focused under situations that send me into a chicken-running-around panic. I love their protective instinct. Yes, men can be aggressive and violent, but there is also a time and place for that,... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044993/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:01:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038495/posts "We must hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately." — Benjamin Franklin.Imagine your city council enacts controversial legislation with no public notice despite city employees telling concerned citizens that before any action was taken, they'd read about it in the paper. Imagine that your city continues to refuse to hold a public hearing despite the uproar and you sue. The judge not only finds against you, but orders you to pay $10,000 in legal fees. Your city tries to thwart your every effort to get your issue on the ballot, using a long and frivolous legal battle... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038495/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:17:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038077/posts A little more than four years ago, Brandi Swindell, Bryan Fischer and a group called Generation Life hoped to stop the city council of Boise, Idaho, from removing a Ten Commandments monument that had stood in a city park since 1965. The city council accepted no public input into its decision, so Generation Life was compelled to file a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order on the city's action. Generation Life lost that case, and even though they later took another suit to the Idaho Supreme Court, winning the right to have the citizens of Boise vote on the monument's... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038077/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:35:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035707/posts IDAHO. Governor Butch Otter (R) is hinting he may work behind the scenes to defeat bombastic freshman Congressman Bill Sali (R) in November. Politics1 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035707/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:06:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034323/posts The federal government's attempt to stop a group of gold-standard activists from minting an alternative to the greenback is about to face its first legal test. A dozen people around the country filed suit in U.S. District Court in Idaho this week demanding the return of all the copper, silver, gold, and platinum coins — more than seven tons of metal in all — that the FBI and Secret Service seized in November during raids of a mint in Idaho and a strip mall storefront in Indiana. The Justice Department had decided that the coins, many of which bear the... New York Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034323/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:24:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034214/posts Ex-teacher accused of stomping Old Glory Reports reacting to confiscation of Mexican banner from student Posted: June 20, 2008 6:35 pm Eastern © 2008 WorldNetDaily A former teacher in Idaho has been charged under a state law that bans desecration of the U.S. flag after he allegedly threw Old Glory on the floor of an administrator's office at Minico High School and stomped it, breaking the pole and ripping the flag from its fastenings. World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034214/posts#comment Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:51:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033315/posts A county prosecutor is taking on a Supreme Court ruling that for decades has protected flag desecration as a citizen's right to free expression. The challenge may be the first of its kind in Idaho, legal experts say. Invoking a misdemeanor statute the Legislature passed eight years before a Supreme Court ruling changed federal law in 1989, Minidoka County Prosecutor Nikki Cannon has charged former school teacher Dan Luker with publicly mutilating a U.S. flag at his school on May 5. Cannon alleges that Luker, then an English as a Second Language teacher, threw the flag on the floor of... Magic Valley Times-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033315/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:02:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032402/posts BOISE--The Idaho Supreme Court ruled Monday that an undocumented immigrant who was injured while living in Ada County is entitled to medical indigency assistance from the county. A majority of the justices sided with Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, which had sued the Ada County Board of commissioners after it denied an application for medical indigency assistance from Javier Ortega Sandoval. Sandoval had more than $187,000 in medical bills after he had a stroke while working in the Boise region. The high court found that undocumented alien status doesn't affect the determination of whether someone is a resident. In other... The Spokesman-Review (paper copy) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032402/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:16:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032367/posts Boaters who use canoes, kayaks, drift boats and other nonmotorized craft could know in July if a fee will be proposed in next year's Legislature. Gov. Butch Otter reconvened on Monday a group that is working to "develop a fair and equitable approach to funding the state's boating program." But the basic decision the group appears to be facing is whether to implement registration fees for nonmotorized boats. Motorized boats and sailboats already pay registration fees and gas taxes, and their annual fee was raised Jan. 1 from a base of $13 to $20 for boats up to 12 feet,... Idaho Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032367/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:58:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031906/posts BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - The Idaho Supreme Court on Monday ruled that an illegal immigrant who was injured is entitled to medical assistance. In their ruling, the high court sided with Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, which sued Ada County Commissioners after they denied an application for medical indigency assistance. Legal Newsline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031906/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:44:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031896/posts SANDPOINT, Idaho — New Idaho Republican Chairman Norm Semanko takes over a party that dominates the state but threatened to burst at the seams at this weekend's convention, with disparate factions at odds over everything from tackling marijuana legalization to whether to close the state's GOP primary to all but registered party voters. Semanko ousted two-term incumbent Kirk Sullivan, who earlier Saturday had been endorsed by Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter. The tally was 227-169. A separate 199-192 vote among delegates in Sandpoint that supported retaining the state's open primary is indicative just how divided this convention was. That vote is... The Idaho Statesman--Hey, At Least We Aren't Waiting on Your Table at Lunch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031896/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:14:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030246/posts RUPERT, Idaho — An alleged racial slur against Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has sparked criticism against a southern Idaho radio station, with some in the community calling for the show to be canceled. Obama supporters allege a conservative talk show host on Rupert, Idaho-based KBAR AM this week referred to the Illinois senator as the "black Negroid Barack Hussein Obama." The Idaho Statesman--Potty Training Your Puppies Since 1864 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030246/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:38:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029079/posts We broke the unbelievable story last night of a 10-year old girl in St. Anthony who gave birth to a baby. She's now one of the youngest kids in the country to become a mother. Residents both on and off camera were shocked and in dismay over the situation, today this is what they had to say about our story. Jim Ker, shocked resident: "I think there's a lot of sick people out there." Holly Theisen, upset resident: "Somebody would end up getting hurt by me if that was my kid and I'd probably go to jail." Kaity Dolezal, shocked... kidk.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029079/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:01:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027633/posts Press Release for June 14th "We Support Our Troops" Rally in Pullman, Washington Later this year, many Palouse-area National Guard troops will be deploying to Iraq. They’ll be spending long months away from their family and friends, doing difficult and dangerous work. Before they leave, let's show our local servicemembers how much we appreciate them! Come to the Pullman Troop Support Rally at Reaney Park on Saturday, June 14th, from 10:00 to noon, to meet our local troops and wish them well. If you'd like to write letters or send care packages to our soldiers while they're deployed, be sure... Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027633/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 19:31:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027366/posts BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, June 6, 2008 – Deployed Idaho National Guardsmen working as a police mentoring team travel throughout Afghanistan’s Parwan province to train and advise the Afghan National Police. An Afghan National Police officer checks a vehicle’s undercarriage during a vehicle-search class at the Parwan province’s police headquarters in the Charikar district, June 3, 2008. The class is given as part of ongoing training the ANP receive from a team of Idaho National Guardsmen. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessica R. Dahlberg, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. As part of the training,... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027366/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 23:09:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027253/posts ST. MARIES, Idaho — More than three years after a poacher shot off her upper beak, a bald eagle named Beauty can finally live up to her name — with the help of volunteers. A team attached an artificial beak to the 15-pound eagle in mid-May, improving her appearance and, more importantly, helping her grasp food. "She's got a grill," joked Nate Calvin, the Boise engineer who spent 200 hours designing the complex beak. The Boeing Co. and a maker of synthetic skin in California have volunteered to help make the permanent beak. -snip- The bird was found in 2005... Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027253/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 19:32:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026919/posts Item: Minnick condemns Sali for voting against bill crucial to rural Idaho More Info: The House on Thursday rejected a bill that would have continued for four years payments to rural counties hurt by federal cutbacks in logging. A majority of lawmakers voted for the bill, but under special House rules, the bill was defeated. Supporters brought up the measure under rules that did not allow any amendments. The 218-193 vote in favor — largely along party lines — was well short of the two-thirds needed. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., denounced Republicans who voted against the bill,... Huckleberries Online via Spokane Spokesman-Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026919/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:00:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024548/posts Public memorial services for J.R. Simplot were held Sunday afternoon at Qwest Arena in Downtown Boise. The Grove Plaza was full of people, including triathletes wrapped in tinfoil blankets, and mourners in black suits who entered Qwest Arena for the service. Simplot's family members formed a receiving line and introduced themselves to the thousands of guests who filed in for the memorial service, which began at 2 p.m. Larry Hlobik, president and CEO of Simplot Co., opened the service and the Boise Philharmonic and the Boise Master Choral performed the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Simplot's children and grandchildren addressed... The Idaho Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024548/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:08:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024305/posts A 14-year-old Boise, Idaho, girl has disappeared and is believed to be in danger after meeting a 27-year-old man on the Internet. Police say the girl may be in the Seattle area with the man, who is wanted on a kidnapping warrant. The girl, Saddie "Elaine" Julian, was last seen Wednesday morning. Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating her. She is described as 5 feet tall, weighing 90 pounds, with pale skin, long red hair and a thin build. According to police, Saddie developed an online relationship with Morgan Douglas Jones, 27, of Birmingham, Ala., while playing... KOMO News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024305/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2008 08:48:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023997/posts Conservationists who oppose the removal of wolves from under federal protection - and who call the delisting unlawful - sought an emergency injunction Thursday to stop the animals' killing. Last month, a coalition of 11 environmental groups sued the U.S. Department of the Interior in an effort to keep gray wolves in the Northern Rockies region on the endangered species list. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director H. Dale Hall announced the delisting decision in February, and it took effect March 28, divesting the gray wolf of its Endangered Species Act protections. Without those protections, environmentalists say, the gray wolf... the Missoulian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023997/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 15:29:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022699/posts HAILEY, Idaho (AP) - Three pro-marijuana initiatives have again been approved by voters in the central Idaho town of Hailey. Voters yesterday approved initiatives to legalize medical use of marijuana, industrial use of hemp, and to make enforcement of marijuana laws the lowest police priority in the city. Rejected was an initiative to require the city to regulate and tax distribution of the drug. Voters last November passed the same three initiatives, but city officials balked at recognizing them. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022699/posts#comment Wed, 28 May 2008 23:46:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022540/posts John McCain has the Republican nomination wrapped up, but Ron Paul isn't going anywhere. In fact, in Tuesday's little-noticed Republican primary in Idaho, the iconoclastic Texas congressman had his best showing so far, grabbing 24 percent of the vote, nearly 30,000 votes in all. McCain won with 70 percent, while the other 6 percent went to uncommitted... Boston.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022540/posts#comment Wed, 28 May 2008 18:17:13 GMT