http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/idaho/ en-us Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:00:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2280751/posts A lifetime hunting ban. That's the sentence handed down in Couer D'Alene Friday to a man guilty of poaching. Timothy Herbert was also ordered to pay more than 12 grand in fines, and was tagged with 4 years probation. Fish and Game says Herbert hunted deer and turkey illegally....there have been fewer than 50 lifetime hunting bans imposed in Idaho's history. 670kboi http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2280751/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:00:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278746/posts A Coeur d’Alene cleaning equipment supplier is eliminating 40 local jobs as it moves production to Mexico over the next six to eight months to save money. Nilfisk-Advance Inc., the Minnesota-based maker of products including riding floor scrubbers, is keeping 22 administrative positions at its U.S. Products site in Coeur d’Alene. But 40 manufacturing jobs are being shifted to Queretaro, Mexico, over the next several months, the Coeur d’Alene Press reported. Nilfisk-Advance is consolidating U.S. plants in the Mexican location in a bid to cut its costs by shifting production to a country where it can pay workers less money.... Spokesman Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278746/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:24:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269275/posts Now the government has taken over General Motors. Hundreds of profitable auto dealerships are being closed down against their will, sending 100,000 more people to the unemployment lines. And we also now have a “Pay Czar” who will not only control the income levels for businesses taking government bailouts, but will also set the standards for private business that has not. The government thinks they know best; they will tell business how to run itself and how to pay its employees and executives. Is it time yet? Our local government also acts as if it knows far better than the... The City’s Pulse Newsletter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269275/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:56:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242515/posts When Nampa gun store owner Roberta Regnier offered a chance to win an AR-15 rifle for anyone who brought in two cans of food, she got 7,000 entries and collected 10 tons of food for the Boise Rescue Mission. The winning ticket was drawn on April 15. The raffle piqued so much interest that Regnier's Alpha Omega Services is doing another one - the shop's third - this time for a new, 1927-style Tommy gun. Other businesses are catching on. Sheepdog Ammo in New Plymouth donated 1,000 rounds of ammunition to Regnier's raffle. Archery Outfitters of Nampa is holding its... idaho statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2242515/posts#comment Sat, 2 May 2009 02:54:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2238993/posts On the evening of March 31st, 2009, Tim Tevebaugh was driving home from work east of Craigmont in the southern Idaho Panhandle (see map below). Across the rolling hay fields, Tim saw a very unusual phenomenon. The snow rollers that he took pictures of are extremely rare because of the unique combination of snow, wind, temperature and moisture needed to create them. They form with light but sticky snow and strong (but not too strong) winds. These snow rollers formed during the day as they weren't present in the morning on Tim's drive to work. Based on estimations from Tim... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2238993/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:25:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238988/posts Public health officials are conducting tests on four Idahoans who may have contracted swine flu. According to reports, two people from Madison county, along with one from Fremont and Ada counties have exhibited symptoms of swine flu. The four are currently undergoing tests to determine if they have contracted the virus. Results of those tests will be released sometime this evening or tomorrow morning. Meanwhile the Idaho Division of Public Health has alerted medical providers across the state to monitor respiratory illnesses that might be related to swine flu. Federal health officials said 40 confirmed cases of swine flu have... KPVI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238988/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:19:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235461/posts It's been said that conservatism has different meanings for different people. It may not be textbook, but without a whole lot of navel gazing, here's what it means to me and what Free Republic is all about: In a word, Freedom! In two words, Preserving Freedom. In a handful of words as stated by our Founding Fathers, to secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity! America was founded on the proposition that all men are created equal by God and that our unalienable rights to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness are granted directly by God... Click here to support your favorite conservative website! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235461/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:10:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234990/posts And on the 100th day, they retreated to their respective corners. After cake, of course. One day after Gov. Butch Otter threatened to keep the Legislature in session indefinitely if he did not get enough money for road and bridge maintenance, the Idaho House defiantly rejected another bill to increase the state's gas tax. With just four Republicans siding with the Republican governor, the House voted 55-15 to kill the bill that would have increased the gas tax by 6 cents over the next 15 months, raised license, registration and other Division of Motor Vehicles fees, and eliminated the tax... The Idaho Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234990/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:53:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233573/posts Do not believe the nattering nabobs of negativity. The Nationwide Tax Day TEA Party/Tax Revolt was a huge success!! What we need now is MORE and LOUDER!! Obama has no clue. Being confronted by millions of fed-up citizens is new to him. He never expected the otherwise docile American people to rise up against his wannabe Marxist/fascist totalitarian regime. He's now lashing out at us through the Dept of Homeland Security as if We the People are his enemy. Well, we are! And he now knows it. And he's scared witless!! And the media has been reduced to the speechless,... Click here to support your favorite revolting website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233573/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:16:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2233440/posts A northern Idaho woman says she has a problem pet. She says her one-year-old cat is burglarizing neighbor's clothing. "It's his fetish. He collects clothing mainly at night," owner Judy Waring said. Waring's one-year-old feline named Jack started stealing clothing in October, CBS station KCNC-TV reported. As the belongings started piling up, Waring said she no longer felt comfortable staying quiet about her pet's habit. Hats, shorts, underwear and 27 pairs of gloves are among the personal items Jack has nabbed. Warning said she put all the clothing out on a clothesline in front of her house and encouraged her... WCBSTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2233440/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:34:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232343/posts Congratulations FReepers and Patriots! According to Henchster's ongoing tallies, we've surpassed 750,000 participants in our nationwide Tax Day TEA Party/Tax Revolt! Woo hoo!! All 50 states fully engaged! Over 600 cities represented and reports still coming in! Huge turnout, huge SUCCESS!! Elected officials take note: DO NOT TREAD ON ME!! Tyranny, usurpation, corruption, overreaching, big spending, high taxing will no longer be tolerated! We the people are FED-UP and we're not going to take it anymore! Ignore us at your own peril! All Congressional seats, all elected offices throughout the land at risk! Revolution is in the air!! Click here to support FR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232343/posts#comment Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:36:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230843/posts If the Obama administration has taken flak for suggesting that conservative groups might be home to domestic terrorists, it looks like some House Democrat leaders are willing to go even further: But in an interview on Fox TV in San Francisco, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) chalked up the GOP grass-roots effort as “AstroTurf.” “This initiative is funded by the high end; we call it AstroTurf, it's not really a grass-roots movement. It's AstroTurf by some of the wealthiest people in America to keep the focus on tax cuts for the rich instead of for the great middle class,” Pelosi said.... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230843/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:58:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231350/posts A Senate committee narrowly approved a bill that would encourage companies to adopt policies that let workers keep guns in their cars. The Senate State Affairs Committee voted 4-3 on April 16 to pass a measure that would provide legal protections to companies that “allow or (do) not prohibit” employees to store firearms in their vehicles. Those businesses could not face civil damages for such policies. Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Idaho Falls, said prohibitions on guns in employee vehicles infringe on the rights of hunters and people who carry guns for self-defense. But he said businesses that have such policies wouldn’t... Idaho Business News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231350/posts#comment Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:01:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230656/posts Several part coverage. First (and link is in title) is to video by local news outlet. Of course the "other side" is a release from the democratic party of Idaho blaming Bush and the "unnessecary" war in Iraq for the economic problems. Second part is from Tea Party Boise: Tea Party Boise Rally/March a HUGE SUCCESS!!! Wow is a word that could sum it up. There have been reports from 2500 to 6000 people throughout the day who came for a peaceful and successful protest. Keep in mind, the Treasure Valley has much less population in comparison to these major... Various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230656/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:39:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230239/posts Just got back from the North Idaho Tea Party. GREAT GATHERING! The crowd was All-American - young and old, boys and girls, men and women, fat, skinny and in between. We met on the North Shore of Coeur d'Alene Lake. Right in the middle of town. I am sure the crowd was over 1,000 people. Very lively, but typically well behaved. TV crews from two local stations were there. Local for us is Spokane, WA. Great speakers. One young man named Brock [10 years old] stole the show with Patrick Henry's "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech. He... Personal observations http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230239/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:10:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229220/posts After the 2010 census has been held, the number of seats held by each state in the U.S. House of Representatives will change. The National Conference of State Legislatures recently estimated what the 2010 reapportionment will mean for each state. Eight states are expected to lose one seat each, in the U.S. House and in the Electoral College. They are Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. States that will gain will be Texas (3 seats), and one each for Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada and Utah. If the bill now pending in Congress to expand the... Ballot Access News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229220/posts#comment Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:46:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228399/posts Idaho town could ban drive-thru windows02:39 PM MDT on Monday, April 13, 2009 SANDPOINT -- Residents in this northern Idaho city might have to start waving bye bye to drive-through businesses. A proposal to prohibit drive-through services recently passed the city's planning and zoning commission and goes before the city council in May. If approved the ordinance would regulate drive-through restaurants, banks, coffee shops, pharmacies, dry cleaners and other businesses that cater to customers in cars. Existing drive-through businesses would be allowed to continue but not rebuild. "Conceivably, as these existing drive-throughs degrade if they're not maintained, this could lead... KTVB http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228399/posts#comment Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:39:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2225543/posts We cheer the reddest. We corn the hardest. And, apparently, we grin the widest. Because Nebraska is the happiest state in the U.S., a new study says. The survey — conducted by personal finance Web site MainStreet.com — ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia from fiscally happiest to saddest based on a few factors of economic well-being. These included foreclosure numbers, unemployment rates and the ratio of average debt to average annual income. “It reflects the attitude of this state,” said Gov. Dave Heineman. “We are a positive people with a can-do attitude who are focused on... Lincoln Journal Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2225543/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:00:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225827/posts Alaska Via TenthAmendmentCenter.com: [Check the website, there is no comment from Phil, just links and a summary from each state.] The Right Side Of Life http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225827/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 20:28:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224638/posts BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Senate used a voice vote to pass a resolution telling the federal government to respect Idaho's sovereignty.Sen. Monty Pearce, a Payette Republican, on Tuesday compared laws protecting states' rights to rules that govern sporting events, then accused Congress of ignoring those when it passes bills mandating states to do certain things under threat of lost funding or other punishment. Fox12Idaho.com KTRV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224638/posts#comment Wed, 8 Apr 2009 04:41:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221849/posts Are you ready for a FReepathon!!? Well, it's a new quarter and a new president and he's everything we knew he would be. In less than 90 days he's managed to take an economic downturn and turn it into an unmitigated disaster for good old American capitalism. Never let a good crisis go to waste! The government is now printing money as fast as they can run the presses. Our federal budget is doubling and tripling and the Fed is running with no controls or oversight whatsoever from the congress, pumping trillions more into the "economy." The government now spends... Click here to pledge your support http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221849/posts#comment Fri, 3 Apr 2009 22:04:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220811/posts Rep. Walt Minnick, Idaho's best liaison to the Democratic majority, surprised his colleagues and some Idaho institutions with the news he wouldn't bring federal dollars to his district through the widespread but controversial use of earmarks. --- SNIP ---- Minnick said he would not push for earmarks - specific spending authority placed in congressional bills - for at least one year. He said he would try to bring money to Idaho by helping businesses and agencies win competitive grants offered in the stimulus package. The Republicans who dominate Idaho's delegation were skeptical of his motives - even though all have... Idaho Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220811/posts#comment Thu, 2 Apr 2009 17:16:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2213103/posts BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho House has voted 51-17 to tell the federal government to respect the state's sovereign rights.Rep. Dick Harwood, a St. Maries Republican, told the House Monday that the federal government is overstepping its role and Idaho's sovereignty with mandated programs like No Child Left Behind, the education reform legislation promoted by former President Bush.State sovereignty is outlined in the U.S. Constitution's 10th Amendment, which says powers not granted to the federal government are reserved for the states.Harwood says the country is not designed to be under the direction of 1 overarching government.Coeur d'Alene Rep. George... KIVI TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2213103/posts#comment Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:24:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206868/posts A California attorney lobbying the U.S. Supreme Court for a review of Barack Obama's qualifications to be president confronted the chief justice yesterday with legal briefs and a WND petition bearing names of over 325,000 people asking the court to rule on whether or not the sitting president fulfills the Constitution's "natural-born citizen" clause. According to Orly Taitz, the attorney who confronted Chief Justice John Roberts at a lecture at the University of Idaho, the judge promised before the gathered crowd that he would, indeed, read and review the briefs and petition. "I addressed him in front of 800 people... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206868/posts#comment Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:22:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206387/posts I just learned a depressing statistic: The unemployment rate in our corner of Idaho is 13.6 percent. Keep this in mind for a moment. A couple weeks ago I was asked by the local Mormon church to teach a class on cheese making. Mormons, in case you don't know, are big on self-sufficiency. They are counseled to keep at least a year's worth of food and other provisions stored up. Whatever your views on the Latter Day Saints, I'll admit this is a spiffy concept. WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206387/posts#comment Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:15:11 GMT