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Jack Van Valkenburgh on thongs, Mormons and abortion. Hoffman in the BW....
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Ketchum trying to lure new teachers. Signing bonuses to defray cost of housing. AP in Ed Week....
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The Times-News had a decent weekend story about rapid growth in online charter schools in Idaho... and the fact that the State Department of Education does not know how the schools utilize a large portion of their funding.
The big papers all had legislative wrap-ups over the weekend... most imply that the session was not very productive.
Lots of Lenore Barrett quotes, Lewiston Trib does an expose on judicial races and Clintobama in Montana in today's Newsrack...
Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter is traveling to Mexico in two weeks with representatives from 16 Idaho companies. But the early onset Montezuma's Revenge came from the Capitol Annex.
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They say imitation is the highest form of flattery... And on the internet we wholeheartedly agree! The Statesman has adopted PaleoMedia.org's Newsrack concept for herself. They call it the News Reader. May they have much nachas on their MSM pinchas's...
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PaleoMedia sort of sat out the last day of the session, but when we stopped by the Annex about 5 PM reps were already vacating the premises, boxes in hand, and senators were still talking to each other about how great they all are.
Look for Paleo 2.0 possibly as soon as next week. (Has anyone noticed the little "Donate" button toward the top of the Front Page?)
Meanwhile, more legislative wrapup stories to come tomorrow, but there is wolf hunting in Wyoming, an interesting take on GOP primary politics and a bunch of copy on the going home bills in today's Newsrack...
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I would say that standing in our monkey suits surrounded by the body we cover and reciting a loyalty oath that has been gerrymandered into a Christian prayer is no way to start the day in a fair and balanced manner.
How’s that for burying the lead?
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They're not just talking baseball nightly at the smoking table at Leku Ona.
One afternoon last week Clete Edmunson, a former legislator who runs damage control on education for the governor's office, told Unda' the Rotunda that working the Legislature is all work, no play.
"Most of them don't do anything after hours," Edmunson said.
Yeah, right...
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It should be the last day of the Legislative session, not that that is a goal or something to be proud of or anything... but it is a relief. Now we can move on to stories about primary elections in just under two months.
Also stories about Canyon County's impending decision on smogging, a look at Moyle's power and a deconstruction of the veto... in today's Newsrack...
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Nice weekend of feature stories. Some good details in yet another wolf story... renewed promises from Fish and Game on viable populations and a wait and see tone from some wolf advocate corners.
Cynthia Sewell looks at two mysterious deaths of young Uzbek men in Boise and the international intrigue surrounding them.
The Times-News looks at the process of deportation, which involves Twin Falls as a hub for Idaho and Montana. It's worth a read to better understand how people disappear.
And a bunch of speculation on how the Legislature plans to adjourn itself with little to show... in today's Newsrack.
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Bikes anyone? Otter threw up his hands in disgust with the Legislature's failure to fund his $240 million hole in the state road system. Fine, reply lawmakers. We're outta here then...
But not so quick. Legislature could have a few more days work after the Senate trimmed back a repeal of business equipment taxes for the largest Idaho businesses, or for equipment intensive Idaho businesses, if you take the industry line. It now goes bak to the House for a grumpy approval.
Wolves are off the list, Ed Board says sorry and not much else in today's Newsrack...
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BOISE – Challis Rep. Lenore Hardy Barrett heads up the House Local Government Committee. The fact that its only met six times this year could indicate that Barrett believes in leaving cities and counties alone.
