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NATIONAL POLITICS

A long-ago war, a missing plane and an enduring mystery

Maj. Derrell Jeffords bounced his roaring Spooky 21 down and off the runway at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. It was just before 7:30 a.m., on Christmas Eve 1965. The big camouflaged belly of his twin-prop AC-47 was easily visible against a blue sky as he banked west.The cargo plane-turned-gunship ...

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IDAHO ECONOMY

Boise man loses $1 million on My Fit Foods, closes Valley stores

Donn Wilson was one of the first to bring McDonald's fast food to the U.S., opening the 18th McDonald's restaurant in 1957.

WEATHER

Memorial Day campers may face cold, wet weather in the mountains

National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Groenert said higher elevations can lead to colder temperatures than what travelers will be leaving behind in the Treasure Valley.

IDAHO VANDALS SPORTS

Vandals' response to Akey's lawsuit: He doesn't deserve extra money

The University of Idaho, in an official response to fired football coach Robb Akey's lawsuit asking for extra compensation, denies that it breached their contract.

ASIAN

Dining review: Rice takes diners on a trip around Asia

It's safe to say that Fon Tavijaroen and Toffee Dullaphan have long ago polished their vibrant Thai fare at Sa-Wad-Dee, a Bangkok-inspired eatery the women started nearly 10 years ago in Meridian.

MERIDIAN, EAGLE, KUNA, STAR

Two Eagle High seniors make good on childhood pact to go to West Point

A record number of Idaho students received appointments to West Point this year. Two Eagle High appointees - Colt Sterk and Cyrus Cappo - dreamed of attending the military academy since they were kids.

BUSINESS

Borrowers criticize foreclosure settlements

Families that lost homes due to lenders' procedural abuses get 'pennies on the dollar' in compensation.

BOISE 150

150 Boise icons to celebrate the city's sesquicentennial: Cabana Inn's red hat

A list of the distinctive - some would say quirky - oversized objects that make up the Boise skyline includes the washer woman and giant diamond ring on Vista Avenue; the prancing white horse at Main and 6th; and the Spanish red bolero that for decades has floated over the Cabana Inn - boasting...

GARDENING

Lauterbach: This year's novel experiment is an unusual Italian veggie

For 41 years, I've been growing at least one crop each year different than I've grown before. Sometimes the newly tried vegetable or variety new to me is such a success it becomes a "must-grow"; other times it's been interesting to see how it grew.

NATION/WORLD NEWS

Scouts OK gay youths, not leaders

The decision is framed as a compromise but one that could lead to thousands of defections.