<![CDATA[Idahostatesman.com -- Local News]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/102/index.html Idahostatesman.com, Boise, ID en-us Copyright 2012 - Idahostatesman.com Local News 60 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:46 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss MI RSS Burninator 2.0 dcarnopis@idahostatesman.com (Darlene Carnopis) <![CDATA[Police: Boise man who hid under blanket in woman’s car and threatened her with gun arrested for aggravated assault]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992751/police-boise-man-who-hid-under.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992751/police-boise-man-who-hid-under.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:23 EST Robert W. Nicol is being held in the Ada County Jail on a felony aggravated assault charge after police say he hid under a blanket in the back seat of…

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]]> <![CDATA[Bob Kustra’s unique perspective on ethics in politics]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992097/one-idahoans-unique-perspective.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992097/one-idahoans-unique-perspective.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:00 EST As Idaho considers new efforts to ensure high government ethics, one Idahoan has a unique perspective: BSU President Bob Kustra. He spent 18 years in high office in a ‘dirty’

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]]> <![CDATA[Idahoans seek knowledge in ‘Land of Boxes’]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992090/idahoans-seek-knowledge-in-land.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992090/idahoans-seek-knowledge-in-land.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:00 EST She’d been a very bad girl, but the consequences of her actions didn’t become apparent for decades.

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]]> <![CDATA[Court rejects Canyon gang member’s appeal of conviction, sentence]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992694/court-rejects-canyon-gang-members.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992694/court-rejects-canyon-gang-members.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:35 EST The Idaho Court of Appeals Monday rejected the appeal of Lazarus Salazar, who is serving time on two aggravated battery charges stemming from a March 2009 gang fight in front…

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]]> <![CDATA[Boise middle school students win regional science bowl]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992683/boise-middle-school-students-win.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992683/boise-middle-school-students-win.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:22 EST Boise School District students on Saturday took top honors at the Idaho Regional Middle School Science Bowl, which was held for the first time in southern Idaho at Boise State.

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]]> <![CDATA[Meridian hires Boise’s planning director]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992680/meridian-hires-boises-planning.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992680/meridian-hires-boises-planning.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:18 EST Boise Planning and Development Services Director Bruce Chatterton has taken a new job with the City of Meridian.

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]]> <![CDATA[Fruitland man shot by police in December arrested on DUI charge in Boise over the weekend]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992635/fruitland-man-shot-by-police-in.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992635/fruitland-man-shot-by-police-in.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:29 EST While prosecutors have yet to charge Jamee Lee Wade in connection with an incident in December when he was shot by a Fruitland Police officer, Wade is now being held…

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]]> <![CDATA[Rocky Barker: Judge B. Lynn Winmill drives sage grouse plans]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992092/judge-b-lynn-winmill-drives-sage.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992092/judge-b-lynn-winmill-drives-sage.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:00 EST A federal judge ordered the Bureau of Land Management this month to place the needs of sage grouse above the needs of cattle ranchers.

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]]> <![CDATA[Tour bus catches fire on way to Sun Valley]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/12/1991739/tour-bus-catches-fire-on-way-to.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/12/1991739/tour-bus-catches-fire-on-way-to.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:49 EST BOISE, Idaho — Fire officials say no one was injured when a bus caring Australian tourists to the central Idaho resort area of Sun Valley caught fire and burned east…

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]]> <![CDATA[Canyon County Democrats meet Tuesday]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/12/1991726/canyon-county-democrats-meet-tuesday.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/12/1991726/canyon-county-democrats-meet-tuesday.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:46 EST The Central Committee of the Canyon County Democratic party will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Courthouse, 1115 Albany St., Caldwell.

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]]> <![CDATA[Canyon County Democrats meet Tuesday]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/12/1991839/canyon-county-democrats-meet-tuesday.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/12/1991839/canyon-county-democrats-meet-tuesday.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:55 EST The Central Committee of the Canyon County Democratic party will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Courthouse, 1115 Albany St., Caldwell.

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]]> <![CDATA[Do Your Part: Green goes high tech]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992572/do-your-part-green-goes-high-tech.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992572/do-your-part-green-goes-high-tech.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST We've all heard the excuses about going green - it's too time consuming, too expensive, and just too difficult. Now, some high tech tools are making it downright easy to…

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]]> <![CDATA[Gym generates electricity and competition]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992328/gym-generates-electricity-and.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992328/gym-generates-electricity-and.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST For students at a University of California, Irvine gym, it might be the ultimate in multi-tasking: working out, generating electric power while they're doing it, and social networking for a…

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]]> <![CDATA[EarthTalk: Where to look to find out what personal care products are safe?]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992324/earthtalk-where-to-look-to-find.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992324/earthtalk-where-to-look-to-find.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Dear EarthTalk: I know that there are many issues with personal care products being unsafe for our health, but where do I look to find out what's safe and what's…

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]]> <![CDATA[Could you go a week without fast food?]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992326/could-you-go-a-week-without-fast.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992326/could-you-go-a-week-without-fast.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Note to reader: This column addresses the "100 Days of Real Food" mini-pledge series, which details 14 weekly steps for cutting out highly processed food.

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]]> <![CDATA[U.S. clears path for offshore wind farms]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992301/us-clears-path-for-offshore-wind.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992301/us-clears-path-for-offshore-wind.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Wind farms could soon be on the horizon for much of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast, both figuratively and literally. The Interior Department has completed a study examining how offshore wind…

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]]> <![CDATA[Pro-fracking movie gets $22K in two days on Kickstarter]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992300/pro-fracking-movie-gets-22k-in.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992300/pro-fracking-movie-gets-22k-in.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST In what may be interpreted as a backlash against the Oscar-nominated environmentalist film "Gasland," a new production titled "FrackNation" received an eye-popping $22,000 in donations during its first two days…

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]]> <![CDATA[Study: New kids' books lack connection to nature]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992285/study-new-kids-books-lack-connection.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992285/study-new-kids-books-lack-connection.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Take a minute to think about your favorite book from childhood. Do you envision lots of furry animals? A wise old tree? Kids in the forest? With environmental issues so…

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]]> <![CDATA[Book review: This will make you long for a cloudy day]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992283/book-review-this-will-make-you.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992283/book-review-this-will-make-you.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST I spotted "The Cloud Collector's Handbook" in a bin of shamelessly disregarded books near my editor's desk.

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]]> <![CDATA[Leaded lipstick: How much is too much?]]> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992294/leaded-lipstick-how-much-is-too.html#storylink=rss http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/02/13/1992294/leaded-lipstick-how-much-is-too.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Lead is in many lipsticks. But is that OK?

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