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Best of Tim Woodward: House guests — ‘the time we joined the bums’

I am writing this on the heels of a visit from my mother-in-law, who lives in Washington state and has just spent four days at our house. The occasion of her departure seems as good an excuse as any to pursue the subject of house guests, or, as they are sometimes called, bums.

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The Best of Tim Woodward: Mora, Idaho: Population, 1

MORA — If you live in Ada County , you’ve heard a lot about the first name in Kuna-Mora Road. Kuna is one of Idaho’s fastest-growing cites.

8 days ago
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Best of Tim Woodward: Woodward’s law works overtime

Never offend the travel gods. I did, and paid for it on a recent vacation.

15 days ago
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Best of Tim Woodward: Pigeon racing fanatics are a breed apart

It’s shipping night, and the excitement at Dave Eckmark’s house is palpable.

22 days ago
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Best of Tim Woodward: A movie under the stars is harder to find

A 40-year love affair is over. For the first summer since Elvis discovered tight pants, Boiseans have no place to take kids and coolers for the uniquely American experience of seeing a movie under the stars.

29 days ago
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Best of Tim Woodward: Remembering Elaine Shaffer

My favorite memory of the State Court Cafe is of the day a friend and I went there for lunch and neither of us got what we ordered.

36 days ago
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Best of Tim Woodward: Texas is just like Idaho — rocks, desert, colorful natives

I traveled 1,600 miles one way on my vacation and ended up in Idaho.

43 days ago
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The Best of Tim Woodward: Who were those people running in their underwear?

I was driving down Broadway minding my own business Monday when a group of runners crossed the street. Nothing unusual about that; people are always running in Boise. But these runners were different.

57 days ago
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The best of Tim: Running on empty

Full-service gas stations, once a staple of our culture, are fast becoming part of American history

64 days ago
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Best of Tim Woodward: A classic Idaho love story

Frances Zaunmiller Wisner spent the last years of her life as a virtual hermit, but her solitary life in a cabin on Idaho’s River of No Return was deceptive. She married three times and knew at least one great love.

71 days ago
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Tim Woodward: A precious 1943 penny may be in your pocket

For 14 years, Zane Mangum saved a rare penny worth thousands of dollars.

78 days ago