AltWeeklies Wire
Will Healthcare Help or Hinder Idaho Candidates in November?new
Idaho's governor and members of its delegation are betting against healthcare. But one virtually unknown Democrat is running on a pro-health-care platform.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
05-20-2010 |
Politics
Tags: 2010 Midterms, Healthcare
Idaho Senator Takes on Foreign Affairsnew
Idaho's freshman Sen. Jim Risch, whose prior foreign experience amounts to European vacations with his wife and political partner, Vicki, and trade missions as lieutenant governor, now sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Select Intelligence Committee.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
05-27-2009 |
Politics
Welcome to Washington, Mr. President; Now Let's Do This Thingnew
On his first day in office, we offer Obama an epistle from Idaho: Don't scare us, fix our energy and immigration problems, give us health care and change the tone on science and facts.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
01-21-2009 |
Commentary
Obama Rings in a New Era, Despite Losing Badly in Idahonew
The state appears poised to gain a Democratic congressman and analysis of early down ballot returns from the Gem State.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman and Teresa Shipley |
11-05-2008 |
Politics
Boise Weekly Hip Hop Voter's Guidenew
After eight years of Bush, expectations
are low, the next president will need some
flow, five men in the race in Idaho, pick
one on your ballot at the poll: Candidate profiles in a hip hop vein.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
10-30-2008 |
Politics
Redistricting Idahonew
A look at the 2010 Census in Idaho and how it might affect legislative and congressional seats, using GIS software to show which legislative districts are most out of whack.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
10-15-2008 |
Politics
Third Partiers: Nader, Libertarians and Constitutionistsnew
We talk to independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, Darrell Castle, VP pick for the Constitution Party and a guy who has met Bob Barr.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
10-15-2008 |
Politics
Story of O: A Wrap on the DNC from Denvernew
The 80,000 strangers at Mile High on Thursday night, who were not really the party faithful as much as the Obama faithful, had about 45 minutes to ponder that between the last "God bless America" and the first shot of Patron.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
09-03-2008 |
Politics
Senate Candidate from Idaho Changes Name to Pro-Life, Grows Organicnew
Pro-Life, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by Sen. Larry Craig, is consistent to a point in his consideration of life. He is a vegetarian. He calls the U.S. occupation of Iraq an unjust war and equates it to murder—as in murdering unborn children. He's not keen on birth control, and has 15 children to show for it.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
07-10-2008 |
Politics
