AltWeeklies Wire
The Pledge Problemnew
Idaho Republicans to reporters: Either say the Pledge of Allegiance -- with feeling -- or get out.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
03-26-2008 |
Policy Issues
The Prodigal Sonnew
The critter people love to fight about, the wolf, is coming home. Is Idaho ready to get over the emotional crap and take the leash from the federal government?
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
02-27-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment, wolves
In Reversenew
The Blue Ribbon Coalition, those guys that love throttle-twisting recreation in the wilderness, now say they're going green.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
12-13-2007 |
Environment
Raising Chickens in Your Own Back Yardnew
It may seem like a daunting task, especially in a city environment, but some Boise residents find keeping chickens a low-maintenance, highly rewarding project.
Boise Weekly |
Kelly Lynae Robinson |
10-11-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
University of Idaho Program Offers Vets a New Futurenew
Launched last year, Operation Education gives what the university calls comprehensive financial support, which can include everything from the standard tuition and books to child care and physical therapy.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
10-04-2007 |
War
Butch vs. The Cuban Embargo: An Exclusive Reportnew
A Miami political operative says he wants to expose Americans to the glories of Cuba -- he may be the country's best hope for lifting the longtime travel ban that the United States has placed on Cuba.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
04-25-2007 |
International
Boise Weekly Loses Open Records Casenew
Potentially damning records of a psychiatric hospital's troubles will remain closed to the public, despite a court challenge by the Boise Weekly.
Boise Weekly |
Shea Andersen |
03-29-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Sex Offenders In The Shadowsnew
Sex offenders deal with a lot of issues, not the least of which is society's desire to confine them -- now they're looking for new rules and understanding.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
03-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Fish Problem This Bignew
With the increasing spread of a poorly-studied class of chemicals in Idaho's watersheds, some experts wonder if local fish are at risk of losing their sexual traits.
Boise Weekly |
Peter Wollheim |
01-17-2007 |
Environment
Anatomy Of A Wolf Attacknew
The Lords have adopted an attitude of pragmatic acceptance: The wolves are here, and now it's time to learn how to live with them.
Boise Weekly |
Carissa Wolf |
10-18-2006 |
Animal Issues
Quaking, Indeednew
Aspen trees, a signature species for Idaho and the Rocky Mountain West, are on the decline -- an Idaho study seeks to understand why.
Boise Weekly |
Carissa Wolf |
09-27-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Lost Gospels of Julia Child
"At the risk of damnation when I'm dead,
just what the hell is Ezekiel bread?"
Boise Weekly |
Dr. Ed Rabin |
05-11-2006 |
Science
Why I Rannew
Robin Long explains why he left the Army for Canada when he received orders to go to Iraq.
Boise Weekly |
Rachael Daigle |
05-10-2006 |
War
Piddles, Not Pillsnew
Some might find it hard to swallow that a wee group of urine drinkers are coming out of the water closet, but the leak has now become a steady stream as more and more home brewers begin filling up on the void.
Boise Weekly |
Dr. Ed Rabin |
03-23-2006 |
Science
Red State, Meet Police Statenew
Is Homeland Security's harrassment of a federal employee for the stickers on his car a mistake, a new rule or part of a trend of the First Amendment being bullied out of existence?
Boise Weekly |
Nicholas Collias |
02-15-2006 |
Civil Liberties
