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High-Tech Still Thrives in Low-Key Boisenew

Why Boise still tops the list of places technological innovators do -- and should -- live.
Boise Weekly  |  Amy Atkins  |  09-02-2009  |  Tech

Boise's Farmers Markets Offer Kale for the Proletariatnew

With support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Boise's Saturday, Thursday and Tuesday farmers markets will accept food stamps next spring, part of a growing trend at markets across the country.
Boise Weekly  |  Nathaniel Hoffman  |  08-26-2009  |  Food+Drink

Bingo: The Game that Pays to Playnew

"B-9," says the caller over the loudspeaker. Tonight the caller is a young man who looks just old enough to gamble, but he's seasoned enough to know how to taunt the crowd, telling us when the first chance "to bingo" arrives in a game, reminding us just how much money is at stake in the high-money games.
Boise Weekly  |  Rachael Daigle  |  05-01-2009  |  Recreation

I Know I Should Kick the Habit, But...new

By the time I was legally old enough to smoke, I was already addicted. And for almost 30 years, I have been trying to quit. I think, no, I know, that if I don't do it soon, it will no longer be my choice.
Boise Weekly  |  Amy Atkins  |  05-01-2009  |  Culture

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