Effects of Saturday’s earthquake off the Northern California coast seem to have made it all the way to Canyon County. On Saturday afternoon, admittedly at the last minute, I was at the shiny new Macy’s in Nampa trying to find just the right accessories to go with my outfit for […]
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What a way to ring in the new year! First, our Idaho Vandals’ came through with a terrific victory in the Humanitarian Bowl, held here in Boise, followed by our hometown Boise State Broncos’ football team’s upset victory over TCU in the Fiesta Bowl! Congratulations to everyone involved with both […]
Happy Orange and Blue Year!
Today I learned that Idaho Entertainment has made its $75,000 annual 2010 lease payment to the County for the use of the horse racing facilities and Turf Club on the Expo Idaho fairgrounds. Hopefully, an agreement will soon be reached between Idaho Entertainment and the race horse owners so racing […]
They’re Serious
One of the most rewarding aspects of this position is being able to fix things in the county that are broken. This past Wednesday night, one such fix came to fruition. Having moved into a local apartment complex in 2007, I soon discovered that parking for the large complex – […]
Protecting People by Preventing Parking Problems
On Wednesday, the Ada County Air Quality Board voted 5-to-4 in favor of reducing the frequency of required emissions testing to every other year starting January 1, 2010. The adopted change also exempts vehicles that are four years old and newer, and exempts pre-1982-model-year vehicles. I have been advocating for […]
Changes Will Save $Millions for Drivers
We can probably all agree that we want clean air to breathe. How we achieve this worthy goal is subject to some difference of opinion, however. On November 12, the Ada County Air Quality Board held a public hearing for the purpose of soliciting input on a proposal to change […]
Air Quality Board
Today, I received a letter from Ada County Highway District Commissioner Sara Baker that distances her from the letter I recently received from the ACHD Commission. Click here to see Commissioner Baker’s letter.
ACHD Commissioner Sara Baker Has a Different Take
In my October 29 piece, “Say It Ain’t So, ACHD!” I accurately reported what took place at an October 21 meeting of the Valley Regional Transit’s Performance and Planning Committee meeting where I was flabbergasted to hear that ACHD was supposedly requiring a $400 per bus bench review for A.D.A. […]
Shining Light on Wasteful Spending Invokes Reaction
It’s going to take a little more luck and a lot more action to get the situation at Idaho Downs (formerly known as Les Bois Park) resolved. Yesterday, I attended a meeting of the Idaho State Racing Commission, the group that oversees live and simulcast horse racing in the state. […]
Lotsa Luck
Shortly before noon today, I headed over to the U.S. Bank building where members of the Idaho Press Club were meeting. Idaho Senator Dean Cameron, Representative Scott Bedke and former candidate for Idaho’s First Congressional District Andy Hedden-Nicely and I had all been invited to serve on a panel called […]