Treasure Valley leaders have urged the Idaho Land Board to continue a policy that has helped expand the Greenbelt through Boise and Eagle and kept riverbanks throughout the state open to anglers, boaters and hunters.
The LandBoard oversees the Department of Lands, which manages state-owned property including the banks and beds of rivers up to the high-water mark.
Adjacent landowners often ask the board to recognize that dried-up channels are no longer below the high-water mark and therefore no longer state property. Under a long-standing policy, the department has routinely required these landowners to provide a 25-foot public-use easement in exchange for a disclaimer of state ownership of the lands that were formerly submerged.
After questions from one developer, though, the board will reconsider its policy at its meeting this morning.
The Land Board obtained rights of way for several miles of the Boise River Greenbelt by using this 25-foot easement, said Don Stockton, a retired regional director of the Idaho Department of Lands. It also has helped trails and parks in Marsing, Payette and along other rivers statewide.
Wallace's book of appointments with escort service clients was displayed to the jury and discussed at length Monday. One entry in the book listed a client named "Bill." The word "attorney" listed next to the name; an address for the client also was listed. The attorney testified on Monday but during his testimony said, "I have no desire to testify in this case."I wonder why the Statesman made the headline about the lawyer, but then did not name him (or her, I guess). Clearly the reporter knows who it is. Why draw attention to it then not report it? The prosecution elicited the testimony to show "that she had sex with Teague's former attorney in exchange for a reduction in some of the money she owed her boss." The Statesman has not named any of the witnesses, either, which is more understandable.
Bryngelson said he had to expose himself to the escort as part of the investigation, to not reveal his identity.He had to expose himself in order to avoid being exposed? Expose himself? What part of himself? What's that about? And what if he gets an STD? That'd be a work comp claim, right?
Residents also question why the city didn't plan for the eventuality that they might lose the lawsuit and start saving up. I wonder about the money to pay for the plant in the first place. City officials sayAt one point during the town hall meeting, an audience question was read that asked if current or past City Council members could be made to pay the debt, and a dozen audience members cheered and applauded.
"In my personal opinion, they are inept, they are irresponsible, they don't listen to their attorneys or planning and zoning, and that's why they're in the mess they're in right now," said Joan Catlett, 65, before the meeting.
..."We feel like some of our previous City Council members and current City Council members should be in jail," she said.
all of the money earmarked for the waste treatment site had gone into it at the time, and said they couldn't speak in detail on why the money hadn't been enough.If they had it, why wasn't it enough? And if they had it and held back paying the contractor, wasn't it invested in some interest bearing account? I'm also curious about what they were thinking when they withheld the money in the first place. The Statesman says:
In 2001, the city held contractor St. Clair Contractors Inc. in default, saying the building was not completed by set time frames.So the city got its plant but refused to pay because it wasn't done on time. Well, on time for what? Did the regulators set a deadline and the city had to pay fines because the plant was late? If not, it kind of sounds like the city was trying a bit of sharp dealing.
Voters included in this number have had their registration changed due to moving or changing their names, been convicted of a felony, received a notice of death or received a request from the voter.Article 6, Section 3 of the Idaho Constitution (text below) takes away the right to vote for felons while in jail. Idaho Code section 18-310(2) (text below) makes it clear that upon completing the sentence the felon gets the right to vote back.
SECTION 3. DISQUALIFICATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS. No person is permitted to vote, serve as a juror, or hold any civil office who has, at any place, been convicted of a felony, and who has not been restored to the rights of citizenship, or who, at the time of such election, is confined in prison on conviction of a criminal offense.
34-435. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATIONS FOLLOWING ANY GENERAL ELECTION OF THOSE NOT VOTING FOR FOUR YEARS. Within one hundred and twenty (120) days following the date of the general election in 1978 and every general election thereafter, the county clerk shall examine the election register and the signed statements of challenge made at that election. After this examination, the county clerk shall immediately cancel the registration of any elector who did not vote at any primary or general election in the past four (4) years.
18-310(2)Upon final discharge, a person convicted of any Idaho felony shall be restored the full rights of citizenship, …
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The National Rifle Association is urging the Bush administration to withdraw its support of a bill that would prohibit suspected terrorists from buying firearms.The NRA explains its thinking:
NRA executive director Chris Cox said the bill, offered last week by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-New Jersey, "would allow arbitrary denial of Second Amendment rights based on mere 'suspicions' of a terrorist threat."So, apparently the NRA is saying that we can't stop terrorists from buying guns until they are actually convicted of terrorism. Like I said, seems perfectly reasonable.
A 2005 study by the Government Accountability Office found that 35 of 44 firearm purchase attempts over a five-month period made by known or suspected terrorists were approved by the federal law enforcement officials.
If you've been following the arson and homicide case in Boise, you know that the cops unearthed a body in the back yard of the torched home. The apparent perp, Todd Hagnas, was sitting on the front porch of the home, quaffing a beer, and calmly told the firefighters they might find some bodies. One of the bodies was of Jeffrey Willet, at right.It was an act of animal vandalism.I like dogs, but that made me laugh.
Bannock County officials say someone spray-painted the words "Go Home" on the sides of a roaming dog.
On June 15, 2005 Ada County Commissioners Rick Yzaguirre, Judy Peavey-Derr, and Fred Tilman met in open session. Upon commencement of the meeting the Board voted to go into closed executive session under the “litigation exception,” I.C. § 67-2345(1)(f), to meet with Boise City Councilman Vern Bisterfeldt. According to the Commissioners, the items discussed in the meeting were the subject of probable future litigation. However, no legal counsel was present at the meeting.
The state filed suit against the Commissioners, seeking a declaration that the executive session violated the open meeting law and requesting the imposition of civil penalties against each of the Commissioners individually. The district court granted the state’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, holding that I.C. § 67-2345(1)(f) applies only when a governing body is meeting with its legal counsel. It also held that an audio recording failed to satisfy the requirement in I.C. § 67-2345(1) that the vote to enter executive session be “recorded in the minutes.”
The Commissioners appeal. The Idaho Association of Counties is appearing as amicus curiae on the issues of whether the litigation exception requires the presence of an attorney and whether there is a good faith exception to the civil penalty provision of I.C. § 67-2347(2).
Do you believe that welfare is a necessary thing, that helping the poor, the injured, the repressed is worth the time? Do you understand why hyper-religion is so dangerous to America, but normal religion is healthy? Do you understand why equality amongst the sexes and races is worthwhile and still unaccomplished? Do you feel that spending must be equal or smaller than income, and that sometimes that means that taxes have to increase? Do you understand class warfare and the swinging of the pendulum in relation to extremes?I think these are pretty descriptive of Progressive values, perhaps among others.
The Club for Growth urges members of the House to vote "NO" on the Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act (H.R. 1257).
Sponsored by Rep. Barney Frank, H.R. 1257 would require companies to include in their proxy material a non-binding vote on a company's executive compensation plan.
If the House schedules a vote for the National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2007 (H.R. 401), the Club for Growth plans to score a "NO" vote on it as a pro-economic growth vote in our annual rating of Congress.
Sponsored by Rep. Tom Davis, H.R. 401 would provide the nation's capital transit system, better known as the Metro, with an additional taxpayer subsidy of $1.5 billion. If passed, the Davis earmark would be one of the largest ever passed by Congress.
The Club for Growth urges Members of the U.S. House to vote "YES" on the Ryan Substitute Amendment to the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H. Con. Res. 99). This key vote will be part of our 2007 Congressional Scorecard.
This substitute amendment is a pro-growth alternative budget that is vastly better than the one set forth by the House Budget Committee. Among other things, the substitute extends the Bush tax cuts, saves $279 billion in mandatory savings and stops the raid on the Social Security Trust Fund, all of which the official budget resolution does NOT do.
The Club for Growth urges Members of the U.S. House to vote "YES" on the Sessions Amendment to the "Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007" (H.R. 1401). This key vote will be part of our 2007 Congressional Scorecard.
This amendment will prohibit funds from being used by Amtrak for any of the Top 10 worst revenue losing long-distance routes.
Amtrak is the poster child for why the government should stay out of the private sector. After spending billions and billions of taxpayers' funds, it continues to lose money. While this amendment is not the complete solution, it aims to get rid of the most inefficient and wasteful routes. If Congress is serious about being responsible fiscal stewards to American taxpayers, they will pass this amendment.
The Club for Growth, with its 40,000 members, urges Members of the U.S. House to vote "NO" on the absurdly named, Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800), a bill that would allow unions to bypass secret elections. This key vote will be part of our 2007 Congressional Scorecard.
This bill does nothing but allow union organizers to freely intimidate workers into signing on to their agenda. Secret elections protect workers from this abuse and ensure that their voting decisions are made freely. Secret elections have been a cornerstone of our democratic process since our nation's founding for reasons so obvious and broadly accepted that they have never been seriously questioned. It speaks volumes about the supporters of this bill that they would seek to deny workers the fundamental democratic right to vote in private.
