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A house made of straw and mud in Boise

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

Boise's first complete straw bale house is under construction in Southeast Boise See more photos of the straw and bale house Read more about living a green lifestyle

Barker: Feds pin salmon hopes on Lubchenco

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

The Obama administration wants Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to be the face of the best science available for fish.

Homeless Boiseans sue over public camping ban

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

The lawsuit, filed last month in federal court by seven residents, echoes similar cases popping up around the nation, all targeting rules that advocates say amount to the criminalization of homelessness.

What's open and closed on Wednesday for Veterans Day

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

� Schools in the Boise, Meridian, Kuna, Caldwell, Melba, Vallivue, Nampa and Middleton school districts will be open.

Stimulus job numbers in Idaho require interpretation

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

Youth employment programs, the AmeriCorps service program, private contractors and educators account for most of the jobs created or saved in Idaho using federal stimulus funding, according to state and federal reports.

From chronic crowding in Canyon County to catch-and-release

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

A looming lawsuit prevents continued overcrowding at the Canyon County jail, but the measures police and courts must take to ease that crowding have local officials worried.

Kuna landowners protest $27 million sewer plant bill

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

The Kuna City Council will hold three days of hearings during which members of the local improvement district now facing foreclosure will contest their share of the cost of the city's new $27 million waste water treatment plant.