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Words & Deeds: Country singer Carrie Underwood to perform at Idaho Center

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:05:47 MST

Silsby's family defends jailed Baptist, thanks supporters

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:53:10 MST

The Idaho Statesman received this letter late Monday from Laura Silsby's

Canyon County leads Treasure Valley foreclosures

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:38:55 MST

Local notices of default filings in the Treasure Valley were up 22 percent

Idaho Politics: Bill would require Idaho voters to show ID at polling places

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:04:22 MST

Police: Meridian man shoots, kills 8-month-old son then himself

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:57:51 MST

Meridian police say it appears a 20-year-old Nicholas Bacon shot and killed his

Boise woman accused of enticing 15-year-old Canadian boy over Internet

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:55:32 MST

Boise police charged Ann M. Johnson Monday with a felony count of online

Boise man sent to federal prison for more than 7 years for possession of child porn

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:04:21 MST

Nathan Parkinson will spend the next 87 months in a federal prison and then the following 20 years on probation for having as many as 50,000 sexually explicit images of children on his computer.

Into the Outdoors blog: Bogus season pass sale begins Feb. 15

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:48:51 MST

Fellow Baptist has faith in Laura Silsby

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:08 MST

The new lawyer for 10 American Baptists charged with child kidnapping said Monday he believes they had paperwork to take 33 children out of the country after Haiti's earthquake.

Investment manager opposes Idaho schools chief Tom Luna's plan

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:07 MST

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna wants to tap a reserve fund for $52.8 million to offset looming cuts of at least $135 million for K-12 education.

Republican veteran Pete Cenarrusa reflects on how tough decisions get made

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:06 MST

No less an authority than the longest-serving elected official in Idaho history says 2011 could bring tax reform rivaling the 1965 session that enacted a 3 percent sales tax. More news from Idaho�s Legislature Idaho Politics blog Follow Idaho Politics on Twitter

Two minutes to glory for Middleton's Erik Fisher at Olympics

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:05 MST

All the hard work, crashes and sacrifices over the past two decades bought Erik Fisher one 2-minute dash for glory.

GOP congressional candidate Vaughn Ward vows limits on campaign activity

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:05 MST

GOP congressional candidate Vaughn Ward promised Monday to never take time off from official duties to campaign or raise funds.

Video chain bankruptcy closes stores in Boise, Emmett

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:04 MST

The nation's second-largest video store chain has retreated back into bankruptcy proceedings with a plan to close 805 more stores.

Idaho, others prepare for California egg exodus

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:03 MST

Idaho is among several states watching to see if a California animal cruelty law drives flocks of big egg farms there to fly the coop.

Scouts throw a birthday party at Idaho's Capitol

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:02 MST

BOISE � Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from the Ore-Ida Council gathered on the Capitol steps Monday for a rally to celebrate Scouting�s 100th anniversary. �Scouting�s a way of life,� said Melanie Farnsworth, whose four sons � and their dad and grandfather before them � are Scouts. �If you listen to the Scout oath, every one of those words describes the character of a great person. We really take that into our whole family life.� There are more than than 28 million Scouts in 160 countries.

Love stories: Top 10 Valentine's books for your kids

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:01 MST

1. Starting with fun books for the younger set: The very top of this year's list is "The Duchess of Whimsy" by Randall de Seve. It's by far and away one of the best picture books I read in 2009, and it's absolutely perfect. The Earl of Norm is hopelessly in love with the Duchess of Whimsy, but can't seem to get her attention, until at last he is just himself. Beautifully charming, and of course filled with whimsy, this is a grand book.

Commentary: Kevin Richert: Wasden skeptical -- but undecided -- about plan to offset Idaho K-12 budget cuts

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:29:09 MST

Movie Gallery bankruptcy closes stores in Boise, Emmett

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:24:11 MST

The nation�s second-largest video store chain has retreated back into bankruptcy proceedings with a plan to close 805 more stores.

Nampan gets 80 months in federal prison for gun, meth charges

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:43:29 MST

Michael Dennis Wheeler, 37, also must serve three years of supervised release and complete 200 hours of community service after he completes his prison term, the Idaho U.S. attorney�s office announced Monday.

Lawmaker: Nix 'retarded,' 'lunatic' from Idaho law

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:08:33 MST

An Idaho legislator wants to get rid of words like "lunatic" and "retarded" from state laws, saying they're outdated and disrespectful.

Idahoans in Haiti agreed to pay $7,000 a month to house children in church center, newspaper says

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:49:40 MST

The leader of 10 American Baptists now detained in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping agreed to pay a Catholic diocese $7,000 a month to house the children she was bringing from Haiti in a church-run training and retreat center, a newspaper in the Dominican Republic says.