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Friday, August 28, 2009
blogging County Spends $70.12 in Guardian Blogger Promo
Posted by Nathaniel Hoffman on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Ada County utilized about three hours of staff time and 224 MB of its server space to post a video of David Frazier's recent Town Hall Meeting on EMS services, according to a citydesk public information request filed this morning.
Frazier, a local blogger who focuses obsessively on what government should and should not spend money on, called an "emergency meeting" this week to discuss the City of Boise and its fire department's plans to start its own ambulance service. The city and firefighters boycotted the meeting, but County Commissioner Sharon Ullman was there and county communications staff—from the very department Ullman helped eliminate—filmed the meeting and posted it on the county Web site.
Here is a breakdown of the cost to the county, which is $70.12, according to former Ada County Public Information Director Rich Wright, who is still in charge of public information in his new role as director of the Ada County Department of Administration.
County Communications Staff Time for Video Production: 1.5 hrs (includes set-up and taping)
County Communications Staff Time for Video Import to Editing System: .5 hrs
County Communications Staff Time for Web Page Modification: .5 hrs
(Hourly Rate of County Employee Taping the Meeting: $18.36 hr)
SUBTOTAL Communications Staff Time: $45.90
County I.T. Staff Time for Video Compression: .5 hrs = $23.50
County Cost of Web File Storage: $.71
(File size 224mb - 5,000,000kb)
SUBTOTAL I.T. Staff/Costs: $24.22
Total cost to public coffers: $70.12
Total cost of leaving comment below: priceless.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
blogging Ullman Run Spurred by Conservative Blogger
Posted by Nathaniel Hoffman on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Sharon Ullman, who told the Statesman yesterday that she plans to run for governor against Butch Otter in 2010, was inspired to run by conservative blogger Adam Graham. Ullman tells citydesk that Graham suggested her as a viable opponent to Otter back in May (Headline: The Woman Who Could Topper Otter? Adam is not conservative all the time, apparently... or it's a typo...)
Ullman, an Ada County Commissioner, said that on a daily or weekly basis she runs up against laws that can only be changed at the state level, like the way that property value assessments are reported.
"There’s a certain level of frustration in that regard," Ullman said.
She'd like to be in better position to do something about it. Ullman, a Republican in recent years, has supported Otter in many areas, but diverged from the governor in his crusade for new road funding.
“I don’t understand why when we have almost one in 10 idahoans unemployed it doesn’t make sense to me to push for tax increases,” she said.
She is also upset about the prosecution of Chris Pentico, a Mountain Home man who was kicked out of the Capital Annex and barred from visiting the governor's office in 2008. His case was championed by conservative activists and his conviction covered by Popkey at the Statesman.
Graham, for his part, is pleased.
Ullman is redesigning her Web site and will make a formal announcement of her candidacy at a later date.
Friday, July 3, 2009
blogging Coming Soon: Johnson Post
Posted by Nathaniel Hoffman on Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Marc Johnson, president of Gallatin Public Affairs and long-time Democratic backroom guy cum lobbyist is planning a new blog launch, sources tell citydesk.
It will probably be called The Johnson Post and will focus on history, politics and public affairs. Unlike the similarly named Huffington Post, if will probably not have much Michael Jackson coverage, but who knows what Johnson is really into?
Johnson, a history wonk, is delivering an address entitled, Packing the Court — Franklin Roosevelt’s Biggest Political Blunder at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14 at the College of Idaho Langroise Center in Caldwell.
It's part of a larger symposium on the Supreme Court called Storm Center: The History of the Supreme Court for the Idaho Humanities Council’s summer teacher institute for Idaho educators.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
radio / Zeb Bell / blogging Medium rare
Posted by Nathaniel Hoffman on Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 3:08 PM
Tomorrow's BW contains a story about a pitched battle between a pair of liberal Idaho bloggers and a right wing radio shock jock in Burley.
"I had the option of not doing an interview with him, that was my option and I thought, you know what, I am never gonna to run away, I am never gonna to stick my tail between my legs and not answer anybody’s questions on this because I don’t want to be ever like the low-life vermin of these bloggers that have no courage and no conviction to stand up for what they say by putting their names or attributing to themselves anything to do with those blogs. They are cowards of the keyboard."That's just a little preview of the story to come... check the News section at boiseweekly.com at midnight tonight, if you just can't wait, and listen here:
“Well, Zeb because that’s the thing that’s happening all over this nation is we’re trying to redefine the purpose of man being here on the earth…If those people want that kind of lifestyle we will do away with the human race. That’s what it was intended to do. Zeb I appreciate your position on this.”The interview has sparked demands for Stevenson's resignation, an article in the Times-News and, need we say, a slew of blog entries.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
convention / blogging / politics Reading the convention
Posted by Nathaniel Hoffman on Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 7:32 PM
With thousands of journalists and some infinite number of bloggers, activists and pundits covering this convention, finding some fresh views can be a frustrating prospect.
