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Boise Weekly

  • Issue Archive for the Week of
  • Jul 1 - 7, 2009
  • Vol. 18, No. 1
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Arts

  • Word Perfect

    Mitch Wieland is in a good mood right now. And he has reason to be. The writer, family man, Boise State professor and founder and editor of The Idaho Review--an annual literary journal--has a lot going his way. His second novel, God's Dogs: A Novel in Stories, has just been released by SMU Press to high praise from the likes of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Ford. The award-winning Idaho Review's 10th anniversary issue has also just come out...

News

  • Ray Vizgirdas

    Well, I'm a biologist by training and a naturalist at heart. I bring what I know about the natural world and approach wilderness survival, if you will, in a more positive connotation than negative.

Rec

Special Issues

  • Get Out

    From towering mountains to rolling hills to rivers that meander through groves of aspen trees, it's hard not to be lured outdoors when visiting the Wood River Valley. Our advice? Don't fight it. Dive in with all the power of your recreation dreams.

  • Sounds of the Season

    Sun Valley isn't just a playground for the athletically inclined. In the summer, the valley is also host to an incredible line up of concerts featuring artists from all around the world. The best part is that most concerts are affordable and, sometimes, free.

  • On the Ice

    While kids and adults can have their day on the ice, they can also see some of the world's best figure skating stars on that very same ice. It's like watching the Olympics a couple of years early, in your own back yard and without any of those controversial judges.

Covers

Features

Music

Odds & Ends

Opinion

  • Bikes Vs. Cars

    You may think you're super cool, but you're really just a dumb ass. Brakes were invented for a reason--to stop you (see F = ma).
    • by dave fotsch

  • Mountain Socialism

    When there's talk of socialism, there oughta be at least one socialist in the conversation. And as it happens, I know one.
    • by Bill Cope

  • Half Health Care, 100 Percent Dead

    Half measures are boring.

    That political reality derailed Bill Clinton's 1993 health-care reform plan. And it will likely unravel that of President Barack Obama.
    • by Ted Rall

  • Mondo Gaga

    "Your claim is denied die to an 'existing condition.' Specifically you exist."
    • by Mike Flinn

  • Mail & Commentary

    As a species, we have not worked our way to the top of the food chain in order to eat vegetables, nuts and seeds.

  • Note

    What can I possibly say about this issue that it doesn't say for itself?

  • The Asterisk President

    Episode 9 in a series of short animated political cartoons by award-winning syndicated cartoonist Ted Rall and David Essman Opening credits music: Looking for a Kiss by New York Dolls

Cartoons

Food

  • Atza Pizza

    One major plus for us was service. The lovely woman who owns the place took our order, cooked our food and delivered it to our table, all with a smile and plenty of friendly conversation.

  • Atza Pizza

    Even though pizza includes representatives from all the main food groups and makes good on the food guide pyramid recommendations, it's much too naughty to be considered healthy.

Screen

Blogs

BW Picks


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