News
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- Features
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Home Slope Advantage
For many, the little local ski hill holds a special place
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Idaho Power Rolls Out Clever Meter
Idaho Power slowly rolls out smart grid technologies
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Idaho Lawmakers Opt to Not Opt Out
Wait and see on health reform before jumping to legislate
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Post Election Game Plan
Thomson promises focus on transit, Litster to continue petition drive
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Our Great Recession
This month's Fettuccine Forum presents a discussion led by Boise City Councilman David Eberle.
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You're the Real Cost
Spinning health-care reform to the end game
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- Citizen
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Mark Menlove
Advocating for the peace and quiet of winter
Cartoons
Food & Drink
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- Food News
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Get pied for the holidays, Couch returns to dinner
And since no one actually expects you to make your own wine for Thanksgiving dinner (unless, of course, you own a winery), you can feel a lot less guilty about this one ...
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- Food Review
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Angell's Bar and Grill
On the plate of Reviewer No. 1
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- Food Review
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Angell's Bar and Grill
On the plate of Reviewer No. 2
- Winesipper
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Winter Brews
Fall wasn't more than a few hours old when the first holiday brews started rolling into town.
Odds & Ends
Arts & Culture
- Arts News
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Special Olympics Burn Bright in Boise ... Permanently
Special Olympics World Winter Games torch finds home at Boise Airport
- Culture
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Ad Man George Parker Lectures
Potty mouth Parker knows a thing or two about the business.
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- Visual Art
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Woman of A Thousand Faces
Lily Tomlin brings a host of friends to Boise
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- Stage
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IDT's Body Works
Idaho Dance Theater kicks off its 21st season with "Body Works."
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- Stage
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Three Tall Women
Alley Rep gets down with Albee.
- Lit
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Reading by Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Cabin brings Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Boise for their Readings and Conversations series.
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- 1st Thursday
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Delicate Steel at R. Grey on 1st Thursday
R. Grey premieres new antique line for First Thursday
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- Downtown News
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Gee's Bend Hits Boise
Gee's Louise.
Blogs
- Sex Guidess
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The Burning Question: Size.
Does size matter? What's the biggest you've seen? The smallest? The best?
Music
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Snow Sounds
A soundtrack to thaw your winter thoughtsicles
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- Listen Here
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Horse Feathers at Neurolux
A soft, snowy loneliness utterly steeped in the Northwest.
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PussyGutt, Nov. 6, RX and Neurolux
PussyGutt: It's better not to fight it and just let it pull you under.
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Koffin Kats, Nov. 4, Grizzly Rose
Bang your head to the beats of a tatted-up trio of Michigan-based psychobilly/punk rockers.
- Music News
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Lethe, Microbabies and Beautician at Gusto
The original microbaby--a blinky-eyed, giggling mini baby doll produced by Tomy--has a few things in common with local Boise band Microbabies: both might entice you to utter the words "sleepy" and "pee pee" in the same sentence.
- Music News
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Drum Roll Please ...
Local stickman Louis Ruiz competes for a national king of the drums title.
- Music News
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Moving down from the No. 1 spot: BTS
The Airborne Toxic Events overtakes BTS at the RX.
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- Music News
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They Might Be Giants at the Egyptian
Science is real. Really, it is.
- Music Reviews
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Andrew Anderson: As Long As This Thing's Flyin'
"I smoke too much. I drink too much. I swear too much. And my life is riddled with sin."
- Music Reviews
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Portugal The Man: The Satanic Satanist
Rest assured, there is some fine music beneath all the colorful flaps that make up the CD cover.
Screen
- Film
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Pre-season Snow Flies on Screen
Backcountry Film Festival satisfies snowlust
- Film Reviews
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Vidiot: 3SR
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
- Film Reviews
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Vidiot
Jean-Claude Van Drama: Who would think it wouldn't stink?
- Screen News
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The Projector: Movies opening Nov. 6
Haute couture, a classic holiday Christmas tale and George Clooney staring at goats.
Rec & Sports
- Rec News
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Sun Valley Savings
Finding a deal in the glamorous land of snow bunnies
- Rec News
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Bogus Ski Swap
Three day snow gear extravaganza.
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- Rec Features
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New Season, New Toys
From rocker skis to green snowboards, it's time to check out winter's new gear
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Blast from the Bogus Past
New book details history of Boise's local ski hill
- World Rec
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Golf's Homeland Laments Its Decline
For Scotland, the ascendancy of Scandinavian golfers was a wake-up call
Opinion
- Bill Cope
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Poseidon Shrugged
Then choked on a plastic Nemo
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Mail and Commentary, Nov. 4
"Ummmmmm, yeah. I had wayyyyyy too many enemas growing up in the late '70s and early '80s ..."
- Ted Rall
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Real Death Panels
President maintains 'right' to kill American citizens
- Note
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Note: It's all about the white stuff this week
Now, as we head into November, I'm not sure if winter is almost here or if it's almost over. Yep, it's going to be a looong winter with that kind of attitude. Good thing I'll need a looong winter to improve my wanting skills on the mountain.
BW Picks
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Pamela's Meat Cake
This Week's Find
Covers
Top Viewed Stories
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At President's Day Rally, Boiseans Turn Out to Protest Trump Emergency Declaration, Border Wall
"There's a lot more we could be doing with our country, with our tax dollars. A lot of roads need attention, bridges. We could use a lot more workers."
- Feb 18, 2019
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Slideshow: Flying M's 2019 Valentine for AIDS Auction Raised a Record-Breaking Amount
This years' Valentine for AIDS silent art auction made more than $30,600.
- Feb 18, 2019
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February 18, 2019: What to Know
A demonstration at the Idaho Statehouse today will protest President Trump's emergency declaration, the union representing flight attendants is calling for a probe into a controversial video, an NBA All -Star Game kept scorekeepers busy, and don't even think about this year's Oscars coming in under the 3-hour mark.
- Feb 18, 2019
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McCall 9-Year-Old Climbs Out From 'Lonely Hole' of Rare Immune System Disorder
"If I can help one other kid get treatment early, then it's worth it."
- Feb 13, 2019
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Non-Dairy 'Cheese' Was the Star of Lemon Tree's Vegan Valentine's Dinner
From a meat- and dairy-eater's perspective, the meal wasn't a perfect mirror to what it would have been if any ingredient had been welcome. But it did have its brilliant moments, and The Kula Connection's "cheese" was one of them.
- Feb 15, 2019
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