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Treasure Valley News:

• Teacher plans trip around the world in 80 days. Caldwell High School teacher Amanda Farner plans to travel around the world in 80 days this summer, sharing her experiences with her students.
• Boise Woman on Flotilla in Gaza. Boise State graduate Fatima Mohammadi is among those still unaccounted for in the Israeli raid on a flotilla in international waters Monday.
• Boise woman aboard ship attacked by Israeli commandos.

• Boise city pools raise age for solo swimmers. What’s new this year? At all six of Boise’s outdoor pools, the minimum age that kids can go to city pools without an adult has been raised to 9 from 7 years old.
• Hundreds Gather At Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. Hundreds gathered at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise on Memorial Day to pay tribute to the countless soldiers who gave their lives for our country.
• Idaho Power rates decline slightly. Rates for Idaho Power Co. customers will decrease an average 5.2 percent as the result of four rate adjustments approved Friday by state regulators. The adjustment is effective today.
• Salmonella outbreak prompts alfalfa sprouts recall. Public health officials are tracking Idaho cases.
• Bases aim for new combat jets. The new F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter is tardy, billions over budget and the roar of its jet engine could eclipse the older planes it’s due to replace.
• Thousands in Idaho can’t access drug abuse treatment. As public money to treat addictions and mental illnesses dries up, people are left without help and we all pay the price.
• Arrest made for shooting Friday night. Police have arrested an 18-year-old man accused of shooting someone in their car.
• Treasure Valley Graduates. Congratulations to the Class of 2010! As an important chapter wraps up, staying safe is a crucial part of the next step. It’s a big accomplishment to finish high school, and enter into adulthood.

Idaho Politics:

• The Mega Frontier: Otter: “When we come out of this recession, Idaho is going to lead us.”
• Ridenbaugh Press: Blowback in the 1st.
• Gubernatorial candidate Allred courts Idaho’s moderates. As the tea party influence reaches deeper into the Idaho GOP, the newest Democrat in the state eyes the frustrated center Election 2010
• 43rd State Blues: Minnick Votes to Repeal DADT.
• Dennis Mansfield: The Palin “Bland” (sic)? Hmmm.
• Boise Guardian: Secret Deal Puts Hammer Flat In Limbo, Public Access To Truth Denied.
• Fort Boise: Labrador: particulary inappropriate on Memorial Day weekend.
• Idaho Conservative Blogger: There Are Plenty Of Conservative Celebrities Or Dems Don’t Own Hollywood: Pt.1.
• Idaho Reporter: Labrador blasts Minnick for ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ vote.
• interstices: Betsy Russell at her Eye on Boise blog reports on Rex Rammell…
• Eye On Boise: WashPost: Labrador latest insurgent to buck establishment, then consider joining it.

Treasure Valley Blogs:

• Industrial Revelations: A New Workspace…
• Inspired Designer: It’s all in the details…
• Idaho Gardener: Dear Friends and Gardeners, Week 3.
• boiSee: Memorial Day-Honor their valor.
• Rob’s Idaho Perspective: Back in the Wilds.
• Boise Daily Photo: Funny Signs – a Combo Deal for CDP Theme Day.
• Idaho Birding Blog: Idaho Birder: Fred Bassett.
• The Workings Of A Strange Mind: With This I’m Telling You, My Color Changes Back To Blue.

Food & Drink:

• Patio Daddio BBQ: Local Review: Castle Ranch Steakhouse.
• A Little Bit of Green: Label Reading: The Snickers Sugar Metric.
• Beer & Whiskey Brothers: Mac & Jack’s African Amber: Seattle’s Best?..Really?
• Boise Co-op: The Delights of Spring!
• lili von shtupp: Baklava for All.
• Payette Brewing Co.: Firestone Walker.
• Brick Oven Bistro Blog: World of Wine Tour: They Come from a Land Down Under.
• Chopped Caprese Salad: Chopped Caprese Salad.
• Lava Lake Lamb: French Rib Chops.
• Mundovore: Dave’s Killer Bread.
• Uncle Boise: Captain Mikey’s Warmup Beer — Saison Imperiale.

Treasure Valley News:

• Inaugural Promenade Music Festival Lineup. In December 2009, we told you about the upcoming Promenade Music Festival, a three-day event that runs Oct. 7-9 and that hopes to follow in the Sasquatch-sized footsteps of Austin, Texas’ SXSW and Portland, Ore.’s MusicFestNW (hell, maybe even the Gorge’s Sasquatch).
• From Boise to Coos Bay to murder: Who killed Jonathan Peters? Jonathan Peters moved from Boise, Idaho, to Eureka, Calif., in October 2005 with his roommate, Brian Campbell. Three months later, he disappeared. His body was found the following summer. Four years later, police are still looking for his killer.
• Can A Boise Man Stop The Spill? As oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, a Boise man is claiming his innovation could stop it.
• Boise to sell Hammer Flat to Fish and Game. The state and the city say the deal gives both what they want: Fish and Game gets the 701-acre parcel it has coveted for years to consolidate its deer habitat in the Boise River Wildlife Management Area, and the city will be able to extend its 9-year-old, $10 million Foothills fund.
• Sawmill starts work near Emmett. As Dick Vinson talks about the future of Emerald Forest Products, one can’t help but catch his enthusiasm.
• Few toilets at CBH job sites; workers find other methods.

• ITD: Drive safe this holiday weekend and arrive alive. Deaths while driving are down but transportation experts say as we head into Memorial Day weekend it’s important to always stay alert.
• Greenhouse Perennial. Boise State Public Radio’s Adam Cotterell takes us inside the Greenhouse to find what it is and why it took so long to bloom.
• Snake River Stampede wants bloggers. Tradition and technology meet this year as the Snake River Stampede expands into new territory — cyberspace.
• Homedale may cut salaries by 6.5%. The school district has to cut a 7th of its total budget and teachers and administrator’s salaries are on the front lines.
• Woman charged with 4th DUI after parking car in street in Boise. Elizabeth S. Rice faces the felony DUI charge after Boise police say she left her running car in the middle of Toni Street while she went into a convenience store at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.
• Gang members sentenced. Four teenage gang members who fired more than 40 rounds at houses and vehicles on a Nampa street last fall received prison time for their crimes.

Idaho Politics:

• Ridenbaugh Press: ID: Two districts’ tales.
• Tea Party alters Idaho vote. With the Tea Party’s help, the Idaho Senate may turn more conservative after Tuesday’s primary.
• The Johnson Post: Sorting Out the Idaho Primary.
• 43rd State Blues: Minnick’s Big Win.
• First-time candidate Christy Perry ousts incumbent. Christy Perry, who unseated incumbent District 13 Rep. Steve Kren in Tuesday’s primary, is a self-described “go-getter” who’s had an eye on the Idaho Legislature since she participated in Girls State during high school.
• Dennis Mansfield: A Personal Post-Script on the Labrador -Ward Election.
• Idaho Conservative Blogger: Baumbach: ‘It was a piece of propaganda’.
• interstices: Worst Democratic Turnout on Record As a percent of the Idaho…
• Primary turnout best in decade. Primary voters across Idaho turned out in their biggest numbers since 2000, a phenomenon Secretary of State Ben Ysursa says may be due to an energized tea party movement.
• Eye On Boise: Ward: ‘I learned a great deal from this experience’.
• IdaBlue: Heartbeat of Fox America.
• Boise Guardian: Our Take On Election Results.
• Fort Boise: Collateral damage.
• Idaho Reporter: Labrador spokesman predicts honorable race in Idaho’s 1st Congressional District.
• Kevin Richert: Right wing does damage control for the GOP.
• Local Dem leader reacts to GOP primary. Judy Ferro, chairwoman of the Canyon County Democrats, said she believes Republicans made the right call by choosing Raul Labrador over Vaughn Ward as the party’s 1st Congressional candidate.
• Incumbents are out in rural Idaho counties. Voters cleaned house in Owyhee County Tuesday, voting out two incumbent commissioners in the Republican primary.

Treasure Valley Blogs:

• The Dead Acorn: Spooning Leads To Forking.
• Wendie Gone Feral: A working girls guide How to not, not win friends and influence people.
• The White Pine Boutique: Books!
• Doin’ it all, Idaho Style: ARTSY: Tooth Fairy Pillow.
• Famefifteen: Sex and the City of Trees: Sexual Addiction is it Real or an Excuse?
• lili von shtupp: CULT CAMP – Rubin and Ed.
• Boise Daily Photo: Sweetheart Gazebo.

Food & Drink:

• Mundovore: Pesto.
• Northwest Food News: Market & Garden Report: Green Garlic.
• Beer & Whiskey Brothers: Oskar Blues Gordon: The Tin Man Cometh…
• Jules Zunich: Wine Wednesday: For the Love of Viognier!
• Payette Brewing Co.: LB2.
• Boise Foodie Guild: BBQ Ribs On A Gas Grill.
• Eat Boise: Taste Test: Fish Friday.
• Taco Trucks Idaho: El Gallito.

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Post Primary Roundup:

• Labrador wins. State Rep. Raul Labrador held off party establishment favorite Vaughn Ward Tuesday to capture the GOP 1st Congressional District nomination in Idaho.
• Labrador upsets Ward, eyes Minnick. In a rebuke to the Republican establishment, state Rep. Raul Labrador defeated Vaughn Ward in western Idaho’s 1st Congressional District and punched his ticket to face incumbent Democrat Walt Minnick in November.
• Labrador claims GOP nomination in upset. He’ll face another difficult challenge against first-term Democrat Walt Minnick, who has more than $1 million cash on hand heading into the general election campaign season.
• Raul Labrador talks with KTVB about his GOP House race.

• Otter will face Allred in November. Gov. Butch Otter has won his race for the Republican nomination against his five Republican challengers in Tuesday’s primary. He will face Democrat Keith Allred in November.
• Idaho Reporter: Otter’s acceptance speech hints at economic turnaround (w/ acceptance speech).
• Gov. Butch Otter will face off with Keith Allred. The Otter-Allred matchup for governor is already off to a rancorous start.
• Allred talks about facing Gov. Otter.

• Ridenbaugh Press: Blow up. For the better part of the year or so Vaughn Ward has been running for the U.S. House, he has been the front runner – much of that time, a seemingly prohibitive front runne
• Ridenbaugh Press: A revised state Senate. In Oregon’s primary last week not a single incumbent legislator lost. Not so this week in Idaho – a number are biting the dust, all on the Republican side. Notably in the Senate (though some House members are losing too).
• Dennis Mansfield: Raul Labrador’s Upset Victory – And the Straw Hat I always wanted to punch (w/ acceptance speech).
• IdaBlue: Ward’s final woe.
• The Johnson Post: Now…That Was a Primary.
• Southwest Idaho voters oust two legislative incumbents, keep McKague. Shirley McKague said no one wanted her but the voters. The voters Tuesday proved her right.
• U.S. Rep. Simpson takes step toward 7th term. U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson was the front runner in the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary, beating rivals who attempted to capitalize on voter anger linked to his 2008 vote for federal bank bailouts.
• Kevin Richert: Primary day (and night) blog.
• Perry upsets Kren. Political newcomer Christy Perry said she was “a little speechless” Tuesday night as she defeated two-term Canyon County Rep. Steve Kren by garnering nearly 57 percent of the primary vote.
• Voters put rivals on the Ada County Commission. Voters didn’t adhere to Vern Bisterfeldt and Roger Simmons’ carefully laid joint campaign plan to reclaim their Ada County Commission seats and then wield their power to bring change to county government.
• Eye On Boise: Semanko: Low turnout a disappointment.
• Eye On Boise: Jay Leno mocks Ward in monologue.
• Leno cracks jokes about Vaughn Ward.

• Incumbents keep seats in Gem County. Thirty-three percent of registered Gem County voters turned out to cast their ballots in the 2010 primary election on Tuesday, and in the two contested county contests, both incumbents prevailed.
• Yamamoto ousts Hurst in clerk race. Chris Yamamoto took about 57 percent of the vote to unseat incumbent Canyon County Clerk Bill Hurst in Tuesday’s primary election.
• Voters oust Canyon County clerk. Challenger Chris Yamamoto, armed with a slew of endorsements from Canyon County Republican leaders, won the voters to his side Tuesday to unseat incumbent Bill Hurst as county clerk.
• Labrador Wins. Boise State Public Radio’s Adam Cotterell takes us to Labrador’s Victory celebration.
• FULL PRIMARY RESULTS HERE.

And sad news in Food & Drink:

• Mundovore: Sweetwater’s Tropic Zone Closed.

Your normally scheduled link roundup will return tomorrow — today is for the politics junkies.

Treasure Valley News:

• ‘Click it or Ticket’ campaign enforces seat belt use. The Canyon County Sheriff’s Office will target unbuckled drivers now through June 6 during its annual “Click It or Ticket.”
• Tamarack looks to the future after a troubling past. Many considered it the fastest growing development in the country. A new ski resort just above Donnelly. But almost six years after its opening day Tamarack Resort fell flat facing hundreds of millions of dollars in debt.
• Vallivue grads celebrate. Vallivue High School graduates ushered in a new phase of their lives as they received their diplomas at the Idaho Center Monday in front of thousands of family members, friends and supporters.
• Nampa schools plan for $3.4M in cuts. Nampa schools have identified more than $3.4 million in budget cuts that staff and students will feel in a variety of ways.
• Eagle council can’t decide on naming new mayor. After discussion, debate, and nearly three months the city of Eagle still has no permanent mayor.
• Man says gunmen invaded home near Boise State. The victim told police three men, including one who was holding a gun, woke him up while he was sleeping on a couch in his home on the 1800 block of West Yale Court about 6:30 a.m. Monday.
• John Miller meets the go cart kid.

• Mosquito Testing Begins. Believe it or not, warmer weather is right around the corner. That means mosquito season is also nearly here. Crews are already out trying to determine what kind of season it will be
• Meridian man charged with second DUI this month. David Hart, 26, is accused of felony eluding arrest and misdemeanor counts of DUI and driving without a license after Ada County sheriff’s deputies said he led them on a short high-speed chase in a Chinden Boulevard/Linder Road neighborhood Sunday night.
• Mountain Home AFB Gets New Commander. The Mountain Home Air Force Base has a new commander.
• Reward Offered in Antelope Poaching Case. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is asking the public for information regarding the poaching of a buck pronghorn antelope near Emmett on April 9, 2010.

Idaho Politics:

• Today is primary election day, get out there and vote. Need more info? Check out the Idaho Statesman’s voter guide.

• 43rd State Blues: Ward’s Sincerest Form of Flattery.
• Good voter turnout expected. Canyon County elections officials expect a good voter turnout by primary election standards today.
• Dennis Mansfield: Why I didn’t stay neutral in the 1st Congressional District GOP Primary, after all: (Part II) Ward’s abuse of Mike Crapo’s kind words.
• Fort Boise: Escorted to the restroom?!
• Idaho Conservative Blogger: Ward/Obama Speech, Oh My, My Oh My.
• The much-talked about Vaughn Ward/Obama mashup video that is making the rounds on the ‘tubes.

• Mason-Dixon poll: Likely GOP voters oppose health care reform. Most Idahoans would like to toss out the new health-care reform package.
• Idaho Reporter: Ward, Labrador comment on Obama speech similarities.
• Ridenbaugh Press: VanderSloot’s underwriting.
• Eye On Boise: All the money trails lead to VanderSloot.
• The Johnson Post: No Coincidence.

Treasure Valley Blogs:

• Inspired Designer: Art+Illustration | PragyaK.
• Ponderings from Idaho: The End.
• Johanna Harness: Revising Claire.
• Boise Style: Elegant Colors . . .
• The Dead Acorn: There’s Not Mushroom In Here.
• Amber Fischer Photography: jason + emily // sneak peek [series].
• DOWNBOI: YMCA Parking Lot.

Food & Drink:

• Payette Brewing Co.: Fort Collins Brewery Trip.
• Boise Co-op: Perfect Pairing of Wine to Food Class this Wednesday.
• Beer & Whiskey Brothers: Wild Turkey Rye: Well Grounded and Not LOST!
• Boise Foodie Guild: Lunch Special.
• Eat Boise: Bell Pepper Happiness.
• Taco Trucks Idaho: Taco Trucks in Los Angeles? Yes.

Treasure Valley News:

• Mayor Bieter Explains it All. On Wednesday, March 24, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter gave a speech to the members of the Boise Young Professionals in the basement of the Idaho State Capitol. The topic was why they should stay in Idaho rather than seeking jobs out of state.
• Social network commerce idea nabs No. 1 startup prize. Gofi.sh, a project to help you buy from your friends first by using existing social networks as part of a buyer-driven commerce game, was named the winner Sunday of the second Idaho Startup Weekend. Its website, www.gofi.sh, goes live Monday.
• Education cuts divide Idahoans in new poll. Three new questions, two about health care and one about the sales tax reveal just how Idahoans are thinking ahead of Tuesday’s primary.
• Canyon shops seize chance to expand. Kim Lewis says she simply opted not to participate in the recent economic downturn.
• He’s Got the Whole World in His….Brain. Or at least as much as he can remember. 12 year old Karthik Mouli is in the nation’s capital to compete in the finals of the National Geographic GeoBee. Boise State Public Radio’s George Prentice meets Karthik and his parents, Chandra and Lakshmi Mouli.
• Wild weather pounds Treasure Valley and surrounding areas.

• Hazmat called to Boise river because of milky substance. Boise Fire and Hazmat teams responded to calls from people on the greenbelt who say a white substance coming from a storm drain and leaking into the Boise River Sunday afternoon
• America: Land of Religious Intolerance. Every week, the Boise’s mayor’s office sends the media a transcription of all the calls the Mayor’s Hotline has received. People complain about everything from the F35 to their trash service to “the trolley” to their neighbors’ yards.
• Boise police say kidnapping note found in restaurent a hoax. A note referring to a possible kidnapping was found by a server on an empty table at a restaurant in the 8000 block of Fairview Avenue Saturday afternoon has been determined to be a hoax.
• Saturday rainfall set a new record for the Treasure Valley. Residents enjoyed sunny weather Sunday and the view of 4 inches of snow blanketing the Boise Foothills.
• Nampa Train Depot gets $15,000. Thanks to a grants and private donors, the Nampa Train Depot Museum will receive $15,000 in funding, a timely donation for the museum, which has launched a capital campaign to preserve the historic site.
• Boise man dies in crash after refusing to pull over. When witnesses reported a Honda Accord driving slowly and weaving across several lanes Saturday morning, Eagle police attempted to stop the vehicle on Idaho 44 near its intersection with Idaho 55.
• Nampa Airport Fest. The Nampa Airport Fest got off the ground Saturday, despite the weather. The dark clouds were rolling in, but they weren’t ready to pack it in yet.

Idaho Politics:

• I’m With Lucas: Ward plagiarizes Obama in Announcement Speech (VIDEO).
• 43rd State Blues: Disappointing Enthusiasm for Sarah Palin in Red Idaho.
• IdaBlue: What’s next? Tyrannosaurus Rex mom’s?
• Idaho Conservative Blogger: Tuesday Is Election Day, Then What?
• Idaho Statesman endorses Labrador over Ward.
• Idaho Press-Tribune endorses Labrador over Ward.
• All Eyes On Republican 1st District Primary Race. Right now though, the Republican race to face of against incumbent Congressman Walt Minnick has all the attention in Idaho.
• Dennis Mansfield: Frost/Nixon.
• Fort Boise: Palin’s Synapse Collapse.
• Eye On Boise: Poll: Ward, Labrador in dead heat in 1st CD.
• Sarah Palin Has One Point. Sarah Palin does have a point. The “lamestream media” tends to paint people with a single, cliched brush and then continue to paint them with the same brush again and again. It’s even harder once you’ve been parodied on Saturday Night Live, I’m sure.
• The Mason-Dixon poll: The tea party movement is more popular in Idaho than in other parts of the country. A new poll says 63 percent of likely Republican primary voters in Idaho “generally support the agenda of the tea party movement,” and one in six call themselves members.

Treasure Valley Blogs:

• Wendie Gone Feral: Oh, Joy!
• AnchorMommy: Typo Patrol: “Perferably” is not preferable.
• This Drives Most People Crazy: We’re all in this together, as we all fall apart.
• Korovieva: Sometimes I Can’t Sleep.
• One Girl Revolution: A Pointless Pop Culture Blog.
• Boise Daily Photo: Front Row Seat.

Food & Drink:

• Patio Daddio BBQ: Spicy Grilled Fish Tacos.
• Beer & Whiskey Brothers: Best Beer State Interim Exit Poll.
• Patio dining, drinking and hanging out season is just around the corner. Here are a few patios to try. “Would you like to sit in or out?” The question soon will be a no-brainer in Boise, because with warmer weather comes patio season. There’s something about Boise that inspires the al fresco life.
• Treasure Valley Food and Wine Blog: Champagne Dinner at Le Café de Paris.
• Eat Boise: Cream Puff/Eclair.
• Northwest Food News: Market & Garden Report:Eradicating Earwigs.
• Uncle Boise: All Idaho Hausbrau Battle 2010 – Three Hours and $10 I Can’t Get Back.

Treasure Valley News:

• Rail line could boost economy. For Treasure Valley firms with no direct access to rail for shipments, a proposed freight-rail facility could dramatically improve shipping efficiency.
• Man injured in overnight shooting. Officers say two men walked into a home and shot another man, late Wednesday night. A woman and child were inside at the same time. Deputies do not believe the woman or child were suspects or witnessed the shooting. They were not injured.
• Advocates gather in memory of Leon. Local advocates against family and domestic violence gathered in Caldwell Wednesday afternoon to commemorate slain mother Angie Leon and discuss plans intended to help avert similar tragedy.
• Local Tattoo Artist’s Skills Recognized. Art comes in all forms, but few pieces can really last forever.
• Hey kids! No wheels this summer? No problem. ValleyRide passes are $24. What’s the deal? If you’re between 6 and 18, you can score a “My Ride” summer pass for just $24, good for unlimited rides on all ValleyRide buses.
• Idaho Center Eagles Concert Rescheduled for May 30. That was fast. The Eagles concert, postponed from May 18, has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 30.
• John Miller: Group turns back the clock by spinning records.

• Man Arrested After Wallet Found Near Crime Scene. Boise police say a 22-year-old transient has been arrested on suspicion of breaking a car window and stealing a purse after his wallet was found near the damaged vehicle.
• Curbside recycling coming to Gem. Curbside recycling service will be offered to folks who live in Gem County beginning June 1, and if all goes as hoped for John and Lesa Dwonch at Sandhollow Sanitation, service to Emmett residents will eventually follow.
• Melba pulls plug on music education for middle and high school students. The Melba School District plans to cut music programs for middle and high school students as part of deep cuts to its budget.
• Scam tricks businesses into donating to fake firefighters fund. A scam artist has targeted at least one Boise business pretending to be with a charitable firefighters organization helping families displaced by fires.

Idaho Politics:

• Eye On Boise: Otter goes to bat for Idaho Public TV.
• Idaho Conservative Blogger: Can Palin Save Ward? Not So Fast.
• 43rd State Blues: A Teabaggers History of America.
• Dennis Mansfield: Maybe Sarah Palin knows (and cares) what Puerto Rico is?
• Tom Luna wants answers about District 21 endorsements. GOP official says the endorsements were made without approval from District 21 precinct committeemen.
• Tickets available for Palin. Conservative superstar Sarah Palin could draw thousands to Qwest Arena in Boise Friday at a rally for U.S. congressional candidate Vaughn Ward.

Treasure Valley Blogs:

• AnchorMommy: A stupid request and the art of the segue.
• Doin’ it all, Idaho Style: KIDDOS: Making Pine Cone Feeders.
• The Justice Gambit: I am a Criminal and So And So Are You.
• Boise Style: Skin Style . . . Incredible Ink.
• Industrial Revelations: Kleiner Park design update.

Food & Drink:

• Brick Oven Bistro: In Jalisco, Pork Posole is Spanish for “Comfort Food”.
• Beer & Whiskey Brothers: The Best Beer State.
• Northwest Food News: The Treasure Valley Taco Truck Tour (expanded version of last Friday’s story in the IS).
• Payette Brewing Co.: American Craft Beer Week.
• Eat Boise: Pastry Perfection Goodies.

Treasure Valley News:

• Silsby returns to Idaho. A jubilant crowd of supporters and reporters swarmed missionary Laura Silsby on her return to Idaho Tuesday afternoon at the Boise Airport.
• Silsby’s Legal Troubles. Laura Silsby returned home to the Treasure Valley Tuesday after spending several months in a Haitian jail cell after illegally taking more than 30 children across the border into the Dominican Republic. Now she’s going to have to face her financial problems that were left behind during her imprisonment.
• The city of Boise and a new local railroad partner up. The state economy could benefit from a plan to build a major shipping hub by the Boise Airport.
• Kelly Cup Finals: Steelheads go 2OT in must-win game.

• Boise Schools Receive Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Grant. The Boise School District announced six schools in the District were awarded grant money through the State Department of Education Child Nutrition Program to provide healthy and nutritious snacks throughout the school day as part of a Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
• Judge dismisses NCA lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge has dismissed Nampa Classical Academy’s lawsuit against the state attempting to allow the school to use religious texts in the classroom.
• Parents fight against academy’s early summer. Much to parent and student disappointment, the academy declared a financial emergency, Monday night.
• Treasure Valley home values plunge again. Treasure Valley homeowners may get a rude surprise this year. Some homeowners could see both a decline in their home values and an increase in their property tax bills.
• From Lewiston to Boise: A tale of a stolen truck. Chad Rye says his pickup was stolen from the parking lot at St. Joe’s Saturday, driven to Boise and crashed into a bank.
• How common are earthquakes in Idaho? Earthquakes happen in Idaho. Most if asked would know this but almost everyone would be surprised if told that a 6.0 magnitude or higher is possible.

Idaho Politics:

• Sarah Palin will campaign for Idaho candidate Vaughn Ward on Friday. Boise’s going rogue. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will attend a public campaign rally Friday for Vaughn Ward, running against state Rep. Raul Labrador for a chance to take on Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick in the 1st Congressional District. The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee was an early supporter of Ward, who ran the McCain campaign in Nevada.
• Ward takes down new position statements. Idaho GOP Congressional candidate Vaughn Ward posted three new position statements on his website Tuesday morning – and portions of one of them, on the war in Iraq, matched nearly word-for-word a statement on a California congressman’s re-election campaign website.
• 43rd State Blues: Caribou Barbie to Rescue GI Joe’s Hapless Campaign.
• Eye On Boise: Allred outraises Otter.
• The Johnson Post: Establishment Takes A Beating.
• Brendan Smythe. The resurgence of pre-Enlightenment thought. The Tea Party movement arose as a conservative reaction to Barack Obama’s election to the presidency. It has become a force in Idaho and national politics. Brendan Smythe, founder and president of Tea Party Boise, is a draftsman, father of four from Northern California and amateur scholar of government systems.
• Idaho congressional candidate Vaughn Ward hasn’t released military records. Republican congressional candidate Vaughn Ward has made his military service a key campaign theme, but he has not released most of his Marine records publicly.
• Legislative candidates debate in forum. With one week remaining before the Republican primary, nine Canyon County candidates for the Idaho Legislature met in a forum Tuesday evening to discuss issues and their reasons for seeking office.
• Fort Boise: Only the religious need apply.
• Dennis Mansfield: Livin’ like it’s 1999? Heck no! (La,la,la,la, la,la live for today…..).
• Idaho Reporter: GOP contenders wonder if Otter will resign.

Treasure Valley Blogs:

• The Workings Of A Strange Mind: My Idaho.
• The Dead Acorn: Into The Wild (But Not Too Far From A Store, Just In Case).
• Treasure Valley in Motion: Heard at the Green Expo.
• tim milburn: 6 Not-So-Secret Ways To Get A Grip On Gratitude.
• The Music Encouragers: Some Music Link Suggestions.
• Stueby’s Outdoor Journal: New edition of Mountain Biking in McCall is packed with great rides for everyone.
• Simply Grove: Cork…
• Pearman Photography: The Green Chile.
• Huge Depth of Field: Urban Renewal.

Food & Drink:

• Boise Weekly does Le Baron’s Honker Cafe in Nampa – review 1, review 2.
• Beer & Whiskey Brothers: 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon: A One Sip Wonder.
• Payette Brewing Co.: Revisiting the Wheat.
• Boise Co-op: The Kacher Sale is Coming!
• Boise Foodie Guild: Egyptian Filled Fatayer.
• Eat Boise: Turkey Guacamole Wrap-Ups.
• Lava Lake Lamb: Roasted Rack of Lamb.
• Patio Daddio BBQ: Book Review: BBQ 25.
• Washington Red Blends. Syrah is making a big splash in Washington. Both cabernet and merlot helped to put Washington on the wine map, and that state still makes some of the best you’ll find.

What do you make of Sarah Palin coming to stump for Vaughn Ward before the primary?

Treasure Valley News:

• Idahoan Laura Silsby convicted in Haiti, then freed. The last of 10 Americans detained while trying to take 33 children out of Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake was freed Monday when a judge convicted her but sentenced her to time already served in jail.
• ISP to crack down on aggressive drivers. If you drive aggressively Wednesday and Thursday, the chances are really good you’ll get pulled over by a state trooper.
• Nampa charter school due to end classes early. A public charter school that’s been at odds with the state almost since it was founded is ending its classes prematurely after declaring a financial emergency.
• ITD begins 11th Avenue overpass work. Crews completed demolition of the old 11th Avenue overpass across Interstate 84 this weekend, and motorists now have four months to navigate through Nampa without the crossing.
• Personal Income and Economic Recovery in Idaho. Boise State Radio’s Adam Cotterell looks at why predicting economic trends is often like nailing Jell-O to a wall.
• John Miller: Dog seeks adventure with only three legs.

• ‘Roaring’ summer fun starts. Sunny skies and warm weather made for an ideal opening weekend for Roaring Springs Waterpark in Meridian.
• Pedal pushers unite for Boise Bike Week. The 8th annual Boise Bike Week fun fest begins Monday. Among the fun events will be themed rides, clinics, a bike swap, a Frankenbike auction and a block party Downtown on Friday night.
• Strong storm moves through Treasure Valley. A quick but strong storm cell moved through the Valley Monday evening with strong wind gusts.

Idaho Politics:

• Ridenbaugh Press: The problem of an anti-leadership organization.
• Commissioners Protest Emissions Testing. A new requirement for drivers in one Treasure Valley county has leaders upset. The’yre taking their case straight to the governor in an effort to stop it before it takes effect
• IdaBlue: Willing suspension of disbelief.
• Fort Boise: Untrustworthy. Inauthentic. Late.
• Idaho Reporter: Idaho schools get $1.29 million in federal money to bring produce to students.
• 43rd State Blues: Hoffman’s weaseling…
• Idaho Conservative Blogger: Palin To Stump For Ward?
• Candidate Vaughn Ward scales back on TV ads. In the final week of the 1st District GOP race for Congress, front-runner Vaughn Ward has cut advertising in the Boise and Spokane markets.

Treasure Valley Blogs:

• Julia Green Illustration: Such a huge update.
• Idaho Birding Blog: Bullock’s Oriole.
• Sidewalk 208: Early bird gets the eggs (Market 5/15).
• AnchorMommy: AnchorMommy is one year old!
• FameFifteen: Stina vs. True Love: The Matrix.
• Inspired Designer: Sixx Design.
• Ponderings from Idaho: Wow. Only one more real…
• The Justice Gambit: Great News, But….
• Korovieva: Crustacean Massacre.
• Boise Daily Photo: Trash Day.
• Boise Style: Saturday Market Style . . .
• One Girl Revolution: The Art of Being Selfish.

Food & Wine:

• Doin’ it all, Idaho Style: FOODIE: Mozzarella-Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf.
• Beer & Whiskey Brothers: Throwdown! Pilsner Pugilists!
• Payette Brewing Co.: Getting Political – H.R 4278.
• Uncle Boise: Brewed Awakening – The Birth of Payette Brewing, Part 2.
• Northwest Food News: Market & Garden Report: Asparagus.
• Patio Daddio BBQ: Verdict: The Big Easy® Smoker, Roaster & Grill.
• Boise Co-op: Boise Urban Garden School Summer Program.
• Boise Foodie Guild: Egyptian Fafafel (Ta’amia).
• Eat Boise: Shrimp on a Stick.
• Lava Lake Lamb: Lamb Chops with Mint-Mango Salsa.
• Mundovore: Purslane vs. Miner’s Lettuce.
• Random Teaspoon: Menu Planning: Week of May 16th-22nd.