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[...]This blog will self-destruct in a few days.
Please update your bookmarks and links to www.unequivocalnotion.com and update your RSS feeds to feeds.feedburner.com/unequivocalnotion
Cheers!
[...]Just an FYI...
I will no longer be posting here, you can check out my latest posts here.
I'll leave this site up for about another week until I can contact everyone who links to this site, then I'll be deleting the TypePad version of the unequivocal notion.
Cheers!
[...]I won't be posting this week, I'm going to be focusing on migrating over to Wordpress.org. I'm just not happy with TypePad ever since I was moved over to the new infrastructure. The new compose editor is slow and clunky and there are some other issues that just aren't excusable... [...]
Shucky darn that Associated Press... and to think that the legislative session hasn't even started yet.
After the break I'll have some more on this and why exactly it is important ('cause, you like need someone to tell you and everything).
Updated 12-23
Hartgen was the subject of the day for Idaho [...]
Bon Iver and "The Wolves (Act I and II)"
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Sorry for the lack of posts this week, I've been pretty sick, ok really sick. I'll be up to speed next week until Christmas, then it's full steam ahead.
Also, my Typepad account got migrated over to the new [...]
The always awesome David Neiwert writing at Crooks & Liars, also Randy Stapilus at Ridenbaugh Press and Don Day at Idaho Radio News.
[...]Great list from Dave Krick of Bittercreek and Red Feather via The Boise Co-op's website.
Beth Rasgorshek of Canyon Bounty Farms gets a mention at #6 on the list. I talk to Beth several times throughout the spring and summer, the woman is an amazing resource for knowledge about [...]
State lawmakers plan immigration legislation
COEUR D'ALENE -- Two northern Idaho lawmakers say they will introduce legislation that would penalize employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.
Sen. Mike Jorgenson, R-Hayden Lake, and Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, say they will try to pass the proposed law that has been rejected the last [...]
The Eels and "Dead of Winter".
Off to hobnob with some people who if they knew that I ran this little piece of cyberspace in Idaho they probably wouldn't talk to me after they've had a few lubricating drinks -- and that always makes me smile inside.
[...]Kevin Richert in the Idaho Statesman.
Not only would Rep.-elect Hartgen's law be impossible to enforce, it'd cost a fortune -- not only in policing resources, but in legal challenges (with most certainly the law going down in defeat). If you think any of the anonymous bloggers in Idaho are [...]
Somehow I knew that this would make its rounds around the country... just one more embarrassment for Idaho.
Does anyone expect anything different coming out of Canyon County?
Updated
"People who give Idaho a bad rep."
[...]I'll say that in theory, I'm not a fan of government bailouts, business should either succeed or fail based on how they run their companies. That being said, I'm also a realist, we virtually have to bail out some of these companies if we don't want the economy to fully [...]
Oy, another day another incident from Idaho that will surely make its rounds around the internet -- I mean, seriously, how hard is it to adhere to protocol when using your taxpayer funded government email account?
Commissioner Sends Racist Email Using Official Account
Why aren't our leaders outraged?Canyon County [...]
Positive Note On Illinois Politics
While the world is pointing fingers at a “tradition of corruption” in Illinois politics, the GUARDIAN takes a different SLANT on the news and offers a positive view–at least Illinois politicos get prosecuted for their misdeeds.
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We have coppers sitting along the road and in [...]
I'm playing with a new commenting system that is reeking some havoc with my Typepad service at the moment. Once it is up and working I'll directly embed the code (instead of using the standalone widget) into the template so it'll move a little bit faster.
I've also reverted back to [...]
The editorial in last Friday's Idaho State Journal had an interesting tidbit from Representative-elect Steve Hartgen and his view of anonymous bloggers and commenters.
(no linky, it doesn't appear to be on their website just images of the PDF that was forwarded to me)
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If this story could be substantiated then it is pretty disturbing, and I'm guessing pretty emblematic of problems some Idahoans face with their "Right to Work".
...And you wonder why some people get heated when they talk about politics. There are real world consequences for real people when our legislators [...]
Fighting Big Government ... Canyon County style
Our Vision for the Valley editorial project is built on the premise that community leaders need to work together on common goals — even if it means giving up a little control in the process.
As such, I've become a little less patient with' [...]
Remember all those stories that came out at the end of the week last week talking about how money won the race for Walt Minnick? While Popkey seemed more focused on the fact that Walt loaned his campaign a significant amount of money all of the stories neglected [...]
Writing in the Idaho Statesman, Tracey Noble, wife of Ex-Sen. Jack Noble talks mostly about the charges that they didn't provide workers compensation for their employees, but there is also this nugget buried in the middle of her letter:
There is nothing I can say or write to any of [...]
Kevin Richert writing at his place over at the Idaho Statesman:
Power deficit? Valley loses two budget-writing seats on JFAC
When lawmakers spend the next two legislative sessions sweating over extremely tight budgets, the Treasure Valley will have a troubling lack of say in the committee work.
The Valley lost two seats [...]
...time to check in on the webcam at Hotel McCall and check out that snow:
And for your Caribbean-viewing pleasure...
[...]These lowlife, scum-sucking, derelict, for-profit murders do more to harm our troops than anything else. It's hard to earn the hearts and minds of Iraqis when you have these people mowing down unarmed, innocent civilians who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
CNN:
Ex-Blackwater guards [...]
While yes, I never really mention sports here, I'm a huge fan of football, both NCAA and the NFL. Every year I look forward to the season starting and I'm that guy in those "Monday Night Football" ads where I just can't wait for the day to get over so [...]
A great read from a great Idaho Senator in today's Idaho Statesman:
Sen. Kate Kelly: Idaho needs to upgrade ethics standards for public officials
Once again, Idaho ranks near the bottom of a national survey of state ethics laws. The Better Government Association recently rated Idaho's statutes 44th among the 50 [...]
Raise a glass of whatever brew, vino or concoction you so desire and toast the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment!
75 years ago today religious zealots were beaten back and the 21st Amendment was ratified thus allowing Americans the choice to imbibe or not to imbibe.
[...]When Idaho Democrats in the legislature caucus the meetings are open to the public, when the Republicans in the legislature caucus the meetings are closed to the public.
One party believes in open, responsible government; another believes in closed, secretive government and backroom deals.
[...]Things you learn; the Ram has a 33oz winter warmer, I had no idea -- I really need to go there more often. Also, it is time to pick up some of Sockeye's Winterfest, which is always a great beer. Orr and I also agree that this year the [...]
This time City Grill.
City Grill closes in Downtown Boise
City Grill, 199 N. 8th St., became another casualty of the faltering economy and the 11th Downtown restaurant to close in the past two years.
City Grill featured a raw bar, peel-and-eat shrimp, baked oysters Rockefeller and steamed Dungeness crab. It [...]
One thing is for sure, it'll never change until we have some balance in the legislature.
Right now elected Idaho Republicans have no desire to enact tighter regulations on the relationships between themselves and the lobbyists who exert so much power in this state. Just look at the Sunshine Reports [...]
The MountainGoat Report has the goods.
One thing that I love about Conservatives is they've yet to fully understand how the 'tubes work.
[...]Most of Canyon County's Republican delegation has yet to turn in their 30 day post-general campaign finance reports which are due today.
Sure would be nice if they could go ahead and comply with the Secretary of State's rules so we can have a look-see and find out where [...]
It's when a Democrat is going to be taking over the Presidency do Republicans get all huffy-puffy about protecting the Constitution (1st LTE).
[...]From, you know an actual educator.
As opposed to Bryan Fischer who the Associated Press (and by in large the rest of Idaho's media) contacted for his uneducated thoughts on Thayn's proposal.
I agree with Alan from IdaBlue, at least Thayn is thinking outside of the box [...]
I don't think this story came as a surprise to anyone.
Court: Former Idaho senator broke labor laws
Jack Noble faces a $6,575 fine for not providing workers' compensation insurance at his now-defunct Kuna dairy.A former state senator who quit the Idaho Legislature in 2005 as lawmakers pushed for [...]
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