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Human Rights Campaign targets Frank VanderSloot

Idaho’s own Frank VanderSloot is Mitt Romney’s National Finance Chair, and has allegedly bullied some news organizations into not saying anything bad about him. Long story short, a lot of people don’t like him. Now, he has another enemy in the Human Rights Campaign, a civil rights group that fights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and [...] Continue reading

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[Morning Briefs] Avalanche Claims Two Jackson Hole Skiers

So close, but so far away, that’s the theme this morning. Two local skiers had their lives cut short after an avalanche buried them in Wyoming. A Pocatello woman died just before her 112th birthday. Police ALMOST had a fugitive, but now he’s on the run. In the state House, legislators returned money cut from [...] Continue reading

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Pocatello Zoo sets up auction to name cougar cub

You might be sitting there, thinking “Pssh, I bet only the elite 1% get to name cougar cubs.” Well, you’re kind of right. While the richest person interested ultimately gets to name this cub, even YOU can give it a try! The Pocatello Zoo has set up an auction on eBay, where the top bidder [...] Continue reading

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[Morning Briefs] Fire, Gas and a Solar Eruption!

It’s all about combustion in southeast Idaho today. Last night, a fire burned through the Franklin County Grain Growers building in Preston, which will probably completely destroy the place. In Pocatello, fire fighters cleaned up 25 gallons of spilled gasoline at a gas station. In outer space, the sun erupted, sending radiation to rain down [...] Continue reading

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Rollkur in Endurance

This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. Part 1 is here.Since many equine disciplines have adopted this cockamamie type of domination training, endurance wackos officials decided to jump on the bandwagon and give it the old college try too. What better place… Continue reading

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[Morning Briefs] Bad News, Idaho

Mitt Romney won lat night’s Idaho Republican caucus, which is great news for all your Mittheads out there. But as the state moves on from the temporary political moment in the sun, we all have to face the harsh reality of some not-so-great news. For example: A burglar got away with some cash at a [...] Continue reading

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Mitt Romney CRUSHES Idaho’s Republican caucus

by Jamie Hale It wasn’t even close, folks. Despite Ron Paul’s best, last-minute rallies (and Rick Santorum’s best sweater vests), Idaho Republicans overwhelmingly voted for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in Tuesday night’s Super Tuesday caucus. So just how big was Romney’s win? About 70 percent big. He won huge in southeast Idaho, overwhelmingly taking [...] Continue reading

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[Morning Briefs] Nothing is as it seems!

Just when you think you have a handle on what’s really going on, somebody comes up and pulls the rug right out from underneath your feet. Case in point: the allegedly fake Fred Meyer parking lot robbery. But you know what, today’s not all our fault. We have a “child,” say police, that isn’t so much [...] Continue reading

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Police: Fred Meyer armed robbery totally fake

Remember that armed robbery in the parking lot of Fred Meyer back in October? The one where the guy said two black men robbed him at gunpoint in broad daylight? Well none of that actually happened, according to Pocatello Police. In fact, police have now arrested the supposed victim, William “Kevin” Peterson, 58, for filing a [...] Continue reading

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[Morning Briefs] Good news and bad news

I have good news and bad news this morning. No, you don’t get to choose what you want first, because I already ordered this morning’s news and you’re getting the bad first. And this morning’s bad news is pretty bad. Fortunately, we have some fantastic briefs to warm your heart, which will inevitably go cold [...] Continue reading

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