Go Otters Go?

The College of Western Idaho isn't even open yet, but trustees of the fledgling community college are already fielding a recurring question. Will the college have sports teams?

Intercollegiate athletics a way down the road, trustee Mark Dunham told Boise City Club members Monday afternoon, but not for a lack of suggestions for a team mascot.

"One is the Fighting Otters," Dunham said to laughter.

Savvy political pick.

The new community college isn't yet ready to start fighting for a big chunk of state dollars. It will request only $5 million in state money for 2008-09 — a small sum, compared to the nearly $24 million in state dollars North Idaho College and the College of Southern Idaho share this year. But as the College of Western Idaho grows and starts attracting students, Dunham said, the school will seek more state dollars.

When that day comes, a fighting Otter might prove to be a useful ally.

They will do best if they...

actually open the silly thing first. Mea Super Big Culpa.

Otter can't even come up with money to maintain a road to

Otter doesn't have a clue. He would raise vehilce taxes for roads yet pay & provide benefits to state employees to sell booze. Let private industry pay people to operate liquor stores/sell booze. Create jobs we don't have to pay for through taxes.

Need $ for roads, prisons, detox, all of which drunk drivers are in the middle of & Otter wants to tax people who aren't costing but providing $ by driving to work. Want $ for college? Use an educated approach. Get it from billion dollar a year businesses that have enough to contribute millions to politicians.

Take the money they contribute, away from politicians who can't find any money without taxing us again! Politicians, like Craig use it for personal legal fees so why not?

If I couldn't find a someone to run the office of Gov., with any better ideas that Otter, I'd hire an illegal immigrant. Cut the cost of the job we pay Otter to do, which he doesn't get done.

Politicians promoted illegal immigration as a favor to corporate contributors, let's use it to cut wages just like contributors do. Get rid of state employees by replacing them with private industry & cut city, county, state, & federal payroll by hiring workers who will the job done that unAmericans won't do!

We would break up the good old boy club & wouldn't feel bad about firing one of Idaho's elite when they don't do their job.

Cut all their wages in half & see how many stay. No more paid health insurance, or retirement. That is just some of the damage they've done to their boss, US. Would corportions that contribute, allow their employees all the benefits while losing all the same?

It would be like the article in today's paper about a drug bust. One neighbor said it was like winning $100,000. Politicians are like the drug dealer on the corner ruining the rest of the neighborhood. Bust them like they do unions & win $$$$!

Thanks, Mr. President!

I knew you had the answer.

Thanks, Mr. Nobody

We all knew you didn't.

You gave up...

hollerin' about Micron, yes?

Sigh...it was a career and you turned your back ;-p

Micron, the state's largest employer?

Do any of your relatives marry outside the family?

I thought...

it was Jackson's Food Stores!