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Jamar Taylor won't play in Senior Bowl because of illnessSubmitted by Chadd Cripe on Sat, 01/26/2013 - 1:54pm, updated on Sat, 01/26/2013 - 1:57pmBy Chadd Cripe Boise State cornerback Jamar Taylor won’t play in today’s Senior Bowl because of illness, he tweeted an hour before the game. Taylor had tweeted Friday that he wasn’t feeling well. “I just wanna tell all my family, friends & bronco nation I'm not playing in todays game. I'm really sick n couldn't find the energy to play,” Taylor tweeted Saturday. Idaho Reports: Watch this week's full show on demandSubmitted by Greg Hahn, Idaho Public Television on Sat, 01/26/2013 - 9:47am»
Aeropostale for kids coming to the Boise mallSubmitted by Audrey Dutton on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 3:48pmA kids' store, P.S. from Aeropostale, is coming to the Boise Towne Square mall this spring. It will replace Hickory Farms in a space near the Aeropostale (the one for grown-ups) on the second level of the mall. Look for the new store to open around early May. To see what they sell, visit the P.S. website. Always excellent Odell Brewing takes over taps at Bier:Thirty SaturdaySubmitted by Patrick Orr on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 3:27pmIt’s going to be all Odell Brewing Co. beers on tap all day Saturday at Bier:Thirty in Bown Crossing, including pilot batches of some of the Fort Collins-based brewery’s newest libations, Footprint golden ale and Saboteur brown ale. »
Obama's new deputy national security advisor is nephew of former Idaho US Senate nomineeSubmitted by Dan Popkey on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 11:54am, updated on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 2:32pmPresident Barack Obama announced seven top appointments for his second term Friday, including chief of staff and a new deputy national security advisor, Antony Blinken. Blinken is the nephew of Alan Blinken, a former ambassador to Belgium who lives in Ketchum and was the Democratic candidate who unsuccessfully challenged GOP Sen. Larry Craig in 2002. "He is my nephew and a great guy," Blinken confirmed to me today is a quick email. Five Things You Should Do This Weekend in BoiseSubmitted by Michael Deeds on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 11:52am, updated on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 1:22pmWhen you aren’t preparing for Beyonce’s Super Bowl performance. 1. GO OUT WITH A BU-U-U-DDY »
BLM delays decision on controversial Gateway West power lineSubmitted by Rocky Barker on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 11:38am, updated on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 12:51pmThe Bureau of Land Management has delayed a decision on routes for the controversial Gateway West power line across southern Idaho. The federal agency had tossed out two routes across the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey area that had been negotiated by the involved parties. Instead it chose a route through private land through Kuna and Melba, angering residents, local and state officials. The final EIS was scheduled for release Friday but officials made the announcement of the delay at Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s Capitol for a Day in Kuna. Boise State's Jamar Taylor excels at Senior Bowl; Leno, Bell talk about 2013 Broncos football teamSubmitted by Chadd Cripe on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 11:22am, updated on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 2:25pmBy Chadd Cripe Former Boise State cornerback Jamar Taylor made a strong showing in Senior Bowl practices this week in Mobile, Ala., and will play for the North team in the game at 2 p.m. MST Saturday (NFL Network). Otter's education task force meets for five hours today, budget pressure loomingSubmitted by Dan Popkey on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 9:34am, updated on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 9:49amGov. Butch Otter's 33-member Task Force for Improving Education will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. On Thursday, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna joined Otter in calling for $34 million left over after repeal of their Students Come First K-12 reform plan to be apportioned as recommended by the task force. »
Otter holds Capitol for a Day in KunaSubmitted by Rocky Barker on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 9:15am, updated on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 2:12pmI’m covering Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s Capitol for a Day in Kuna this morning at its city hall. I’m here because Bureau of Land Management officials are on hand to talk about the controversial Gateway West power line transmission project. One of the proposed routes runs right through Kuna. Otter said this is his 61st Capitol for a Day. He remembered playing in a country western band years ago in Kuna at a prominent bar called the Redeye Saloon. He said the name was appropriate. »
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