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- Idaho Firefighters: Our Greatest Weapon Is Citizen Prevention
As Idaho gears up what is certain to be a challenging 2013 fire season, federal and state officials continue to point to citizen prevention as their greatest weapon in the firefight. Bob Shindelar, Fire Chief for the Boise National Forest, estimates Idaho is 4-6 weeks ahead of the normal fire season, which, according to the chief, “Will prolong the fire season for us here in Idaho.” Despite ...
June 11, 2013 - Boise Weekly - Idaho man dies in mountain bike accident in BC
An Idaho man died Monday in an accident on a challenging backcountry cycling trail in Vancouver, British Columbia's North Shore mountains.
June 11, 2013 - Seattle Times - Idaho GOP to consider requiring leaders' OK to run
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republicans aiming to run for governor, the Idaho Legislature or even county coroner may first have to win approval from GOP leaders, according to a proposed internal party rule change that's arisen following the 2013 Legislature's hotly-debated vote for a state-based insurance exchange.
June 11, 2013 - Rexburg Standard Journal
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- Larry Craig in Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
It is my right to do what I'm doing,said Craig. "I've already provided for Idaho certainty that Idaho needed -- I'm not running for re-election. I'm no longer in the way. I am pursuing my constitutional rights." - Butch Otter in FOXNews
In Craig's home state, Republican Gov. CL (Butch) Otter said his longtime friend "is an honorable man and I am confident that Larry Craig will do what is best for him and his family and the state of Idaho."