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With the opening of its fifth Boise thrift store, at 7054 W. State St., Idaho Youth Ranch now operates 22 stores in Idaho and one in Ontario, Ore. Organizers have a goal to open two or three new stores each year and are looking at additional locations in Meridian and Nampa, they said.”This new thrift [...]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - All that Hillary Rodham Clinton would become - all that inspires her allies and her enemies alike - emerged during her years roaming the Gothic buildings of Yale Law School.She helped edit a journal that included cartoon police-pigs and that published a self-aggrandizing essay by a Black Panther who’d been convicted [...]

Words like “visionary” and “renaissance” are being used to describe the shift that is turning Garden City’s neglected corners into a model of urban renewal. Crime is down, rents are up, the cultural sector is igniting, and people in and around the area are excited about the future.The buzz started in 2005 when the city [...]

This is the season when it’s acceptable for strangers to kiss under the mistletoe, although folks who take advantage of its presence usually are at least acquainted. One version of the tradition dictates that when one kisses under the mistletoe, the kisser reaches up and picks a berry from the spray, then discards it. When [...]

Sure, the rampant consumerism drives me crazy. Jewelry commercials makes me want to throw the remote at the TV. And every car trip I’ve had to take through the mall area since November fills me with road rage. But there is no better time of the year to be a beer lover. All those superb [...]

Christine Silva became a Montessori teacher when her daughter, Emily, was in kindergarten and has taught in Montessori elementary and primary classrooms for more than 15 years. Silva will continue utilizing her teaching skills at the new Nampa Montessori Preschool and Kindergarten she opened in October at 312 N. Canyon St. “The ‘whole child approach’ [...]

Believe it or not, there is still affordable housing to be had in Ada County.Diana Cavigllano, a Realtor with John L. Scott Real Estate in Boise, says there were 83 homes for sale Tuesday in Boise and Meridian with price tags below $150,000.”Right now, there are homes where a person’s mortgage payment would be less [...]

Crystal and Eddie Walsh of Mountain Home have seven horses, two dogs, six cats, two pigs, one cow, 18 chickens - and nine children. Seven of the Walsh children are adopted, two from Wednesday’s Child. One is a foster child and one - the most recent addition - is Crystal and Eddie’s biological child. They [...]

Presidential raceMcCain抯 top priority should trail bigger issuesAs the presidential primary races heat up in both dominant parties, I have not yet formed a solid opinion of who I believe is the best candidate in either party. However, a recent comment by Sen. McCain on the McNeil News Hour makes me question his understanding of [...]

ETHANOLFacts to consider when filling up the gas tankWhile debate continues over how much ethanol can reduce our dependence on foreign oil, GM touts flex fuel vehicles which can run on E85 (85 percent ethanol) and local stations promote their E10 (10 percent ethanol). Both appeal to our sense of environmental and social responsibility.Missing in [...]