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BILL COPE
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TED RALL
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NEWS Homeless Prevention Fund gets some stimulation
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FEATURE Eighth Annual Fiction 101 9
WANTED: FOOTBALL FANS Idaho resident Kathy Scott made NFL-Monster.com’s finalist cut. Scott, who lives in Hailey, is competing against seven others for the NFL’s “director of fandemonium,” but she needs your votes in order to win. Check out “Ultimate Fan” at boiseweekly.com for details.
DID YOU GET ART FOR CHRISTMAS? Local artist Jany Rae Seda had several prints stolen from the back of her car on Christmas Eve. Seda estimates that the work, which was bound for the Holiday Market Annex on Eighth Street, is worth approximately $1,000. For the full story, see “Thieves Think It’s Better To Steal Than to Receive,” at Cobweb.
LET’S PLAY WAR At Blingo, Bingo Barnes has declared war. In a move that will no doubt irk bookstore employees far and wide, Barnes has called for ever yone to “turn over a magazine or book you are morally opposed to.” Get an explanation (as well as a giggle over the language spat) in “A New Year’s Revolution.”
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BW PICKS
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FIND
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8 DAYS OUT
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1ST THURSDAY
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SUDOKU
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MUSIC GUIDE
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SCREEN 2009 in review
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MOVIE TIMES
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FOOD What’s flippin’ at The Griddle in Eagle?
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CLASSIFIEDS
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HOME SWEET HOME
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NYT CROSSWORD
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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY
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