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BILL COPE
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TED RALL
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NEWS Cutting through the haze of air-quality rules ROTUNDA
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FEATURE Giant spitting earthworms versus farmers in the Palouse area 11
CITYDESK GONE WILD Last week at boiseweekly.com started with news that Boise City Ada County Coalition for the Homeless is increasing its visibility to shed light on Boise’s homeless. And if you’re not reading citydesk, you might have missed these tidbits: Boise State President Bob Kustra’s three ideas for saving higher education, Boise City Council’s announcement to consider the 3-feet-to-pass addition to the bicycle law, and Boise Weekly’s live blog coverage of the State of the State.
BASQUE MUSEUM GOES NATIONAL Boise got a glimpse of the Basque Museum and Cultural Center’s “Hidden in Plain Sight: The Basques,” a six-part exhibition on the journey Basque immigrants made to the United States in the early 20th century. The exhibit will be displayed at Ellis Island National Monument Feb. 6 through May 9. Full story plus video at Cobweb.
BLOOD SUCKING BODY GUARDS AND THE FUNNY MAN BANJO SHOW In A&E coverage, you’ll find online-only reviews. What say we about Christopher Farnsworth’s Blood Oath, a book about a vampire tasked with protecting the president? And what’s up with comedian Steve Martin’s musical ode to the five-string banjo? Log on to boiseweekly.com for the scoop.
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FIND
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8 DAYS OUT
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SUDOKU
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NOISE Seattle band Tripwires blows up Neurolux
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MUSIC GUIDE
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SCREEN Cyber chat on 2010 films gets column inches 22 MOVIE TIMES
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FOOD Two reviewers mosey up to comfort food at Willi B’s Sandwich Saloon 24 BEER GUZZLER
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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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