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GOT SOME ARM FLOATIES? Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter issued a statewide declaration of emergency because of flooding concerns. Live near a river? Better start thinking about some sandbags.
LONGTIME COFFEEHOUSE CLOSES After seven years of hosting live music, brewing coffee and fattening up its regulars one amazing cinnamon roll at a time, The Library Coffeehouse in Meridian shuttered last weekend.
RANDY RUSTLES UP RATTLERS FOR DIN DIN Chef and BW contributor Randy King is at it again with rattlesnakes. Dude loves to kill, skin and cook up some snake. Yes, his wife is a very special and understanding woman. All you want to know about grilling your own rattler at Cobweb.
STUDY TO DETERMINE LIBRARY’S FUTURE In a recent edition of BW, we reported on the growing pains the downtown Boise library is experiencing. This week, a 60-day study gets under way to determine what the best course of action is: a new building, renovation or something else entirely.
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EDITOR’S NOTE
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BILL COPE
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TED RALL
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NEWS Who’s on the chopping block in the Meridian School District?
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CITYDESK
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CITIZEN
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FEATURE Recycling Risk
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BW PICKS
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FIND
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8 DAYS OUT
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SUDOKU
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FIRST THURSDAY Pick your art path
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FIRST THURSDAY LISTINGS Plus a map 20 DOWNTOWN NEWS
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NOISE On the road with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
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MUSIC GUIDE
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SCREEN Meek’s Cutoff
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SCREEN TV SNL Lives
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FOOD Watering the desert
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BEER GUZZLER
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CLASSIFIEDS
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NYT CROSSWORD
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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY
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