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FLAVORFUL FOOTWEAR Students from Meridian’s Mountain View High School are competing in a national sneaker design competition. The students created a pair of Vans that looks like something for your dinner plate, not your feet. Hint: Idaho is famous for what’s on one of the shoes. Voting happens through Thursday, May 3. Deets at Cobweb.
SHORT STORY, BIG SCREEN Author Alan Heathcock’s newest release, Volt, has been the talk of the literary town since its release. Now one of the writer’s short stories is being adapted into a short film. Details at Cobweb.
POLITICAL ROUNDTABLE From the president slow jamming on late night television to the FCC’s new guidelines requiring broadcasters to post political campaign ad rates online, our Election Page is a rabbit hole waiting for you.
WOMEN FIGHT BACK On April 28, a group gathered on the Idaho Capitol steps to protest the “war against women” they say is being perpetrated by the Republicans like Sen. Chuck Winder, whose transvaginal ultrasound bill became one woman’s apron at the rally. Full story at Citydesk.
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BILL COPE
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TED RALL
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NEWS Examining Boise’s great recession
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CITIZEN
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FEATURE Graduating into the Unknown
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BW PICKS
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FIND
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8 DAYS OUT
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FIRST THURSDAY Prohibition on display
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FIRST THURSDAY GUIDE Map and full listings 20 SUDOKU
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NOISE The changing role of record labels
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MUSIC GUIDE
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SCREEN The Deep Blue Sea
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REC Rally Cross takes off
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FOOD Testing the pho at Pho Bac
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WINE SIPPER
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CLASSIFIEDS
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NYT CROSSWORD
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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY
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