WWW.BOISEWEEKLY.COM What you missed this week in the digital world. PATR IC K S W EENEY
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BILL COPE
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TED RALL
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NEWS Syphilis is on the rise in the Treasure Valley, but who’s willing to talk about it? 8 CITIZEN
AW, SNAP! It was slideshow mania this week at boiseweekly. com. Check out the haps you missed with photos from the Fourth of July parade in Boise and the celebration at Ann Morrison Park, as well as First Thursday and BW’s seventh annual Bars and Stripes alley cat race in the sweltering heat.
TEACHERS FOR ... SIMPSON? In an interesting political twist the Idaho Education Association’s PAC endorsed Rep. Mike Simpson, whose own PAC wrote a check to the IEA’s nemesis (aka Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna) back in 2010, over challenger Nicole LeFavour. Get that story and more at BW’s Election Page.
GAZILLIONAIRES FROM SPACE The gazillionaires of media convene in Sun Valley at the annual Allen & Co. conference and one Boise resident claims to have seen a UFO on the Fourth of July. All that news and more at Citydesk.
AWNING AWARENESS Ever taken the time to look up at what’s keeping the sun and/or rain off your head. BW’s new series of blogs, Design Monday, pays tribute to the underappreciated awning.
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FEATURE Sound Garden
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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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NOISE Family and friends rally after tragedy to make Sun Valley’s MASSV music festival a reality
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MUSIC GUIDE
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SCREEN The Amazing Spider-Man 30 REC U.S. National Freestyle Kayak Championships take over Cascade
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CLASSIFIEDS
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NYT CROSSWORD
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FREEWILL ASTROLOGY
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