BW STAFF Publisher: Sally Freeman Sally@boiseweekly.com Office Manager: Shea Sutton Shea@boiseweekly.com Editorial Features Editor: Deanna Darr Deanna@boiseweekly.com Arts & Entertainment Editor: Tara Morgan Tara@boiseweekly.com News Editor: George Prentice George@boiseweekly.com New Media Czar: Josh Gross Josh@boiseweekly.com Sultan of Events: Harrison Berry Harrison@boiseweekly.com Reporter: Andrew Crisp Andrew@boiseweekly.com Listings: calendar@boiseweekly.com Copy Editors: Amy Atkins, Jay Vail Contributing Writers: Bill Cope, Rachael Daigle, David Kirkpatrick, Taylor Craig Newbold, Chris Parker, Ted Rall, Carissa Wolf Advertising Advertising Director: Lisa Ware Lisa@boiseweekly.com Account Executives: Karen Corn, Karen@boiseweekly.com Brad Hoyt, Brad@boiseweekly.com Zach Ritchie, Zach@boiseweekly.com Jessi Strong, Jessi@boiseweekly.com Nick Thompson, Nick@boiseweekly.com Jill Weigel, Jill@boiseweekly.com Classified Sales Classifieds@boiseweekly.com Creative Art Director: Leila Ramella-Rader Leila@boiseweekly.com Graphic Designers: Jen Grable, Jen@boiseweekly.com Contributing Artists: Derf, Elijah Jensen, Jeremy Lanningham, James Lloyd, Laurie Pearman, E.J. Pettinger, Ted Rall, Adam Rosenlund, Tom Tomorrow, Garry Trudeau Circulation Shea Sutton Shea@boiseweekly.com Apply to Shea Sutton to be a BW driver. Man About Town: Stan Jackson Stan@boiseweekly.com Distribution: Tim Anders, Jason Brue, Andrew Cambell, Tim Green, Shane Greer, Stan Jackson, Lars Lamb, Barbara Kemp, Michael Kilburn, Amanda Noe, Warren O’Dell, Steve Pallsen, Jill Weigel Boise Weekly prints 32,000 copies every Wednesday and is available free of charge at more than 1000 locations, limited to one copy per reader. Additional copies of the current issue of Boise Weekly may be purchased for $1, payable in advance. No person may, without permission of the publisher, take more than one copy of each issue. Subscriptions: 4 months-$40, 6 months-$50, 12 months-$95, Life-$1,000. ISSN 1944-6314 (print) ISSN 1944-6322 (online) Boise Weekly is owned and operated by Bar Bar Inc., an Idaho corporation. To contact us: Boise Weekly’s office is located at 523 Broad St., Boise, ID 83702 Phone: 208-344-2055 Fax: 208-342-4733 E-mail: info@boiseweekly.com www.boiseweekly.com Address editorial, business and production correspondence to: Boise Weekly, P.O. Box 1657, Boise, ID 83701 The entire contents and design of Boise Weekly are ©2013 by Bar Bar, Inc. Editorial Deadline: Thursday at noon before publication date. Sales Deadline: Thursday at 3 p.m. before publication date. Deadlines may shift at the discretion of the publisher. Boise Weekly was founded in 1992 by Andy and Debi Hedden-Nicely. Larry Ragan had a lot to do with it too. Boise weekly is an independently owned and operated newspaper.
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NOTE STILL WORKING Here at Boise Weekly, we haven’t been spending our time debating whether our Beijing-esque air quality or the birdsfalling-from-the-sky cold is worse. Nope, despite the conditions outside, we’ve been working diligently to keep you abreast of what’s fresh and hot. From hard news about the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality’s allegedly soft-handed treatment of Idaho’s dairymen, to previews of wintry events at the McCall Winter Carnival, to music, movies and more, BW has the breadth and depth of coverage you expect and deserve. This week’s Citizen on Page 9, Mike Ferguson of the Idaho Center on Fiscal Policy and Idaho’s former chief economist, makes a plea for better financial stewardship of public education. In News on Page 7, BW freelancer Carissa Wolf found environmental watchdogs who are wary of a memorandum of agreement between the DEQ and the Idaho Dairy Association outlining a regime of information and research sharing between the two organizations that some critics believe may undermine regulatory efforts. Our feature story on Page 11 is sure to give you something to think about. Idaho’s HIV/AIDS disclosure law—which imposes hefty prison sentences on carriers of the disease who fail to disclose their status to sex partners—was cobbled together in the 1980s, when anxiety over the virus bordered on panic. Today, some experts contend that Idaho’s disclosure law no longer reflects the best scientific research on the disease and potentially discourages people from determining their HIV status. BW is also looking ahead and could use a little help from the Treasure Valley’s eateries and watering holes. On the docket for April is our Restaurant and Bar Guide but for that to go off without a hitch, we need the most accurate location and contact info available. If your favorite restaurant has changed locations or your bar has a new website, please forward the new information to calendar@boiseweekly.com. —Harrison Berry Note is being written on a rotating basis by the Editorial staff of Boise Weekly.
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ARTIST: Alexa Rose Howell (1947-2013) TITLE: Maurice MEDIUM: Watercolor and ink ARTIST STATEMENT: Believed art is everywhere and left the world a more beautiful place.
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Boise Weekly pays $150 for published covers. One stipulation of publication is that the piece must be donated to BW’s annual charity art auction in November. Proceeds from the auction are reinvested in the local arts community through a series of private grants for which all artists are eligible to apply. To submit your artwork for BW’s cover, bring it to BWHQ at 523 Broad St. All mediums are accepted. Thirty days from your submission date, your work will be ready for pick up if it’s not chosen to be featured on the cover. Work not picked up within six weeks of submission will be discarded.
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