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the Chef’s Hut and the other at Shangri-La Tea Hey, look at the upHouse. We put the topic side. (BW, News, “Unda up for discussion asking Adjourns,” May 6, 2009.) whether readers agreed or Next year, the part-time disagreed with Walsh and legislators, but full-time got back more than 40 dumb asses, will be able to responses: luxuriate for three months in the new statehouse with Disagree. First, deafness its $120-million price tag. is a disability. Second, vegThe cost of marble walls, etarian is a choice. They brass restroom fixtures, actively decide consuming oak paneled offices and meat is wrong so they are leather chairs could have biased, not unable. Wasn’t been used to fix a few Beethoven deaf? roads. Using the old court —Zach Townsend, house and the Borah Facebook building, the job would cost $60 million. But then I agree. How can you they would have had to critique food you don’t eat? occasionally waddle across —Maria Jones, Capitol park for meetings Facebook and social events and tea parties. I’m not sure you can —Mike Reineck, be trusted if you don’t eat Boise meat. —Jeremiah James THE NON-MEAT Sanderson, EATING REVIEWER Facebook BW reader Timothy Walsh sent us an e-mail It’s not like having a with the subject line: Ma- deaf person review music, thias Morache. Walsh had it’s like having someone this to say in his e-mail: that only likes country “Having a vegetarian as music review all genres. a restaurant reviewer is —April Hoff, like having somebody deaf Facebook review music. And she ain’t no Beethoven.” MoI agree that a vegetarrache, who is a vegetarian, ian should not be doing has identified himself as restaurant reviews. such in the two reviews —nsearle, he’s done for us—one at Twitter
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Disagree. It’s easy to make meat taste good. Harder to make good vegetarian food. And a decent vegetarian option is essential. —jessicadadams, Twitter The Statesman has a deaf music reviewer. —bonefishsam, Twitter
SENATE HIGH ROLLER OWNS A DUMP Last week, citydesk reported that Jeff Day was so fed up with the dilapidated home on the corner of Fifth and Myrtle streets that he posted a sign in the property’s yard reading “Jim Risch owns this shack, owns this property.” Here’s what readers said about the burnt and boarded up eyesore. CNN reported that Risch has one of the highest net worths in the Senate at $92 million. You’d think he could use his influence to fight an insurance company. How will he fight for us if he can’t for his mother-in-law? —Mark Dale, Facebook I have driven by this daily for two years and
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