September 2007
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A funny thing happened about Larry Craig’s resignation from the U.S. Senate. Story by Jill Kuraitis, New West. Risch Not a Done Deal to Replace Craig; Neither is Resignation. Larry Craig Might Not Actually Resign. Courtney Lowery. New West. If you do a Google or Yahoo News Search, there are many other stories speculating whether…
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Four sockeye swim to Redfish from Pacific. By Greg Moore. Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer. 1,549 of the more numerous chinook salmon having been counted at the Sawtooth Hatchery near Stanley as of Sept. 4. Sept. 6 will be the last day of counting. Returning salmon numbers are down throughout the vast Columbia river system.…
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Fire closes Idaho 55 to Banks. The Castle Rock Fire near Ketchum is 100 percent contained. By Cynthia Sewell. Idaho Statesman. The new Chief Parrish Fire has closed 14 miles of Idaho 55, a major route north to Cascade and McCall, Idaho. The relatively new Grays Creek Fire to the north of Chief Parrish is…
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Here is still another Idaho fire, apparently so new it isn’t on Inciweb yet. It’s the Red Bluff Fire. Lynne Stone of Stanley, Idaho took these photos of its plume yesterday from highway 21, north of Stanley. Photos copyright © Lynne Stone.
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There’s plenty of game out there this season — you just need to find it. By Roger Phillips. Idaho Statesman. I guess this contradicts, “the-wolves-have-killed-all-the-game story” told by unsuccessful hunters. Of course, every year more and more ride ATVs up and down the roads and the trails looking for a shot. I suppose the folks…
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Male Deer Are Born To Live Fast, Die Young. From Science Daily. Based on the academic article Juan Carranza and F. Javier Pérez-Barbería, “Sexual selection and senescence: male size-dimorphic ungulates evolved relatively smaller molars than females”, The American Naturalist (2007) volume 170:370–380. DOI: 10.1086/519852.
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The next battleground. By Dustin Bleizeffer. Casper Star-Tribune energy reporter. Story: the next battleground. This my be a battle of epic proportions. It shows the oil and gas industry wants it all — all of the West’s undeveloped spaces.
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Idaho Fires: Fire Near Tamarack Grows, Crews Get Handle on Fire Near Ketchum. By Courtney Lowery. New West. Tamarack is a relatively new, posh, ski area and real estate development west of Cascade and McCall, Idaho. Note: the huge East Fork and Cascade fire complexes are east of Cascade and McCall. More on Idaho fires…