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Crime Blotter
November 13, 2009
WASHINGTON—Michael Bullard, Richard Armstrong, and James Whitewater were sentenced today in federal court in Boise, Idaho, for hate crime and conspiracy charges in connection with the racially-motivated assault of an African-American man outside of a Wal-Mart store in July 2008, the Justice De...
Congressional Desk
October 22, 2009
Crapo, Risch announce funding for INL, geothermal, ISU projects
Washington, DC – A number of Idaho initiatives received final Congressional approval as the U.S. Senate approved the conference report for Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations requests. The Idaho National Laboratory (INL...
UBMI Publications
September 30, 2009
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September 01, 2009
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August 30, 2009
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UBMI Publications
August 24, 2009
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People often ask; how do we choose a professional designer or cabinet maker to help us with what is probably one of the most important projects in our home, the cabinets and countertops? Whether you want custom cabinets or are in the more budget oriented category with your project...
Congressional Desk
August 06, 2009
Crapo writes Mountain Home AFB, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes language
Washington, DC – A groundbreaking partnership to transfer unneeded housing units from the Mountain Home Air Force Base to members of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes may soon be law, thanks to language added to a defense authorization bill...
Congressional Desk
August 06, 2009
Washington, DC – During a speech on the Senate floor, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo noted that a strong majority of Idahoans contacting his office stand in opposition to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Crapo reaffirmed that he will vote against Sotomayor´s appointment when the Senate acts o...
Congressional Desk
August 05, 2009
Crapo, Risch advance funding proposals for Idaho medical projects and education programs
Washington, DC – Requests for federal funding by Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch to expand medical services and education projects in Idaho have been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee. ...
Congressional Desk
August 05, 2009
Nearly $7 Million Awarded Under Farm Bill Grant Program
Washington, DC – A grant program supported by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo in the 2008 Farm Bill has awarded nearly $7 million to four Idaho projects. The grants were awarded under the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP), which Crapo ...
Congressional Desk
August 05, 2009
Washington, DC – The Idaho congressional delegation joined with Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter to respond to the announcement that the Obama Administration has struck a deal to not request any funding for Yucca Mountain in the Fiscal Year 2011 budget.
Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter said, "T...
Congressional Desk
August 05, 2009
Funding Requests by Crapo, Risch Advanced to Full Senate
Washington, DC – Transportation funding sponsored by Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch for road infrastructure and public transportation projects was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Idaho initiatives are included...
Ihechukwu Njoku
July 21, 2009
I read with interest the recent tirade of Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Okogie against the late Benson Idahosa and his Pentecostal brethren. Okogie did not mince words in his blunt appraisal of the late archbishop, equating his charismatic ´prosperity-preaching´ to plain deception of the gullible and susceptible in the name of Christianity.
Congressional Desk
July 15, 2009
Crapo, Risch promote targeted research funding
Washington, DC – Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch say research efforts involving energy and agriculture in Idaho have fared well this week as the Senate Appropriations Committee made funding recommendations for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 spendi...
Congressional Desk
June 25, 2009
Would compensate victims from Nevada testing in 1950s and 60s
Washington, DC – All four Senators representing Idaho and Montana are sponsoring new legislation that would make residents of the two states eligible for a federal government program that compensates people who lived in affected areas ...
Congressional Desk
May 15, 2009
Crapo says 1,200 e-mails he´s received shows patience wearing thin
Washington, DC – Idahoans, 1,200 strong, have made their point: the nation needs to act now to use balance and bipartisanship in crafting a new energy policy of improved conservation and energy resources, according to Idaho...
Congressional Desk
May 11, 2009
Delegation receives notice from Postmaster General
Washington, DC – Mail delivery will continue for residents of Idaho´s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, announced Idaho´s Congressional Delegation. U.S. Postmaster General John Potter, in separate letters to Senators Mike Crapo and Jim...
Subhendu Zabada
April 17, 2009
If you are planning to go into the car business, which means buying used cars which are cheap cars and selling them for a profit, there is no better place to source a profitable deal on seized cars than in Idaho Auctions. Used car auctions have vehicles which are sold at less than half the market va...
Congressional Desk
April 01, 2009
DOE allocates $468 million that will create new jobs
Washington, DC – Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch helped to secure new federal funding that will create hundreds of new jobs and accelerate cleanup at Department of Energy (DOE) facilities at the Idaho National Laboratory. DOE announ...
Congressional Desk
March 26, 2009
Washington, DC – Idaho´s Congressional Delegation lauded a plan announced by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today to utilize approximately 200 million pounds of nonfat dry milk for nutrition programs and assist the dairy industry to withstand current challenges with decreased dairy ...
Congressional Desk
March 19, 2009
Crapo says public lands bill has many Idaho projects
Washington, DC – The U.S. Senate today again approved a public lands package, H.R. 146, containing Idaho Senator Mike Crapo´s Owyhee Initiative Legislation and several other projects to benefit Idahoans. With Crapo on the Senate floor to manag...
Congressional Desk
March 18, 2009
Senator applauds awareness of need to reduce federal spending
Washington, DC – Idaho students are speaking out on the national debt and student dropout rates in a big way this week—taking their message all the way to the U.S. Capitol and carrying petitions with more than 400 names. Student...
Congressional Desk
March 05, 2009
Energy Secretary asked to uphold plans for waste removal agreement
Washington, DC – Idaho´s Congressional Delegation has written Energy Secretary Steven Chu to express concern over the Obama Administration´s plan to scale back funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear storage facility in Nevada. Yu...
Neil Douglas
February 27, 2009
Idaho may not have a high crime rate compared to other American states but this doesn´t mean you shouldn´t run background checks because felons do live among you.
Neil Douglas
February 13, 2009
Idaho is a great state with wonderful people. As you know, however, not everyone is honest. When you have your doubts, clear those up with some online research.
Neil Douglas
February 02, 2009
You will find that you can find free helpful resources when running an Idaho background check on someone you wish to investigate.
Neil Douglas
January 28, 2009
If you want to know more about someone who has lived in or still lives in Idaho, you may find some free background records to be very helpful.
James Moyog
January 12, 2009
Most of us that are capable of driving and live in Idaho will require cheap car insuranceIdaho Car Insurance in order to avoid getting a ticket. It´s a great idea to check around to get the best possible deal when you´re getting Idaho car insurance quotes. You really need to make cert...
Andrina James
August 11, 2008
Before you start the search for a payday loan Idaho, you need to understand what a payday cash loan is? This is an instant cash advance that you get against proof of income. What makes this loan different from other types of finance options is that the amount you can borrow is not too large – just a...
Greg Wilson
April 22, 2008
The 208 area code is the only one that covers the entire state of Idaho. This is one of the few states left in the US that does not have more than one code.
Mark Clarke
February 28, 2008
Idaho State University (ISU) is a very much public university operated by the State of Idaho. Enrollment for the semester of 2006 was 12,676 students, including 8,848 undergraduates amongst 12,676; ISU enrolls a large number of older, experienced, talented and non-traditional students who live and w...
Linda Weaver Clarke
February 26, 2008
Rugged mountains, lush valleys, and bright red patches of Indian paintbrush that seem to set the land on fire; grizzly bears, outlaws, and the Bear Lake Monster! Idaho´s Bear Lake Valley, located in the tops of the Rocky Mountains, has fascinating history. Here mountain men held many a rendezvous, t...
Saurabh Jain
February 13, 2008
With the introduction of the new bankruptcy laws that are effective from October 2005, the Idaho bankruptcy laws have become a bit more complicated. Furthermore, the rules in the state vary from those in other states in several respects. Therefore, you must keep in mind the following things before y...
Linda Weaver Clarke
January 22, 2008
We enter the "Make Believe World" when we open a book and begin to read. In that little corner is a world that can fill us with wonder, where dreams can come true, where we can go on an adventure, learn about history, or we can fall in love all over again...reminding us of the first time we fell in ...
Newswire Services
March 22, 2007
Day 23 and No Response from RNC Chairman Mel Martinez.
Washington, DC - While Democrats in Congress continue to work toward comprehensive immigration reform, exemplified today by the introduction of the bipartisan Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 (STRIV...
Congressional Desk
January 17, 2007
Defense Threat Reduction Agency responds to request for information on Nevada test.
Washington, DC – Idahoans will have the opportunity to hear firsthand about the Divine Strake experiment proposed for later this year at the Nevada Test Site. The Idaho Congressional Delegation has won a c...
Congressional Desk
January 09, 2007
Idaho Delegation, Governor Otter note success of cooperative conservation agreements.
Washington, DC – The decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to withdraw the listing of slickspot peppergrass as an endangered species in Idaho could greatly increase cooperative conservation effor...
Congressional Desk
November 10, 2006
Crapo to honor veterans, volunteers on Veterans Day, November 11.
Washington, DC – Seventeen Idahoans will be honored this Veterans’ Day with the Spirit of Freedom Award during ceremonies held in Boise, Lewiston, Twin Falls, Coeur d’Alene and Pocatello. Idaho Senator Mike Crapo established ...
Congressional Desk
April 22, 2006
Boise – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo together with Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) have authored a bipartisan letter calling on the Senate appropriators to save the Crime Victims Fund from rescission in the FY2007 Commerce, Justice and Science appropriations bill. “Money deposited into the Crime Vict...
Congressional Desk
April 22, 2006
Washington, DC – A proposal to merge the mail distribution center in Twin Falls with the one in Boise faces opposition from the Idaho Congressional delegation. In a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS), the delegation expressed concern over the economic impact of the proposal, timely ma...
Congressional Desk
March 28, 2006
Announces that Idaho crime victims receive $907,000 grant.
Washington, DC – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo announced today that nearly $1 million will be available to Idahoans under the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) for victim compensation funds. The funding comes from the Justice Department's Fiscal Y...
Congressional Desk
February 28, 2006
Idaho Senate passes joint memorial today; approved last week by House.
Washington, DC – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo expressed his appreciation to members of the Idaho Legislature today following final passage of HJM 16. The joint memorial, passed today in the Idaho Senate and last week by the Idaho...
Congressional Desk
January 25, 2006
Finance Committee briefed on fixing problems with Medicare Part D
Washington, DC – In a Senate Finance Committee briefing this morning, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo noted that the state of Idaho is doing nation-leading work in managing the complexity and inevitable start-up problems associated with th...
Rebecca Boone
October 17, 2005
From the moment Joan Kingsford first saw her husband stagger in his welding shop, she wanted two things: His recovery and to know what made him sick.
She got neither. Alvin Kingsford, 72, died recently of suspected sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the fatal brain-wasting illness. The disease ca...