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- Idaho F&G plan to kill pelicans hits obstacles
(AP)
AP - Federal officials have told the Idaho fish and game officials that their plan to halve the number of pelicans nesting in southern and eastern Idaho by 2013 to boost fisheries is an "eradication program" that needs more work.
- Idaho family fights to help Afghan immigrate
COEUR D?ALENE, Idaho ? The sweltering sun sets on another Thursday in Kabul, Afghanistan, and Doug Welch takes his usual seat at the safehouse computer in the Green Zone military base. The screen fizzles, and his wife?s beaming face appears through
- APNewsBreak: EPA says Monsanto mine violates law
(AP)
AP - Federal regulators say an Idaho mine that Monsanto uses to make Roundup weed killer has violated federal and state water quality laws almost since it opened, sending selenium and other heavy metals into the region's streams.
- Quiznos partners with Balihoo for local marketing solution
BOISE, Idaho â?? Quiznos has partnered with Balihoo to deliver a comprehensive Local Marketing Automation solution to its franchise owners nationwide, the company has announced. Balihoo's solution combines industry-leading technology, sophisticated
- U.S. no longer considered protectors in Afghanistan
Terry Friedlander - Ketchum, Idaho his commentary, Philip Smucker quotes a military major saying, 'The best way to disrupt the Taliban's plans is 'to sneak into a village at night and have a cup of tea with the local elders.' ' In light of current views
- Sotomayor Continues Capitol Hill Meetings With Senators
(RTTNews) - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor continued her visits with Senators Tuesday in a series of private meetings that one Republican said was brief but pleasant. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, said that he met with Sotomayor for about 15 minutes,
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Introduction
Idaho became the United States forty-third state on July 3, 1890. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. The meaning of the name Idaho is unknown. Idaho is the nation's number one producer of potatoes. The deepest river gorge in North America is Hell's Canyon, deeper than even the Grand Canyon. Television was invented in Idaho in 1926. The Gem State ranks 11th in land size totaling 82,751 square miles.
State web site www.state.id.us
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