Cronin, McGowan represent Leadership Boise class

Several members of my Leadership Boise class have done exactly what the program encouraged us to do: become actively involved in the Boise community.

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Mountain Home gets replacement funding for air base

Friday morning roundup: Mountain Home Air Force Base will be replacing the Logistics Readiness Center facility at a cost of  about $20 million.

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The problem with education reform: No. 5 and final of a series

Throughout history it has always been the sons and daughters of the aristocracy who were formally educated.

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The next big thing with gasoline costs

Thursday morning roundup: Is Idaho Falls the first of many cities in Idaho to recognize the impact of rising fuel prices?

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D&D Tire bought by Purcell

Wednesday morning roundup: Fernley, Nev.-based D&D Tire Inc., with centers in Caldwell and Twin Falls, has been bought out.

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The problem with education reform: No. 4 of a series

Most children learn to read and begin their journey of life’s fulfillment in our public elementary schools.

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Opening of Singapore plant faces delay

Tuesday morning roundup: Micron’s expansion and Intel partnership venture may both be delayed because of market forces.

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Not everyone's happy about ethanol

Monday morning roundup: Not everyone is happy with the availability of ethanol. Idaho Aviation Aviation Association Director Ken Jackson speaks out about how it’s hard to find “non” mixed gasoline at the airports around the state.

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The problem with education reform: No. 3 of a series

Public school teachers over the years have painted themselves into the worst of two worlds – they are union, and yet they are not really.

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I.F. airport runway bids brought in

Friday morning roundup: About $2.5 million separate the high bid from the low bid in making repairs at the Idaho Falls main runway.

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The problem with education reform: No. 2 of a series

It is a challenge to gain efficiency and economy of scale in Idaho’s more than 100 public school districts.

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Oracle would have breathed easier in Boise

Paul Hiller and the Boise Valley Economic Partnership should call Oracle back and report how bad the air is in Logan and Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Taking it on the shoulder, er... the knee, er ....

• Thursday morning roundup: A group of Boise orthopaedic surgeons is going public with a dispute over how much Blue Cross of Idaho pays them for their work.  The physicians who make up Orthopaedic Associates, say the insurer pays them as in-network providers. They claim it's wrong.

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It's all about the numbers, not the product

Gross Domestic Product probably is the best measure of U.S. economic health that we have.

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21 million bushels of corn = 60 million gallons of ethanol

Wednesday morning roundup: A lot of people have a lot to say as Pacific Ethanol, a California-based company, opened the valves at its plant in the Magic Valley.

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The problem with education reform: No. 1 of a series

Okay, there’s more than one problem, but the Boise Metro Chamber hit on a major one during its recent meeting in Sun Valley.

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Is Tamarack Resort on even thinner ice than it appears?

Remember when Tamarack CEO Jean-Pierre Boespflug told the Idaho Statesman on April 16 that the resort decided to close its Boise office “to further reduce expenses and to avoid cutbacks at the resort in Donnelly?”

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Education reform required before state can progress

Two speakers at the Boise Metro Chamber’s Leadership Conference suggested that we blow up and start over with our education system.

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Will Tim White leave the University of Idaho?

Monday morning roundup: University of Idaho President Tim White is apparently considering a leadership position at another school.

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Fixing the airline industry

There was a time when flying was fun. It was a different time and a different world. A time when people dressed to fly.

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Idaho's Craig blocks two-week farm bill extension

Friday morning roundup: Idaho Republican Senator Larry Craig insisted he couldn’t accept anything more than another one-week farm bill extension.

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Closure after closure dots the headlines

Thursday morning roundup: Closures, closures and closures. Tightening economy has developers, telecommunications and newspapers closing operations across the state.

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That wilderness area called Idaho

Wednesday morning roundup: Wilderness proposals flourish in the West, and Idaho's scenic and rugged landscapes are taking an assault.

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Craig, China could learn from Red Feather

Yesterday Senator Larry Craig faced his home-state citizens on the radio giving time for open and candid questioning. His answers were far better than when his Minneapolis airport scandal first broke. He is fortunate he is in his present employment and not running a retail shop, a restaurant or the Olympics.

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Trains, toys and nuclear power dot the headlines

Tuesday morning roundup: Trains, toys and nuclear power cited around the nation this morning. Seems everyone wants a part of Idaho.

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