Idaho Conversation League

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http://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/story/636286.html Reader's Opinion from Saturday's Idaho Statesman : A new day is dawning for salmon and steelhead in the Pacific Northwest. In the span of two weeks last November, the complex chessboard that comprises salmon recovery in Idaho began to look more optimistic for the first time in eight years. The November elections, pending court verdicts and the recent settlement to remove four lethal dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon, paint a brighter future for species that have been teetering on the brink of extinction for decades. However, focusing solely on studies like the one touted in a Reader View published in the Dec. 12 Idaho Statesman is misleading. While the study cited is an important piece of the puzzle, it is only a fragment of a complex issue. Common sense, to use author Terry Flores' words, suggests that residents of the Pacific Northwest might begin looking forward to a more free-flowing, optimistic er...

http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005124381 Recycled stories like in the above link, often remind me of this article from the Misanthrope's Corner - facetious examination of the politically correct recycling movement: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_8_51/ai_54391027/print

Elaborations on vision for Statewide Movie Signage proposal When ITD amended the Wood River Mines sign to include a tribute to Clint Eastwood’s Pale Rider it was not as much as we had hoped, however, they did recognize the historical significance of the movie. From my previous experience with Idaho Transportation Department personnel, I sense they have some technologically savvy leaders aboard who embrace innovativeness, and would likely be open to a proposal that better honors Idaho films. We should start with a prototype interactive movie sign, sticking with Pale Rider . After developing it, we then present it to ITD and the Idaho Historical Commission; perhaps even the governor. Besides the gimmick, I suggested earlier, by utilizing Clint Eastwood’s stern voice; we could design the sign to be vandalism resistant. Although millions of tourists have driven by the mountain goat observation telescopes near the same highway area as our proposed Pale Rider tribute, those instruments ha...

"The Only Tough Part about Having To Film in Idaho Is When You Have To Leave" (Clint Eastwood) Enlightening Eastwood’s Pale Rider With a Statewide Movie Signage Proposal By Jim Banholzer With special lights from Brad Nottingham & Professor Tom Trusky Watching Clint Eastwood movies, particularly his well-crafted Westerns are almost like enrapturing religious experiences for some big screen buffs. Each of his movies project priceless lessons, even when he portrays an antagonist, such as the callous elephant hunter in White Hunter, Black Heart . Astoundingly enough, Clint filmed much of Pale Rider right here in Idaho , with a theme as ageless as the Boulder Mountains . Clint plays a nameless preacher protecting a poor prospecting town from a gang of ruffians sent by a greedy mining corporation, to intrude on their claim. This striking film, the first of Clint’s that he produced, was created in 1984 around Boulder City north of Ketchum and over by the Vienna Mine nea...

Half-thought out wars constitute horn-honking emergencies The Raging Ferndale Grannies are a Michigan group of grandmothers who have been feverishly protesting our wars. While standing out on street corners, they hold up signs that say, “Honk if you are against the war, etc” However, in some areas they came up against horn-honking laws, so the wise elders edited their signs to read: Don’t Honk if You are Against Wars! This new peace-seeking missive resulted with even more people honking their horns. Whereas attuned law enforcers say that horns should be honked for emergency purposes only , I couldn’t agree more; and what bigger emergency is there now, than what we face, with heavy cost of our troops hopelessly quagmired overseas? Therefore, rather than being given citations for disturbing the peace, the devoted Raging Granny Ferndale protestors led by Nancy Goedert should be given commendations for promoting peacefulness , with their diligent efforts to awaken us about how we’ve ...

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