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“ Every one of those movies have caressing of the breasts.”

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The China-based Confucius Institute opens a program in Boise

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The annual list of stories the mainstream media didn’t tell you about

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EDITOR’S NOTE AGAINST THE THOUGHT POLICE Assaulting public morality has been risky business since ancient times. Philosopher Socrates ended up with an earful of hemlock for his troubles, and the argument could be made that no less than Jesus of Nazareth was crucified in part for subverting the moral authority of Roman rule. That the Romans took seriously their duty to police the thoughts of their subjects is clear: the word “censor” comes from the Latin censere, which translates to something akin to “offering an opinion” or “assessing.” What’s more, the Roman state employed officers called censors whose job it was to oversee a slew of government functions—such as the census and the budget—as well as keep an eye on public morality.

History is filled with examples of state-sponsored thought police. The Inquisition, the Gestapo and Josef Stalin’s NKVD are the flashiest examples, but censorship is still every bit as prevalent—and dangerous—today as it was in Socrates’ time.

Though we might lack the overt suppressive measures of bygone days, look no further than the cases of Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning for evidence that officialdom is still allergic to sunshine.

In this week’s edition of Boise Weekly, we look at censorship from two angles: first, on Page 8, with Project Censored, the annual rundown of stories the mainstream media either underreported or didn’t report at all. Among the Top 10 stories profiled in the 2015 Project Censored, I’m happy to say BW has touched on several, including income inequality, civilian drone strike deaths, police shootings and the mechanics of poverty. Of the Top 15 runners up, we have written about mass bee deaths, GMO crops and the Senate CIA Torture Report.

On Page 7, BW News Editor George Prentice revisits a story we have covered before: the Idaho statute prohibiting alcohol from being served during screenings of films that include any of a range of sexual activities. As a case of censorship, that law may be headed for the dustbin of history with a lawsuit brought about by Meridian Cinemas over a past screening of Fifty Shades of Grey.

—Zach Hagadone

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OPINION

What you missed this week in the digital world.

RECORDS REQUEST A HOST OF HOMELES SNES S ADVOCACY GROUP S, INCLUDING THE BOISE/ ADA COUNT Y HOMELES S COALITION, INTERMOUNTAIN FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL AND ACLU-IDAHO, HAVE PE TITIONED THE CIT Y OF BOISE FOR RECORDS REL ATING TO THE DECEMBER SWEEP OF THE TENT CIT Y AT COOPER COURT. TROUBLE IS, THE CIT Y WANTS TO CHARGE THEM $1,700 FOR THE DOCUMENTS. GE T MORE DE TAILS ON NE WS/CIT YDESK.

‘NEW NORMAL’ Something is rotten in the State of Gem, at least according to a Washington, D.C.based nonprofit that gave Idaho poor marks on everything from from jobs to housing and education. More on News/Citydesk.

JAILER JAILED A former Ada County jailer is out of a job after he was arrested and charged Jan. 23 with domestic battery, false imprisonment and attempted strangulation. Get the details on News/Citydesk.

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MYSTERIOUS Police in the North Idaho community of Cataldo are investigating a body found wrapped in plastic along the shores of the Coeur d’Alene River. Get more and find updates on News/Citydesk.

UNDER THE SHROUD Pictures worth a thousand debates BILL COPE It is an unnerving experience for me to support or recommend something I’m not at least threequarters convinced is a good idea, and what I’m about to propose is 50-50, at best. So let’s say that, rather than outright recommending it, I’m suggesting it as something we might consider for the health of our nation.

Yet we must understand and agree that even if nearly everyone in the country decided it’s a good idea, it is not up to them, no matter how influential, rich, smart or highly-placed they may be. For this proposition to ever become a reality, it would be for only one group to decide.

It would be for the families of those destroyed by gun violence to make the decision because the decision belongs to them alone. To make that decision, they would have to subject themselves to a level of pain that few of us can even imagine. They would have to OK the release of the photographs of their dead, not as they looked before their deaths, but immediately after. They would have to let America see what becomes of flesh and bone when skulls and torsos—their loved ones’ skulls and torsos—have been savaged by a multitude of high-velocity bullets.

I can take neither credit nor blame for this idea. Weeks ago, while researching the monsters who continue to insist the slaughter at Sandy Hook Elementary was staged by the government, I came across it from several legitimate sources. The piece I was doing (for my Mr. Cope’s Cave blog on boiseweekly.com) concerned the persistent harassment one Newtown father in particular has endured.

Lenny Pozner was so outraged over this conspiracy-minded trash’s claim that his murdered son, Noah, was a fabrication, he fought back.

He produced certificates of birth and death. He posted what few report cards his first-grader had accumulated. He put online photo after photo of Noah—Noah alone, Noah with his twin sister, Noah with his whole family—but it hasn’t been enough to satisfy the jackals. At least one of them actually demands Noah’s body be exhumed for his own examination.

Such an abomination is not what I’m suggesting here. But other people are asking a valid question: How honest is the debate over guns if Americans don’t bear witness to what actually happened to those fragile little bodies in Noah Pozner’s classroom?

That was six weeks ago, on the third anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting. I briefly considered writing this column then, but chickened out, deciding I didn’t have the stomach to argue that parents of the victims should put themselves through such an ordeal... again.

Then, less than a week into this new year, the president took on the gun cartel, issuing executive actions to extend background checks. While invoking the memory of Sandy Hook, he wept.

Whether it was from sorrow, rage or a combination of the two, we can only guess. He did say, as a tear rolled down his cheek, “Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad.” But I know from personal experience that it doesn’t require anger to cry over Sandy Hook, even three years later. Anyone with a humane soul has cried, and will continue to cry, over Sandy Hook.

Predictably, the soulless took it as another opportunity to screech their scorn for Obama, accusing him of everything from unmanly behavior to having an onion up his sleeve in order to feign an emotion they can’t—in their shriveled hearts— bring themselves to admit he sincerely has.

Out of my own rage that there can be such morally vacuous brutes—many of them to be found on air daily at Fox News—I have began to wonder if perhaps Mr. Obama had seen something the rest of us hadn’t. If anyone has access to inside information from such a national tragedy, surely it would be him. And might that inside information be the photographic record of what the first responders found when they entered the Newtown school?

The first responders to Sandy Hook are, and will continue to be, plagued by PTSD from what they saw. A 12-year veteran Newton cop, one of the first into the school, has said, “Nothing could prepare you for that. The worst possible scenes you could think of ... because all there was, was horror.”

I believe we must ask if there’s a useful purpose to which PTSD might be directed.

Might that horror be channeled into a national awareness that we cannot tolerate this any longer?

Might images so horrific and crushing they would never leave an honorable man’s mind— images so devastating that a decent man would be moved to do everything within his presidential power to prevent such a thing from happening again—give the decent and honorable people of America the courage and resolution to unite against the barbarism?... the sort of savagery that would go so far as to deny the very reality of the horror their weapons have inflicted on America?

Noah Pozner’s mother insisted Noah’s funeral be open-casket. In spite of, more likely because of, Noah’s having been shot 11 times, she wanted people to see what had been done to her son. The only concession she allowed to delicacy was that a cloth veil be laid over the bottom part of his face, to cover the horror that his lower jaw was gone.

I’m asking you... should we lift that veil?

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MAIL ROUNDABOUTS? HOW ABOUT ‘NOPE’?

Dear Editor, Take it from someone who had design knowledge and a historical knowledge of roundabouts. They absolutely do NOT work. I saw them built in Virginia in 1955. By 1960 they are all cut through and signal lights to allow for normal right angle intersections to work properly. The idea has disaster written all over it.

Except for very large roundabouts, accident rates go up dramatically due to merging at very short distances and curved roadways, which hampered the use of rear view mirrors.

—Jerry Branson

A WASTE OF WASTE Dear Editor, In Florida in 2015, the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority opened the first waste-to-energy facility built in this country in 20 years. This distinction, and its accompanying economic development, could have belonged to Ada County.

In 2010, Ada County Commissioners Fred Tilman, Rick Yzaguirre and I were seeking ways to save money for taxpayers and landfill ratepayers. When representatives of Dynamis Energy, a local startup company in Eagle, approached my colleagues and me with a proposal to build a wasteto-energy facility at the county’s landfill, we saw an opportunity for savings to be realized.

Shortly after putting out a Request for Expressions of Interest, all three members of our board

signed the first of a series of contracts with Dynamis to create site-specific plans for the project and obtain the necessary environmental permits. We operated on a short timeframe due to the limited availability of federal stimulus dollars that made this project economically feasible.

The Dynamis project provided a win-win-win situation for the people of Ada County. It would have: 1) saved $10 million for trash customers in just its first five years in operation; 2) created temporary jobs for construction workers and permanent jobs for plant operators; and 3) provided enough power to supply thousands of households daily or the equivalent in new commercial customers.

My 2012 Republican primary opponent and his supporters worked hard to induce mass hysteria among residents living near the 40-year-old landfill by providing inaccurate information about the Dynamis project, its environmental impact and the relevant laws.

In fact, the proposed Dynamis project was able to pass all of the EPA and DEQ requirements, much like the similar—but significantly larger and less sophisticated—waste-to-energy plant that opened in Palm Beach County, Fla., in June 2015.

The Florida waste-toenergy plant, built and operated by the Babcock & Wilcox Company, cost $672 million to build and processes 3,000 tons of municipal waste per day, or about 7.5 times as much as Ada County’s Dynamis plant would have processed.

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The Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority, which owns the facility, boasts that it was the first waste-to-energy plant built in the country in 20 years. Ada County’s Dynamis plant would have had that distinction, had it not been for my opponent’s Chicken Little “sky is falling” campaign approach.

According to the Energy Recovery Council’s 2014 report: “In summary, available studies show that modern WTE [waste-to-energy] facilities, designed and operated in accordance with North American or EU regulations, do not adversely impact human health or the environment.”

Dynamis Energy, the Eagle startup company that worked with Ada County to try to save money for ratepayers, is now providing its portable, environmentally friendly, combustion chambers to the federal government.

Contracting for the Dynamis project was the right thing to do. It did not become the wrong thing to do merely because, two years after the original contract was signed, the landfill neighbors and local media were used as pawns to disparage the project, by a politician, for his political gain.

In 2013, after I left office, Ada County Commissioners Dave Case and Jim Tibbs canceled the contract and walked away from the nearly $2 million our 2010 Board had invested in the Dynamis waste-to-energy project.

Unfortunately, Commissioner Case’s defamatory campaign tactics cost Ada County ratepayers $2 million in forfeited investment and countless millions more in the unrealized economic benefits and ratepayer savings of the Dynamis wasteto-energy project.

—Sharon Ullman

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NEWS

Planned Parenthood lobbyist Hannah Brass Greer: “We remain vigilant and ready to fight.”

PLANNED PARENTHOOD READY FOR ITS NEXT BATTLE AT IDAHO STATEHOUSE In spite of a Texas grand jury indicting two anti-abortion activists behind an undercover video campaign to smear Planned Parenthood, Idaho Statehouse watchers say a bill could surface that follows that same agenda.

National media outlets reported surprise when the Houston-area grand jury, investigating accusations of misconduct against Planned Parenthood, instead indicted the two abortion opponents, charging them with tampering with government documents—a felony.

Hannah Brass Greer, Idaho legislative director and public affairs manager for Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest, said her organization was, “pleased though not surprised,” when the grand jury handed up the indictments against the man and woman behind a scheme that involved recording covert videos of Planned Parenthood employees purportedly discussing the sale of fetal tissue. Planned Parenthood insisted the filmmakers, in their attempt to defame the health care provider, committed mail fraud, trespassed and conducted illegal secret recordings.

“These people broke the law to spread malicious lies about Planned Parenthood,” Greer told Boise Weekly. “And Idaho women know that politicians in our state who continue to cite those criminal acts by those individuals in an effort to restrict access to reproductive health care, do so to promote that same extreme agenda here at home.”

Greer is in her 10th year at the Idaho Statehouse, lobbying on behalf of reproductive rights.

She had little time to celebrate the Texas news, which broke late in the day Jan. 25. Instead, she’s busy preparing to defend her organization and its mission at the Statehouse.

“I expect at least one bill [in this year’s legislative session] limiting abortion access and another bill prohibiting the donation of fetal tissue—the latter a direct response to the discredited videos for which these individuals have been indicted,” Greer said. “We remain vigilant and ready to fight any proposal that seeks to limit access to reproductive health care, including attacks on access to abortion or against Planned Parenthood as a provider of high quality reproductive health care to thousands in Idaho.”

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GEORGE PRENTICE

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UNDA’ THE ROTUNDA

From China, with money GEORGE PRENTICE The University of Idaho, like every other public education institution, stands hat-in-hand before the Idaho Legislature each year in hopes of securing adequate funding. In 2015, the U of I had to discontinue 19 separate degree options, including bachelor degrees in American Studies, Art Education and Medical Technology. But when university officials opted to launch a Chinese studies program in 2013—a program that has since grown dramatically in Moscow and has now extended to Boise—the U of I entered into a unique partnership with the Confucius Institute, an education outpost of the People’s Republic of China, to help fund the Idaho program.

When asked if the institute was the university’s best option to fast-track the expansion of its international language studies program, U of I Confucius Institute Co-Director Dr. Matthew Wappett quickly answered, “Absolutely.”

“When you have a partner who brings a significant amount of economic clout to the table, that helps,” he said.

The U of I Confucius Institute is the result of a three-way partnership among Idaho’s oldest public university, the Beijing-based Confucius Institute and the South China University of Technology, the U of I’s new sister-college for the purpose of exchange.

Under the terms of the partnership, the Guangdong Province-based university provides instructors to facilitate many of the courses at the U of I Confucius Institute. Two Chinese professors were recently assigned to Boise, where they’ll teach introductory Chinese and Taiji, aka Tai Chi, the centuries-old Chinese martial art.

The Boise classes are only a sample of how much the U of I Confucius Institute offers in Moscow, which includes elementary, intermediate and advanced Chinese language; Chinese culture; and Chinese cinema. The institute also sponsors monthly gatherings of a Chinese food club, Chinese movie night and several symposiums and lectures under the umbrella “China on the Palouse,” to explore the history of Chinese in Idaho dating back to the 1860s. Between 50 and 75 students already participate in the Moscowbased Confucius Institute.

“We’re particularly excited because later this

U of I Confucius Institute Co-Directors Drs. Matthew Wappett and Hexian Xue are opening Idaho to China.

year we expect to go before the Board of Education and propose a major in Chinese,” said Wappett. “We’ll grow as much as there is capacity.”

The U of I Confucius Institute’s budget for last year was approximately $320,000, with half of the funds coming from the Chinese government.

China will fund half the proposed 2016 budget of around $380,000, which has led some to question what influence the Beijing-based headquarters and the Chinese government have on curriculum and what is—and isn’t—taught.

“The Confucius Institute is similar to France’s Alliance Francaise or Germany’s Goethe-Institut,” said Wappett. “The syllabi for our courses are all developed at our university, follow university guidelines and are all approved by me.”

When asked if history or current events textbooks at the Confucius Institute might include the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader reviled by Chinese leaders, Wappett laughed.

“We actually do have textbooks on Tibetan culture. The Dalai Lama? I don’t know if you would find him in those textbooks,” said Wappett. “We’re not tied to those books. It’s a sensitive conversation. But a good example is me. My background in Chinese comes from Taiwan. That’s where I first learned Chinese. China has very strained relations with Taiwan. I have written blog posts about that and we talk about Taiwan all the time.”

Wappett’s co-director, Dr. Hexian Xue, said she underwent a thorough vetting process before joining the U of I in 2014 (her contract continues through 2019). “The textbooks are used internationally, and it’s important to point out we are members of the U.S. Chinese Language Teachers Association,” she said.

The Confucius Institute has been a source of controversy at other universities. The University of Pennsylvania said “no” to an institute. More than 170 faculty members petitioned the president of the University of Chicago to reject the institute, calling it an “academically and politically ambiguous initiative.” The university, after initially hosting a Confucius Institute, severed its ties in 2014.

Perhaps the most stinging criticism came from the American Association of University Professors, which in June 2014 stated, “Confucius Institutes function as an arm of the Chinese state and are allowed to ignore academic freedom.”

Wappett said even he is questioned occasionally by colleagues about the university’s relationship with China regarding the Confucius Institute.

“A lot of it is misinformation and the notion that we shouldn’t be dealing with China. Honestly, in my opinion, that’s the wrong approach to take. Yes, I’ve heard from faculty who have had concerns about whether the university is being influenced by China,” he said. “But my answer is: absolutely not. All of our programs and activities are developed here. I develop a budget and submit it to the [China headquarters of ] the Confucius Institute, and all they want is to see that the university provides half of the funding.”

More important, Wappett and Xue said, they’re busy building the Boise presence of the Confucius Institute by offering classes to both enrolled U of I students and the general public.

“Yes, these Boise classes are open to nonenlisted students as well,” said Xue. “Plus, we’ll be bringing in artists, speakers and special classes.”

Wappett said projections from Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s office rank China second or third among Idaho’s international trading partners.

“Most Idahoans aren’t aware of how close Idaho’s connection is to China already,” he said.

“With China opening up and its massive economic power, finding opportunities to promote understanding is a benefit to all of us.”

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CENSORSHIP AND SENSIBILITY Idaho must answer for its speech-chilling statute GEORGE PRENTICE The lawsuit filed Jan. 20 by Meridian Cinemas against Idaho State Police is about much more than Fifty Shades of Grey. It asks the U.S. District Court to weigh in on a particular form Idaho law is pretty black-and-white when it comes to Fifty Shades of Grey: No sex in the champagne room. of sex censorship, with ISP’s Alcohol Beverage Control being the fist that turns the screw.

Specifically, the suit targets Idaho Code 2326, 2015, sitting in the theater’s VIP section for The Hollywood Reporter and London-based The 614, which shackles beer and wine licenses at adults only. There they ordered a Blue Moon beer Guardian. Ultimately, The Flicks screened the select Idaho cinemas to Idaho’s obscenity laws. and a Bacardi rum with Diet Coke—according to film, which was that year’s Palme d’Or grandWhat’s obscene? According to Idaho Code, it court records, they consumed the drinks. prize winner at the Cannes Film Festival. might include “acts or simulated acts of sexual To the theater’s credit, an employee told the Both Shame and Blue is the Warmest Color intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, detectives they had erred and asked them to oral copulation and flagellation,” and “any person featured some intense scenes of lovemaking and leave the theater. Employees later confirmed a earned NC-17 ratings, but officers at Idaho’s being touched, caressed or fondled on the breast, no-alcohol policy was strictly enforced at future Alcohol Beverage Control Bureau have said rebuttocks, anus or genitals.” screenings of Fifty Shades of Grey. peatedly that a number of R-rated movies would What does any of that have to do with a glass “Previous to that incident, Meridian Cinemas also be in violation of the statute. of beer or wine while watching the film? Pardon had received phone calls from Idaho State Police The complaint against ISP reads, “The folthe pun, but there’s the rub. about another film, The Wolf of Wall Street [2014 lowing movies, nominated for the “Apparently you can drink IDAHO STATUTE Academy Award for Best Picture in Best Picture Oscar nominee],” said Chou. “They all you want if a film is violent,” 2013 through 2015, portray acts or pulled that film from the VIP section as well.” said Shaakirrah Sanders, as23-614. PROHIBITED ACTS: Since then, Meridian Cinemas has had to consimulated acts of sexual intercourse sociate professor law at the (e) The showing of films, still duct a “self-review” of all films, in fear of running or persons being touched, caressed University of Idaho. “To the expictures, electronic reproducafoul of the Idaho statute again. or fondled on the breast or buttent that this code only targets tions, or other visual reproductions depicting: (i) Acts “The problem is that with most content-based tocks: American Sniper, The Grand a certain R-rated type of film, or simulated acts of sexual restrictions, one opinion may differ from anothBudapest Hotel, 12 Years a Slave, those depicting nudity or sexual intercourse, masturbation, Dallas Buyers Club, The Wolf of Wall er,” Chou added. “Quite frankly the management content, I don’t know why this sodomy, bestiality, oral copuat Meridian Cinemas is crossing their fingers.”

Street, American Hustle, Les Misstatute is so narrow without a lation, flagellation or any sexual acts which are prohibited Sanders, who instructs lawyers- and judges-inerables, Silver Linings Playbook.” really good reason. It’s unclear by law. (ii) Any person being the-making at the U of I law school, said there are “Each of those films could powhat the purpose is. Is there touched, caressed or fondled “real concerns” about the Idaho statute “not just tentially run sideways of the Idaho some fear that someone would on the breast, buttocks, anus statute,” said Jeremy Chou, partner in what it doesn’t allow, but how it’s written.” watch these films, drink liquor or genitals. (iii) Scenes wherein a person displays the vulva “It has a very female focus to it with its referat Givens Pursley LLP. “Caressing of and go rape someone? You’ve or the anus or the genitals. (iv) the breasts? Touching the buttocks? ence to breasts. It could be read in a way that got to have a real connection to Scenes wherein artificial deEach of those movies have caressing they somehow only struggle with the depiction of show that’s a likelihood.” vices or inanimate objects are female body parts but not men’s,” she said. of the breasts. PG-13 movies have Some independent, locally employed to portray any of the prohibited activities described The legal challenge to the Idaho statute may that. It’s an overly-broad statutory owned theaters have operated in this section. have some significant precedent to support it: the provision.” in fear of ISP, turning away 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Fifty Shades of Grey has a bit superb, albeit adult, films. In more than caressing of the breasts. Even someone Idaho, has already shot down a similar statute in 2011, Michael Fassbender—this year’s Oscar not intimately familiar with its content would nominee for Steve Jobs—was getting some of the California, ruling it violated the First Amendment acknowledge the pop culture phenomenon that best notices of the year in Shame, but the NC-17 of the United States Constitution. followed the 2011 bestseller and the much-hyped film couldn’t find an art house home. In 2013, it “And that’s the strongest argument of all,” said 2015 movie adaptation, which attracted some of was critically acclaimed NC-17-rated Blue is the Sanders. “It seems to me that the Idaho statute has the worst reviews of the year.

Warmest Color that couldn’t find a home. When the effect of chilling expression protected by the Nonetheless, that was the film ABC Detectives U.S. Constitution. There’s a huge reason why we Boise Weekly reported Blue wouldn’t be shown at The Flicks or Magic Lantern, international media Tyler Jussel and Gabriel Coleman attended at a 7 have the First Amendment. It is supposed to prop.m. screening at the Village at Meridian on Feb. took notice—the story was picked up by Variety, tect you from chilling speech or censorship.”

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As many as 70 percent of the City Hall’s websites have gone nine months without an update.

BOISE’S SOCIAL NETWORK When the Boise City Council studied a graph charting web traffic, the contrast among the city’s many departmental websites was startling.

As expected, Parks and Recreation peaked higher than most, particularly in the summer.

The Boise Public Library remained steady through much of the year, as did Planning and Development and the Boise Police Department.

But clustered at the bottom of the chart was a flat-lined technicolor mess—dozens of websites that registered little to no web traffic. City departments are pushing out nearly 40 websites and 35 separate Facebook accounts, in spite of the fact there are only 13 city departments.

“But 70 percent of those web pages have gone nine months or more without being updated,” said JoAnne Anderson, the city’s recentlyhired director of Community Engagement. “We need to be delivering the right information at the right time to the right audience.”

That’s why Anderson is proposing what she called a “citizen-centric” city of Boise website, in effect redesigning the city’s social network.

Anderson’s next display during a Jan. 26 strategic planning City Hall session may have been a bit too personal. She showed her own Amazon.com homepage, revealing her shopping history (Tide detergent and plenty of running shoes), along with Amazon’s recommended personal purchases. Anderson said she used Amazon as a prime example of a proposed customization of the city of Boise’s website that could greet visitors with personally tailored information, including possible reminders of unpaid parking tickets or overdue library books.

“Might that creep people out?” asked Council President Lauren McLean.

Boise Chief of Staff Jade Riley assured city leaders the issue had been discussed in management meetings.

“Yes we want to set boundaries,” he said.

“No, we don’t want to freak people out.”

McLean said she thought younger citizens might not have any problem with personal customization when visiting websites but older generations might “freak out.”

Anderson responded, saying she and her colleagues were “at the very early stages of what might be possible.”

“We want to protect our citizens,” she added. “That’s very important.”

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THE TOP 10 STORIES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA DIDN’T WANT YOU TO HEAR ABOUT IN 2015 TIM REDMOND

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n 1976, when Carl Jensen, a professor at California’s Sonoma State University, started looking into news-media self-censorship, nobody had ever dreamed of the Internet.

Most computers were still big mainframes with whirling tape reels; Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak had just figured out how to make a personal computer, but sales were in the low hundreds.

Back then, the vast majority of Americans got their news—all of their news—from one daily newspaper and one of the three big TV networks.

If a story wasn’t on ABC, NBC or CBS, it might as well not have happened.

Almost 40 years later, the media world has radically changed. Now we’re more likely to read our news on Facebook than watch the CBS Evening News; daily newspapers all over the country are struggling, in some cases dying. A story that appears on one obscure outlet can suddenly be a viral sensation reaching millions of readers at the speed of light.

Yet, as the group Jensen founded, Project Censored, has found, there are still numerous big, important news stories that receive very little exposure.

As Project staffers Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth note, 90 percent of U.S. news media—the traditional outlets that employ full-time reporters—are controlled by six corporations. “The corporate media,” they write in this year’s project intro, “hardly represent the mainstream.

“By contrast, the independent journalists that Project Censored has celebrated since its inception are now understood as vital components of what experts have identified as the newly developing ‘networked fourth estate.’”

Jensen set out to frame a new definition of censorship. He put out an annual list of the 10 biggest stories that the mainstream media had ignored, arguing that it was a failure of the

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corporate press to pursue and promote these stories that represented censorship—not by the government, but by the media itself.

“My definition starts with the other end, with the failure of information to reach people,” he wrote. “For the purposes of this project, censorship is defined as the suppression of information, whether purposeful or not, by any method—including bias, omission, underreporting or selfcensorship, which prevents the public from fully knowing what is happening in the world.”

Jensen died in April 2015, but his project lives on. The people who inherited the mantle, Peter Phillips, a sociology professor at Sonoma State, and Huff, who teaches social science and history at Diablo Valley College, have veered at times into the world of conspiracies and 9/11 “truther” folks. A handful of past stories were, to be kind, difficult to verify. That’s caused a lot of folks in the alternative press to question the validity of the annual list.

But Huff, who is now project director, and Roth, associate director, have expanded and tightened up the process of selecting stories; project staffers and volunteers first fact-check nominations that come in to make sure they are “valid” news reports. Then a panel of 28 judges, mostly academics with a few journalists and media critics, finalize the top 10 and the 15 runners-up.

The results are published in a book that was released Oct. 16, 2015 by Seven Stories Press.

I’ve been writing about Project Censored for 25 years, and I think it’s safe to say that the stories on this year’s list are credible, valid and critically important. Even in an era when most of us are drunk with information and overloaded by buzzing social media telling us things we didn’t think we needed to know, these stories haven’t gotten any10 where near the attention they deserve.

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OF GLOBAL WEALTH 1.HALF OWNED BY THE 1 PERCENT

We hear plenty of talk about the wealth and power of the top 1 percent of people in the United States, but the global wealth gap is, if anything, even worse. And it has profound human consequences.

Oxfam International, which has been working for decades to fight global poverty, released a report in January 2015 showing that, if current trends continued, by 2016 the wealthiest 1 percent will own more than everyone else in the world put together.

According to Project Censored, “The Oxfam report provided evidence that extreme inequality is not inevitable, but is, in fact, the result of political choices and economic policies established and maintained by the power elite, wealthy individuals whose strong influence keeps the status quo rigged in their own favor.”

Another stunning fact: The 85 richest people in the world now have the same wealth as half the world’s poor.

“The mainstream news media coverage of the report and the associated issues was spotty at best,” Project Censored notes. A few corporate television networks, including CNN, CBS, MSNBC, ABC, FOX, and C-SPAN covered Oxfam’s report, according to the TV News Archive. CNN had the most coverage with approximately seven broadcast segments from Jan. 19 to Jan. 25, 2015. However, these stories aired between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., “far from primetime.”

INDUSTRY ILLEGALLY DUMPS 2.OIL FRACKING WASTEWATER Fracking, which involves pumping high-pressure water and chemicals into rock formations to free up oil and natural gas, has been a huge issue nationwide. But there’s been little discussion of one of the side effects: the contamination of aquifers.

The Center for Biological Diversity reported in 2014 that oil companies had dumped almost 3 billion gallons of fracking wastewater into California’s underground water supply.

Since the companies refuse to say what chemicals they use in the process, nobody knows exactly what the level of contamination is. But wells that supply drinking water near where the fracking waste was dumped tested high in arsenic, thallium and nitrates.

According to Project Censored, “Although corporate media have covered debate over fracking regulations, the Center for Biological Diversity study regarding the dumping of wastewater into California’s aquifers went all but ignored at first. There appears to have been a lag of more than three months between the initial independent news coverage of the Center for Biological Diversity revelations

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and corporate coverage. In May 2015, the Los Angeles Times ran a front-page feature on Central Valley crops irrigated with treated oil field water; however, the Los Angeles Times report made no mention of the Center for Biological Diversity’s findings regarding fracking wastewater contamination.”

PERCENT OF PAKISTANI 3.89DRONE VICTIMS NOT IDENTIFIABLE AS MILITANTS The United States sends drone aircraft into combat on a regular basis, particularly in Pakistan. The Obama administration says the drones fire missiles only when there is clear evidence the targets are Al Qaeda bases.

Secretary of State John Kerry insists that “the only people we fire a drone at are confirmed terrorist targets at the highest levels.”

But the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which keeps track of all the strikes, reported that only 4 percent of those killed by drones were Al Qaeda members and only 11 percent were confirmed militants of any sort.

That means 89 percent of the 2,464 people killed by U.S. drones could not be identified as terrorists.

In fact, 30 percent of the dead could not be identified at all.

The New York Times has covered the fact that, as one story noted, “most individuals killed are not on a kill list, and the government does not know their names.” Overall, the mainstream news media ignored the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reporting.

RESISTANCE TO 4.POPULAR CORPORATE WATER GRABBING

For decades, private companies have been trying to take over and control water supplies, particularly in the developing world. Now, as journalist Ellen Brown reported in March 2015, corporate water barons, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, the Carlyle Group and other investment firms, “are purchasing water rights from around the world at an unprecedented pace.”

However, over the past 15 years, more than 180 communities have fought back and re-municipalized their water systems. “From Spain to Buenos Aires, Cochabamba to Kazakhstan, Berlin to Malaysia, water privatization is being aggressively rejected,” Victoria Collier reported in Counterpunch.

Meanwhile, in the U.S., some cities—in what may be a move toward privatization— are radically raising water rates and cutting off service to low-income communities.

The mainstream media response to the privatization of water has been largely silence.

NUCLEAR 5.FUKUSHIMA DISASTER DEEPENS

More than four years after a tsunami caused one of the worst nuclear accidents in human history, the releases of harmful radiation have not.

But the story has largely disappeared from the news.

As Project Censored notes, “The continued dumping of extremely radioactive cooling water into the Pacific Ocean from the destroyed nuclear plant, already being detected along the Japanese coastline, has the potential to impact entire portions of the Pacific Ocean and North America’s western shoreline. Aside from the potential release of plutonium into the Pacific Ocean, Tokyo Electric Power Company recently admitted the facility is releasing large quantities of water contaminated with tritium, cesium and strontium into the ocean every day.”

We’re talking large amounts of highly contaminated water getting dumped into the ocean. TEPCO “admitted that the facility is releasing a whopping 150 billion becquerels of tritium and 7 billion Bq of cesium- and strontium-contaminated water into the ocean every day.” The potential for long-term problems all over the world is huge—and the situation hasn’t been contained.

AND ARCTIC 6.METHANE WARMING’S GLOBAL IMPACTS

We all know carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are a huge threat to the stability of the climate. But there’s another giant threat out there that hasn’t made much news.

The Arctic ice sheets, which are rapidly melting in some areas, contain massive amounts of methane—a greenhouse gas that’s way worse than carbon dioxide. As the ice recedes, that methane is getting released into the atmosphere.

Dahr Jamail, writing in Truthout, notes all of our predictions about the pace of global warming and its impacts might have to be re-evaluated in the wake of revelations about methane releases: “A 2013 study, published in Nature, reported that a 50-gigaton ‘burp’ of methane is ‘highly possible at any time.’ As Jamail clarified, ‘That would be the equivalent of at least 1,000 gigatons of carbon dioxide,’ noting that, since 1850, humans have released a total of approximately 1,475 gigatons in carbon dioxide. A massive, sudden change in methane levels could, in turn, lead to temperature increases of four to six degrees Celsius in just one or two decades—a rapid rate of climate change to which human agriculture, and ecosystems more generally, could not readily adapt.”

Jamail quoted Paul Beckwith, a professor of climatology and meteorology at the University of Ottawa: “Our climate system is in early stages of abrupt climate change that, unchecked, will lead to a temperature rise of 5 to 6 degrees Celsius within a decade or two.”

Such changes would have “unprecedented effects” for life on Earth.

A huge story? Apparently not: The major news media have written at length about the geopolitics of the Arctic region, but there’s been very little mention of the methane monster.

OF GOVERNMENT SPYING 7.FEAR IS CHILLING WRITERS’ FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION Writers in Western liberal democracies may not face the type of censorship seen in some parts of the world—but their fear of government surveillance is still causing many to think twice about what they can say.

Lauren McCauley, writing in Common Dreams, quoted one of the conclusions from a report by the writers’ group PEN America: “If writers avoid exploring topics for fear of possible retribution, the material available to readers—particularly those seeking to understand the most controversial and challenging issues facing the world today—may be greatly impoverished.”

According to Project Censored, a PEN America survey showed that “34 percent of writers in liberal democracies reported some degree of self-censorship (compared with 61 percent of writers living in authoritarian countries, and 44 percent in semi-democratic countries). Nearly 60 percent of the writers from Western Europe, the U.S. and its ‘Five Eyes’ surveillance partners (Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand) indicated that U.S. credibility ‘has been significantly damaged for the long term” by revelations of the U.S. government surveillance programs.’”

Other than Common Dreams, the PEN report attracted almost no major media attention.

DIES AT THE HANDS OF 8.WHO POLICE—AND HOW OFTEN

High-profile police killings, particularly of African American men, have made big news over the past few years. But there’s been much less attention paid to the overall numbers—and to the difference between how many people are shot by cops in the U.S. and in other countries.

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of Germany and 20 times the rate in Canada.

In June 2015, a team of reporters from the Guardian concluded 102 unarmed people were killed by U.S. police in the first five months of 2015—and that’s twice the rate reported by the government.

Furthermore, the Guardian wrote, “black Americans are more than twice as likely to be unarmed when killed during encounters with police as white people.” The paper concluded that “32 percent of black people killed by police in 2015 were unarmed, as were 25 percent of Hispanic and Latino people, compared with 15 percent of white people killed.”

As far as accountability goes, the Washington Post noted that in 385 cases of police killings, only three officers faced charges.

IN POVERTY GET LESS 9.MILLIONS MEDIA COVERAGE THAN BILLIONAIRES DO The news media in the U.S. don’t like to talk about poverty—but they love to report on the lives and glory of the super-rich.

The advocacy group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting analyzed the three major TV news networks and found the 482 U.S. billionaires got more attention than the 50 million Americans who live in poverty.

This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who follows the MSM—or pays much attention to the world of social media and the blogosphere.

The top rung of society gets vast amounts of attention, for good and for ill, but the huge numbers of people who are homeless, hungry and often lacking in hope just aren’t news.

“The notion that the wealthiest nation on Earth has one in every six of its citizens living at or below the poverty threshold reflects not a lack of resources, but a lack of policy focus and attention—and this is due to a lack of public awareness to the issue,” Frederick Reese, of MintPress News, wrote.

From Project Censored: “The FAIR study showed that between January 2013 and February 2014, an average of only 2.7 seconds per every 22-minute episode discussed poverty in some format. During the 14-month study, FAIR found just 23 three news segments that addressed poverty.”

COSTA RICA IS SETTING THE 10.ENERGY STANDARD ON RENEWABLE Is it possible to meet a modern nation’s energy needs without any fossil-fuel consumption?

Yes—and Costa Rica has been doing it.

To be fair, that country’s main industries— tourism and agriculture—are not energyintensive, and heavy rainfall in the first part of the year made it possible for the country to rely heavily on its hydropower resources.

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But even in normal years, Costa Rica generates 90 percent of its energy without burning any fossil fuels.

Iceland also produces the vast majority of its energy from renewable sources.

The transition to 100 percent renewables will be harder for larger countries—but as the limited reporting on Costa Rica notes, it’s possible to take large steps in that direction.

Project Censored was originally published Oct. 14, 2015 at 48hills.org.

THE RUNNERS-UP 1 Pesticide Manufacturers Spend Millions on PR Response to Declining Bee Populations 2 Seeds of Doubt: USDA Ignores Popular Critiques of New Pesticide-Resistant Genetically Modified Crops 3 Pentagon and NATO Encircle Russia and China 4 Global Forced Displacement Tops 50 Million 5 Big Sugar Borrowing Tactics from Big Tobacco 6 U.S. Military Sexual Assault of Colombian Children 7 Media “Whitewash” Senate’s CIA Torture Report 8 ICREACH: The NSA’s Secret Search Engine 9 “Most Comprehensive” Assessment Yet Warns Against Geoengineering Risks 10 FBI Seeks Backdoors in New Communications Technology 11 The New Amazon of the North: Canadian Deforestation 12 Global Killing of Environmentalists Rises Drastically 13 Unprocessed Rape Kits 14 NSA’s AURORAGOLD Program Hacks Cell Phones Around World 15 Greenland’s Meltwater Contributes to Rising Sea Levels

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CALENDAR WEDNESDAY JAN. 27

into exotic landscapes, and bring adrenaline-packed action sports into sharp focus. 7 p.m. $15.99$17.99. Boise High School, 1010 Washington St., Boise, 208-8544270, facebook.com/banffboise.

Festivals & Events IDAHO PTA LEGISLATIVE DAY—The Idaho PTA’s annual Legislative Day at the Capitol is a great way to see how the Legislature works, as well as engage in discussion on education priorities from a parent, teacher and student perspective. For registration information and an agenda, visit idahopta.org. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. $10. Idaho State Capitol Building, 700 W. Jefferson St., Boise. 208344-0851, idahopta.org.

On Stage BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL—Don’t miss your chance to see this collection of exhilarating and provocative films that highlight remote cultures, intense expeditions

BROADWAY IN BOISE: THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE—Tickets are sold out, but you might get lucky if someone decides not to come on down. Sign up at ticketmaster. com to receive a text when tickets become available. At $30-$60, the price is definitely right. 7:30 p.m.

SOLD OUT. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261110. priceisrightlive.com.

Art ALTURAS ELEMENTARY ART EXHIBIT RECEPTION AND ART PARTY—Check out this exhibit of collagraph prints, Ketchum’s Historic Buildings, by Alturas Elementary fourth-graders. Each print is titled and signed by the young artist and is available to purchase.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 29-FEB. 7

The McCall Winter Carnival is snow much fun.

WINTER RULES: 2016 MCCALL WINTER CARNIVAL In 1924, around 2,000 people attended the first McCall Winter Carnival. In 2016, about the same number of visitors will probably compete for a single parking space as tens of thousands of people flock to the resort community for the 51st annual event (the carnival went away for a few decades in the mid 20th century).

The highlight of this year’s 10-day festival will be, of course, the unveiling of dozens of dazzling snow sculptures, along with the Mardis Gras Parade on Saturday, Jan. 30.

The event we’re most looking forward to: the Monster Dog Pull, on Sunday, Jan. 31, where the only thing monster about it is the laughs.

Friday, Jan. 29-Sunday, Feb. 7, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., FREE-prices vary. McCall, mccallchamber.org/winter-carnival.

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3:30-5 p.m. FREE. The Community Library Ketchum, 415 Spruce Ave., Ketchum, 208-726-3493, thecommunitylibrary.org.

CHINESE GARDENS—Through Feb. 14. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE-$6.

Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-345-8330, boiseartmuseum.org.

IDAHO COMMISSION ON THE ARTS FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION—Check out this exhibition of artwork by the 2015 recipients of the Idaho Commission on the Arts Fellowship. A reception will be held 5-8 p.m. on Feb. 4. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery 2, Hemingway Center, Room 110, 1819 University Drive, Boise, 208-426-3994, art. boisestate.edu/visualartscenter.

ROLE PLAY: CHANGING IDEAS ABOUT GENDER—Through Feb. 20. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Sun Valley Center for the Arts, 191 Fifth St. E., Ketchum, 208-726-9491, sunvalleycenter.org.

WILLIAM LEWIS: CITY LIMITS— Hosted by Surel’s Other Place.

Through Feb. 29. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

FREE. Cinder Winery, 107 E. 44th St., Garden City, 208-376-4023. surelsplace.org.

Talks & Lectures DRAGNET SURVEILLANCE AND THE LAW— Since June of 2013, Peter Smith and Luke Malek have been advocates for protecting the Fourth Amendment rights of all Americans. Malek is working with the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation to stop the “dragnet surveillance of Americans by our own government.” 6-7:30 p.m.

FREE. Meridian Library UnBound Digital Services Branch, 713 N. Main St., Meridian, 208-2582000, mldunbound.org.

SATURDAY, JAN. 30

Sports & Fitness BANBURY OPEN—The greens have been freshly mowed and rolled, so head out to BanBury and take advantage of their winter rates. Daily.

6 a.m.-8 p.m. $30-$36. Banbury Golf Course, 2626 N. Marypost Place, Eagle, 208-939-3600, banburygolf.com.

BOGUS BASIN OPEN—Daily.

10 a.m.-9 p.m. $20-$54 alpine; $15-$25 nights; $3-$14 Nordic; $12 tubing hill. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-332-5100, bogusbasin.org.

BRUNDAGE BUDDY BONUS DAY—Brundage season pass holders can take a friend for $25 and current Bogus Basin season pass holders can purchase a full-day lift ticket for just $25. 9:30 a.m.-4:20 p.m. $25. Brundage Mountain Resort, 3890 Goose Lake Road, McCall. 208-634-7669, brundage. com/event/buddy-bonus-day-15.

SUN VALLEY OPEN—Daily. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $45-$125. Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, 208-622-4111 or 1-800-7868259, sunvalley.com.

THURSDAY JAN. 28 On Stage BOISE DOES BOWIE— Celebrate the music of David Bowie at this all-ages show featuring live covers by a diverse lineup of Boise musicians, including a full set by the Bowie tribute band Davey Jones and the Spiders from Bars. 6 p.m.

FREE. The Record Exchange, 1105 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-3448010, therecordexchange.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 30

“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.”— Mark Twain

HAL HOLBROOK: MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! Hal Holbrook probably needs a bit less makeup to portray Mark Twain these days. Holbrook was in his 20s when he first embodied Samuel Clemens in Mark Twain Tonight, but he’ll be just a couple weeks shy of his 91st birthday when he brings the one-man show to the Morrison Center on Saturday, Jan. 20. Holbrook has filled his resume over the years with definitive big-screen performances (That Certain Summer, All the President’s Men, The West Wing) as well as small screen roles (The Event, Sons of Anarchy), but he always returns to the stage and, in particular, Twain, reminding us how relevant the author’s words remain: “Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”

7:30 p.m., $25-$75. Morrison Center, 2201 W. Cesar Chavez Lane, 208-426-1100, mc.boisestate.edu. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com.

“Snap it!”

HANK PATTERSON’S MYSTERY OF THE CUTTYRAINBROWN! You don’t need to know how to tie a fly, cast a rod or reel in a fish to enjoy Hank Patterson’s Mystery of the CuttyRainBrown!on Saturday, Jan. 30. You don’t even need to know what a CuttyRainBrown trout is—mostly because nobody does; mostly because it doesn’t really exist. Or does it?

Join Hank Patterson (Travis Swartz), Boise’s self-proclaimed fly fishing expert in his second feature-length movie as he searches for the mythical CuttyRainBrown. Through comedy and mishap, he meets crazy hitchhikers, kidnappers and ex-girlfriend yoga instructors as he explores the Idaho outdoors. The 6 p.m. screening is sold out, but tickets are still available for the 9:30 p.m. show.

9:30 p.m., $10. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., 208559-1996, hankpatterson.com.

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CALENDAR THE CENTER FILM SCREENING: GIRL INSIDE—Sometimes funny, sometimes painful, this heartwarming coming-of-age story is both an intimate portrait and a thoughtful exploration of what it means to be a woman. Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project Role Play. 7 p.m. $10-$12. Magic Lantern Cinemas, 100 E. 2nd St., Ketchum, 208-7263308, mlcinemas.com.

COMEDIAN SHANG—The Brooklynborn Shang is an underground favorite with his dark, edgy avantgarde, socio-political style. 8 p.m. $10. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.

IDAHO DANCE THEATRE AND HOLLOW WOOD: LIVE—Enjoy a full evening of dance with all live music by Hollow Wood. Featuring works by six choreographers, this promises to be a one-of-a-kind performance that takes live dance and music to a whole new level. 7 p.m. $5-$30.

Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, idahodancetheatre.org.

PLAYHOUSE MURDER MYSTERY DOUBLE FEATURE—Join the Playhouse Performers for a double bill of A Murdered Mystery by Karl Garner and Courage Mr. Greene by James P. Ferguson. Dinner served at 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. $12-$16 adv. for two, $34.95 dinner. The Playhouse Boise (formerly AEN Playhouse), 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092, playhouseboise.com.

STAGE COACH: CAUGHT IN THE NET—If you enjoyed Ray Clooney’s Run for Your Wife, you won’t want to miss the sequel, Caught in the Net. Parental guidance suggested due to some adult situations. 7:30 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-3422000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Workshops & Classes WINTER-SPRING COMPOSTING—Join Jim Hall, Foothills Learning Center staff and Dave Hopkins, University of Idaho master composter, for tips on improving your garden’s

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soil through composting. 6-7:30 p.m. FREE. Garden City Library, 6015 Glenwood St., 208-4722941, notaquietlibrary.org.

Sports & Fitness JEFF GALLOWAY MEET-ANDGREET—Get up close and personal with the former U.S. Olympian, marathon runner and coach to learn about the upcoming Boise Galloway Training season, which kicks off on Feb. 3. 4-6 p.m. FREE. Shu’s Idaho Running Company, 1758 W. State St., Boise, 208-3446604, boisegalloway.com.

FRIDAY JAN. 29 Festivals & Events BOISE BICYCLE PROJECT ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING—Learn about BBP’s fun, impactful and innovative plans for 2016. There’ll be FREE food and beer. 6:30-8 p.m.

FREE. Boise Bicycle Project, 1027 Lusk St., Boise, 208-429-6520, boisebicycleproject.org.

SUN VALLEY NORDIC FESTIVAL— From Fat Bike races and the Banff Film Festival to the Boulder Mountain Tour, the Nordic Festival has something for everyone. Through Feb. 7. Sun Valley, Idaho, Ketchum, visitsunvalley.com.

On Stage CALDWELL FINE ARTS: MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATRE—A strange little gnome appears out of nowhere. He offers to spin Clara’s straw into gold... for a price. 7 p.m. $4-$10. Jewett Auditorium, The College of Idaho, 2112 E. Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell. 208-459-5275, , caldwellfinearts.org.

O, sole mio.

OPERA IDAHO: LA TRAVIATA Idaho native Cecilia Violetta Lopez is living proof that Sesame Street works. The soprano, who said she learned English from watching the long-running PBS show, made her professional debut in Opera Idaho’s Rigoletto and went on to a position as an understudy in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of The Merry Widow.

Lopez returns to Boise and Opera Idaho in Verdi’s La Traviata, the bittersweet story of Violetta, a young courtesan, and Alfredo, a young man who is pure of heart (Joshua Dennis). Deeply in love, Violetta and Alfredo run away together but Violetta’s past catches up with them, turning their blissful new life into a tragedy.

Friday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 2:30 p.m.; $18$72. The Egyptian Theatre, 400 W. Main St., 208-387-1273, operaidaho.org.

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COMEDIAN SHANG—The Brooklynborn Shang is an underground favorite with his dark, edgy avantgarde, socio-political style. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208287-5379, liquidboise.com.

IDAHO DANCE THEATRE AND HOLLOW WOOD: LIVE—8 p.m. $5-$30. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise. idahodancetheatre.org.

OPERA IDAHO: VERDI’S LA TRAVIATA—Cecilia Violetta Lopez returns as the courtesan Violetta Valéry in Verdi’s La Traviata. It’s classic boy gets/loses/gets the girl.

7:30 p.m. $18-$72. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-387-1273, operaidaho.org.

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CALENDAR PLAYHOUSE MURDER MYSTERY DOUBLE FEATURE—Dinner served at 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. $12-$16 adv. for two, $34.95 dinner. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092, playhouseboise.com.

Anthony Lake Hwy., North Powder, 541-856-3277, anthonylakes.com.

RED LIGHT VARIETY SHOW: MERCURY RISING—9 p.m. $15 adv., $20 door. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, redlightvarietyshow.com.

BOGUS BASIN OPEN—Daily. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. $20-$54 alpine; $15$25 nights; $3-$14 Nordic; $12 tubing hill. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-332-5100, bogusbasin. org.

REFLECTIONS: ARTISTIC MOVEMENT—Reflections is an artistic movement led by local artists Joseph Lyle, Ashley Brown and Nathaniel McGehee. There will be a silent auction for the painting and CDs available for purchase. Proceeds benefit Idaho Regional Ballet. 7:30 p.m. FREE. The District Coffee House, 219 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-343-1089.

STAGE COACH: CAUGHT IN THE NET—8 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Sports & Fitness

BANBURY OPEN—6 a.m.-8 p.m. $30-$36. BanBury Golf Course, 2626 N. Marypost Place, Eagle, 208-939-3600, banburygolf.com.

BRUNDAGE OPEN—Daily. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE-$62. Brundage Mountain Resort, 3890 Goose Lake Road, McCall, 1-800-8887544, brundage.com.

HIKE IT BABY BOISE WINTER SOCIAL—Join the Hike it Baby Boise Branch for a chance to get to know some of your fellow hiking families. 2-4 p.m. FREE. Camel’s Back Park, 1200 W. Heron St., Boise, hikeitbaby.com/hike/wintersocial-with-hib-boise.

JEFF GALLOWAY’S RUN SCHOOL—6-9 p.m. $99. Therapeutic Associates Physical TherapyState Street, 1520 W. State St., Ste. 210, Boise, 208-336-8441. boisegalloway.com.

ANTHONY LAKES OPEN—Daily.

9 a.m.-4 p.m. $10-$35. Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort, 47500

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By E.J. Pettinger

THE S.O.B.: 4TH ANNUAL SAWTOOTH OUTDOOR BONSPIEL— Witness the Olympic ice sport with polished granite stones and brooms at this multi-state, outdoor curling tournament. 5-10 p.m. FREE. Stanley Outdoor Ice Rink, Stanley City Park, Stanley, sobidaho.com.

SUN VALLEY OPEN—10 a.m.

FREE. Ada Community Library Victory Branch, 10664 W. Victory Road, Boise, 208-362-0181. adalib.org/victory/events.

TAMARACK OPEN—9 a.m.-4 p.m. $18-$62. Tamarack Resort, 2099 W. Mountain Road (off Hwy 55, Donnelly, 208-325-1000, tamarackidaho.com.

SATURDAY JAN. 30 Festivals & Events HOMEGROWN THEATRE’S NIGHT OF BAD DECISIONS FUNDRAISER—Enjoy an evening of mischief, mayhem, drinking and debauchery at this pub crawl/scavenger hunt to benefit HomeGrown Theatre. 5:30 p.m. $12, $60 teams. The Olympic, 1009 Main St., Boise, 208-3420176, facebook.com/HGTheatre.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR EXPO—Shop early for your favorite Valentine at this multi-vendor event. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE. Expo Idaho (Fairgrounds), 5610 Glenwood St., Garden City. 208-585-6635.

OSO NEGRO EP RELEASE PARTY—Oso Negro will performs cuts off Keyholes, the soulful, sample based, boom-bap concoction.

With Stranger Danger (P-Dirt and Art Maddox), CAMP, Buff Mervyn (of Owlright and Bad90s) and DJ Gladwell. 8 p.m. $5. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-3430886.

PLAYHOUSE MURDER MYSTERY DOUBLE FEATURE—Dinner served at 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. $12-$16 adv. for two, $34.95 dinner. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092, playhouseboise.com.

RECYCLED MINDS LIVE IMPROV COMEDY—8 p.m. FREE. The District Coffee House, 219 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-343-1089.

RED LIGHT VARIETY SHOW: MERCURY RISING—9 p.m. $15 adv., $20 door. Visual Arts Collective, 3638 Osage St., Garden City, 208-424-8297, redlightvarietyshow.com.

STAGE COACH: CAUGHT IN THE NET—8 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

DAISY’S MADHOUSE WILL ACT 4 FOOD—Enjoy an evening of short plays created for this festival. Proceeds benefit the Idaho Foodbank. 7:30 p.m. $15. Boise Little Theater, 100 E. Fort St., Boise, 208-3425104, daisysmadhouse.org.

SUPER (BOWL) SPORTS CARD SHOW—Hosted by Jerry’s Rookie Shop. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE. Wyndham Garden Boise Airport, 3300 S. Vista Ave., Boise. 208-338-3828.

On Stage

Sports & Fitness ANTHONY LAKES OPEN—Enjoy beach-inspired activities, Hawaiianinspired barbecue, and live music

by The Eleventh Street Incident at the ALMR Beach Party. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $10-$35. Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort, 47500 Anthony Lake Hwy., North Powder, 541-8563277, anthonylakes.com.

BANBURY OPEN—6 a.m.-8 p.m. $30-$36. BanBury Golf Course, 2626 N. Marypost Place, Eagle, 208-939-3600, banburygolf.com.

BOGUS OPEN—Daily. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. $20-$54 alpine, $15-$25 nights, $3-$14 nordic, $12 tubing hill.

Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-332-5100, bogusbasin.org.

BRUNDAGE OPEN—Daily. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE-$62. Brundage Mountain Resort, 3890 Goose Lake Road, McCall, 1-800-8887544, brundage.com.

JEFF GALLOWAY MEET-ANDGREET—10-11 a.m. FREE. West Treasure Valley YMCA and Boise City Aquatic Center, 5959 Discovery Place, Boise, 208-377-9622. boisegalloway.com.

THE S.O.B.: 4TH ANNUAL SAWTOOTH OUTDOOR BONSPIEL— Enjoy a FREE “learn to curl” class for spectators at noon. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE. Stanley Outdoor Ice Rink, Stanley City Park, Stanley. sobidaho.com.

SUN VALLEY OPEN—9 a.m.-4 p.m. $45-$125. Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, 208622-4111 or 1-800-786-8259, sunvalley.com.

EYESPY

Real Dialogue from the naked city

COMEDIAN SHANG—8 p.m. and 10 p.m. $12. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-2875379, liquidboise.com.

HAL HOLBROOK: MARK TWAIN TONIGHT—Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight! is, quite simply, one of the most acclaimed performances in the history of the theater. 7:30 p.m. $25-$75. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261110, mc.boisestate.edu.

Festivals & Events BOISE DEPOT TOURS— See the iconic Boise building inside and out, and finish with an up-close look at the bells in the 96-foot tower.

Spots are limited; RSVP online.

The Depot is open Sunday-Monday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. FREE. Boise Train Depot, 2603 W. Eastover Terrace, Boise, parks.cityofboise.org.

On Stage COMEDIAN SHANG—8 p.m. $10.

Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Ste. 110, Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise. com.

IDAHO DANCE THEATRE AND HOLLOW WOOD: LIVE—2 p.m. $5-$30. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, Boise, idahodancetheatre.org.

OPERA IDAHO: VERDI’S LA TRAVIATA—2:30 p.m. $18-$72.

Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, 208-345-0454, 208-3871273, operaidaho.org.

PLAYHOUSE MURDER MYSTERY DOUBLE FEATURE—Dinner served at 6:30 p.m. 3 p.m. $12-$16 adv. for two, $34.95 dinner. The Playhouse Boise, 8001 W. Fairview Ave., Boise, 208-779-0092, playhouseboise.com.

STAGE COACH: CAUGHT IN THE NET—2 p.m. $15. Stage Coach Theatre, 4802 W. Emerald Ave., Boise, 208-342-2000, stagecoachtheatre.com.

Sports & Fitness ANTHONY LAKES OPEN—9 a.m.-4 p.m. $10-$35. Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort, 47500 Anthony Lake Hwy., North Powder, 541-8563277, anthonylakes.com.

HANK PATTERSON AND THE MYSTERY OF THE CUTTYRAINBROWN! BOISE PREMIERE—Join Your Flyfishing Guide Hank Patterson for the premiere of his newest movie.

6-11 p.m. $12. The Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St., Boise, 208385-0111, thelinenbuilding.com.

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SUNDAY JAN. 31

STICK FIGURE—Enjoy all-original roots/reggae/ dub music by the SoCal band. With Fortunate Youth, and Katastro. 7:30 p.m. $15-$30.

Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. Ninth St., Boise, 208-3671212, bo.knittingfactory.com.

COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV—7:30 p.m. $9.99. ComedySportz Boise, 4619 Emerald St., Boise, 208-9914746, boisecomedy.com.

IDAHO DANCE THEATRE AND HOLLOW WOOD: LIVE—8 p.m. $5-$30. Boise State Special Events Center, 1800 University Drive, dahodancetheatre.org.

TAMARACK OPEN—9 a.m.-4 p.m. $18-$62. Tamarack Resort, 2099 W. Mountain Road (off Hwy 55, Donnelly, 208-325-1000, tamarackidaho.com.

BANBURY OPEN—6 a.m.-8 p.m. $30-$36. BanBury Golf Course, 2626 N. Marypost Place, Eagle, 208-939-3600.

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BOGUS BASIN OPEN—Daily. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. $20-$54 alpine; $15$25 nights; $3-$14 Nordic; $12 tubing hill. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-332-5100, bogusbasin. org.

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CALENDAR BRUNDAGE OPEN—9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. FREE-$62. Brundage Mountain Resort, 3890 Goose Lake Road, McCall, 1-800-8887544, brundage.com.

THE S.O.B.: 4TH ANNUAL SAWTOOTH OUTDOOR BONSPIEL—9-11:45 a.m. FREE. Stanley Outdoor Ice Rink, Stanley City Park, Stanley. sobidaho.com.

SUN VALLEY OPEN—9 a.m.-4 p.m. $45-$125. Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, 208622-4111 or 1-800-786-8259, sunvalley.com.

TAMARACK OPEN—9 a.m.-4 p.m. $18-$62. Tamarack Resort, 2099 W. Mountain Road (off Hwy 55, Donnelly, 208-325-1000, tamarackidaho.com.

MONDAY FEB. 1

Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-332-5100, bogusbasin. org.

BRUNDAGE OPEN—Daily. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE-$62. Brundage Mountain Resort, 3890 Goose Lake Road, McCall, 1-800-8887544, brundage.com.

SUN VALLEY OPEN—Daily. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $45-$125. Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, 208-622-4111 or 1-800-7868259, sunvalley.com.

TAMARACK OPEN—Daily. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $18-$62. Tamarack Resort, 2099 W. Mountain Road (off Hwy 55, Donnelly, 208-325-1000, tamarackidaho.com.

TUESDAY FEB. 2 On Stage

Sports & Fitness BOGUS BASIN OPEN—Daily. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. $20-$54 alpine; $15$25 nights; $3-$14 Nordic; $12 tubing hill. Bogus Basin Mountain

INNOCENT MAN ALBUM RELEASE PARTY IN-STORE—Get a taste of Slow Nights, the new album

by Boise rockers Innocent Man, before the official release party at

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| SUDOKU

Knitting Factory on Feb. 5. 6 p.m.

FREE. The Record Exchange, 1105 W. Idaho St., Boise, 208-3448010. innocentman.org.

Sports & Fitness BEGINNING CORE YOGA/ STRETCHING CLASS—Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. Continues through Feb. 23. This entry-level 45-minute class develops flexibility, balance and core strength and health. Limited to eight participants at a time.

Reservations required; RSVP online or by phone. Mindset Hypnosis and Health Center, 5981 W. Overland Road, Boise $7.50-$12. 208-5705277, mindsethypnosis.com.

BANBURY OPEN—6 a.m.-8 p.m. $30-$36. BanBury Golf Course, 2626 N. Marypost Place, Eagle, 208-939-3600, banburygolf.com.

BOGUS BASIN OPEN—Daily. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. $20-$54 alpine; $15$25 nights; $3-$14 Nordic; $12 tubing hill. Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Bogus Basin Road, Boise, 208-332-5100, bogusbasin. org.

BRUNDAGE OPEN—Daily. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE-$62. Brundage Mountain Resort, 3890 Goose Lake Road, McCall, 1-800-8887544, brundage.com.

POMERELLE OPEN—Daily. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. $10-$50. Pomerelle Mountain Resort, 961 E. Howell Canyon Road, Albion, 208-6735599, pomerelle.com.

SUN VALLEY OPEN—Daily. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $45-$125. Sun Valley Resort, 1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, 208-622-4111 or 1-800-7868259, sunvalley.com.

TAMARACK OPEN—Daily. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $18-$62. Tamarack Resort, 2099 W. Mountain Road (off Hwy 55, Donnelly, 208-325-1000, tamarackidaho.com.

Workshops & Classes MOMENTS IN MINDFULNESS—10-11:15 a.m. Continues through March 15. Join this weekly drop-in class on mindfulness for conversation about mindful living and tips, tools and techniques to help you get the most from your practice. No need to preregister.

For patients, survivors, caregivers and families impacted by cancer. $5 suggested donation. The Cancer Connection Idaho 2504 Kootenai St., 208-345-1145, cancerconnectionidaho.org

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

Go to www.boiseweekly.com and look under odds and ends for the answers to this week’s puzzle. And don’t think of it as cheating.

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LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS

Citizen TUESDAY DINNER—Volunteers needed to help cook up a warm dinner for Boise’s homeless and needy population, and clean up afterward. Event is nondenominational. Tuesdays, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

FREE. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 707 W. Fort St., Boise, 208-3443011.

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MUSIC GUIDE WEDNESDAY JAN. 27

THURSDAY JAN. 28

CHUCK SMITH TRIO—8 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers

BEN BURDICK TRIO WITH AMY ROSE—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

DAN COSTELLO—9 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub, Meridian

BERNIE REILLY—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

OSO NEGRO, JAN. 30, NEUROLUX For the past few years, Steve Stein has been one of a handful of MCs, beat-makers and producers committed to keeping hip-hop alive and well in Boise—a city not exactly known for its contribution to the genre.

In just the past four years, Stein, aka Oso Negro, has dropped a slew of releases, each one a well-crafted example of his sense of humor, authenticity and lyrical ability. True to form, Stein is still at it with a new five-track EP, Keyholes, a collaboration with New Mexico-based MC/producer PH8 (of Po.10.Cee).

The Saturday, Jan. 30 release party for Keyholes, described as a “soulful, sample-based, boom-bap concoction,” promises to be a party in the truest sense of the word, with support by Camp, Stranger Danger and Buff Mervyn, and DJ Gladwell rounding out the night. This deserves a “Hip, hop, hooray!”

—Amy Atkins 8 p.m., $5. Neurolux, 111 N. 11th St., 208-343-0886, neurolux.com.

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EXCISION—With FIGURE, and Bear Grillz. 8 p.m. $34-$60. Knitting Factory JEREMY STEWART—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers

Boise Does Bowie

OLD DOGS NEW TRIX—6 p.m.

FREE. Highlands Hollow

BOISE DOES BOWIE—6 p.m.

FREE. The Record Exchange

QUIET COMPANY—With The Kickback. 7 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux

FRIM FRAM FOUR—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

STEVE EATON—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

SPENCER BATT—9 p.m. FREE. Varsity Pub

JOHN JONES TRIO—8 p.m. FREE. Chandlers

WILLISON, ROOS AND BURRY— 7:30 p.m. FREE. Reef

JORDAN LEISURE—7 p.m. FREE. High Note

FRIDAY JAN. 29 ALMOST FAMOUS KARAOKE—9 p.m. FREE. Neurolux BERNIE REILLY BAND—7 p.m.

FREE. Sockeye-Cole

KARAOKE—8 p.m. FREE. High Note

SK8 NIGHT: DESERT GRAVES, OILSLAVE AND POINT BREAK 2—8 p.m. FREE. The Shredder

The Acrotomoans. 7:30 p.m. $6$12. Knitting Factory

BALLYHOO—10 p.m. $5. Reef

JIMMY BIVENS—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

LIQUID WETT WEDNESDAY— Electronic live music and DJs. 9:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid

OPEN MIC WITH UNCLE CHRIS—7 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

IDAHO DANCE THEATRE AND HOLLOW WOOD: LIVE—Featuring live music by Hollow Wood. 7 p.m. $5-$30. Boise State Special Events Center JEREMY STEWART—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers

BILL COURTIAL AND CURT GONION—5:30 p.m. FREE. Berryhill FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers HILLFOLK NOIR—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s IDAHO DANCE THEATRE AND HOLLOW WOOD: LIVE—8 p.m. $5-$30. Boise State Special Events Center

Lucky Tongue LUCKY TONGUE—7:30 p.m. $22-$27 adv., $25-$30 door.

Sapphire OPERA IDAHO: VERDI’S LA TRAVIATA—7:30 p.m. $18-$72.

Egyptian RYAN WISSINGER—8 p.m.

FREE. Piper

IDAHO MUSCLE—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

SHON SANDERS—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

JIMMY SINN AND THE BASTARD KINN—With Camacho, Ghostbox, Glenn Mantang and the Guardians of Virginity, and

STANLEY OUTDOOR BONSPIEL: EMILY STANTON BAND—8 p.m.

FREE. Mountain Village Resort, Stanley

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MUSIC GUIDE SATURDAY JAN. 30

SUNDAY JAN. 31

BILL COURTIAL AND CURT GONION—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365

IDAHO DANCE THEATRE AND HOLLOW WOOD: LIVE—2 p.m. $5-$30. Boise State Special Events Center

BOISE STATE BIG BAND SWING DANCE—7 p.m. $5 adv., $7 door.

Sapphire CHUCK SMITH TRIO WITH NICOLE CHRISTENSEN—8 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers DALE CAVANAUGH—7 p.m.

FREE. High Note DJ GLADWELL—11 p.m. FREE. Neurolux

OPEN MIC—7 p.m. FREE. High Note OPEN MIC WITH REBECCA SCOTT AND ROB HILL—8 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s

KEN HARRIS—10:30 a.m. FREE. Bella Aquila

TUESDAY FEB. 2

NOCTURNUM LIVE INDUSTRIAL DJ’S—10 p.m. FREE. Liquid

BERNIE REILLY—5:30 p.m.

FREE. O’Michael’s

OPERA IDAHO: VERDI’S LA TRAVIATA—2:30 p.m. $18-$72.

Egyptian

INNOCENT MAN ALBUM RELEASE PARTY IN-STORE—6 p.m.

FREE. The Record Exchange

STICK FIGURE—With Fortunate Youth, and Katastro. 7:30 p.m. $15-$30. Knitting Factory

KEN HARRIS—6 p.m. FREE. The Local

MONDAY FEB. 1

MIKE CRAMER—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 OPEN MIC—7 p.m. FREE. WilliB’s

1332 RECORDS PUNK MONDAY—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid GAYLE CHAPMAN—5 p.m. FREE. Bar 365 Douglas Cameron DOUGLAS CAMERON—8 p.m.

FREE. Piper FRANK MARRA—5:30 p.m.

FREE. Chandlers GALEN LOUIS—2 p.m. FREE. Artistblue

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HECKTOR PECKTOR—7 p.m.

FREE. WilliB’s IDAHO DANCE THEATRE AND HOLLOW WOOD: LIVE—8 p.m. $5-$30. Boise State Special Events Center

JIMMY SINN AND THE BASTARD KINN, JAN. 29, KNITTING FACTORY Oso Negro Album Cover OSO NEGRO EP RELEASE PARTY—With Stranger Danger (P-Dirt and Art Maddox), CAMP, Buff Mervyn (of Owlright and Bad90s) and DJ Gladwell. 8 p.m. $5. Neurolux PILOT ERROR—10 p.m. $5. Reef POSSUM LIVIN’—8:45 p.m.

FREE. Pengilly’s SHANE SMITH AND THE SAINTS—With Emily Stanton Band. 8 p.m. $10 adv., $15 door.

Mountain Village Resort, Stanley THOMAS PAUL AND FRIENDS—9 p.m. FREE. O’Michael’s

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Locally owned 1332 Records is a big part of Boise’s sound, with its catalog of no frills, lean punk and rock. Around since 2002, the label has remained steadfast without becoming stale and the same can be said of its acts, like local quartet and label highlight Jimmy Sinn and the Bastard Kinn.

Jimmy Sinn and the Bastard Kinn—which is headlining a fiveband 1332 Records showcase on Friday, Jan. 29 at the Knitting Factory—is reclaiming cowpunk, a genre that has been diluted by the likes of Social Distortion and Reverend Horton Heat, by delivering non-cheesy roots rock with soulful vocals. Check out the showcase with Jimmy Sinn and the Bastard Kinn, Camacho, Ghostbox, Glenn Mantang and the Guardians of Virginity, and The Acrotomoans and see why 1332 Records is still around and still giving ’em hell.

—BW Staff 7:30 p.m., $6-$12. The Knitting Factory, 416 S. Ninth St., 208-367-1212, bo.knittingfactory.com.

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NOISE SAYONARA TO THE STARMAN

Local bands takes on David Bowie one last time JESSICA MURRI Tyler Walker’s phone chimed past midnight on Jan. 10. He looked at it sleepily.

“Did you hear the news?” the text message read.

Walker was irritated to be woken up. He didn’t want to text back and start a conversation with whoever had woken him up in the middle of the night, but figured someone important must have died.

“I didn’t believe it at first. I thought it was a Davey Jones and the Spiders from Bars: The band that fell to earth. joke or a hoax,” Walker said. “I had to sleep on it and wake up the next morning before I realized it was true.”

The free event kicks off at 6 p.m. with Archie’s you have to do if you’re doing David Bowie, and After that, Walker was flooded with condoput it into a playlist,” he said. “The playlist was Place food truck on the scene and a special raffle lences. He got text messages and phone calls as if two and a half hours long.” for those dressed in their best Bowie costumes. a close family member had died. The outpouring Walker said there’s no way they had time to The show will be emceed by 94.9 FM The River’s of sympathy stemmed from a show Walker and learn that much material and no one would want Tim Johnstone. a few friends played at Neurolux in November, to sit through a set that long, “unless David Bowie VanBishop said the Facebook event page has covering a bunch of David Bowie songs under the himself is on stage,” he said. gotten more attention than other in-store perforname Davey Jones and the Spiders from Bars.

Some songs were out because they contained mances the Record Exchange has hosted. As of They thought it was a onetime thing. The an entire orchestra. Others were simply too comJan. 25, nearly 800 people had expressed interest group of local musicians all play in other bands plex. That part came as a surprise to Shodeen. in the show, but the Record Exchange only has ranging from bluegrass to metal, and have full“You hear something all your life and you’re retime jobs. As a side project, they thought it would capacity for a few hundred, so organizers will be ally used to hearing it, then you try to play it and giving out wristbands starting at 5 p.m. on Jan. be fun to pick one band every fall and put on a realize how complicated it is,” Shodeen said. “The 28 to guarantee admission. cover show. trick is to make it sound not complicated at all.”

Ten bands will play the best hits from Bowie.

Last fall, they just happened to pick Bowie.

The group doesn’t strive to sound exactly like The lineup includes Sun Blood Stories, Marshall Only a few months later, on Jan. 10, the rock Poole, Thomas Paul, Phantahex and—of course— Bowie—rather, they put their own spin on his legend died of cancer at the age of 69. most famous songs. VanBishop’s voice sounds Drummer Rick Shodeen and singer Lawrence Davey Jones and the Spiders from Bars. pretty close to Bowie’s, though. He chalks it up to “If we would have thought VanBishop received similar reacwe were going to do this again, “years of training and packs of cigarettes.” tions from their friends upon BOISE DOES BOWIE: A CEL“I kind of feel like I’m people’s weird connecwe probably would have spent learning of Bowie’s death. They EBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF tion to him, now,” VanBishop said. “People are more time coming up with got text messages asking if they DAVID BOWIE LIVE acting like he was my family. I’ve become that Thursday, Jan. 28, 6 p.m., FREE. a better name,” said Walker. were OK, how they were holding The Record Exchange, 1105 projection.”

“David Jones is David Bowie’s up and apologizing for their loss.

W. Idaho St., 208-344-8010, For the members of Davey Jones and the real name. He had to change “I mean, I like David Bowie therecordexchange.com.

Spiders from Bars, the singer’s passing has been it because Davy Jones [was] in as much as anybody else, but I’m the Monkees, and they had just cause for an education—thinking about Bowie not, like, freaking out about it,” Shodeen said. “I’m not going to dress up like him come out right before he started recording music. “more than I ever have in my life thought that I And then, Spiders from Mars was the name of his would,” Shodeen said. and go walk around.”

“We put all this time and energy into learnZiggy band, and we all know each other from bars Nonetheless, the makeshift band, which also ing his music. He was the only one not in the so… it was very clever.” includes piano player Peter Thomas and bassist band room, to tell you the truth,” he added.

The hardest part of putting together a Bowie Dillon Wardwell, will perform Bowie’s songs one “We focused on him for such a long time, then setlist was deciding what songs from the artist’s more time on Thursday, Jan. 28 at the Record to find out he died—it was like we knew him, in iconic repertoire to play.

Exchange for “Boise Does Bowie: A Celebration a weird way.”

“We initially grabbed every song we decided of the Music of David Bowie Live.”

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Clockwise from top left: Historia De Un Oso (Bear Story), Shok, Sanjay’s Super Team, We Can’t Live Without Cosmos, Prologue, Stutterer. You won’t find a dud in the bunch.

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The 2016 Oscar-nominated short films are big on heart GEORGE PRENTICE Tucked, with the greatest of care, deep into this year’s bundle of Oscar-nominated short films is the finest 11 minutes of cinema I’ve experienced in quite some time. Entitled Historia De Un Oso (Bear Story), is pure poetry and the closest thing I’ve seen to Chaplin since, well… Charlie himself.

With no dialogue but a beautiful score from Chilean pop duo Denver, Bear Story transports viewers to an animal kingdom where a melancholy old bear makes his way to the center of town each morning. There, for a coin, passersby look inside the peephole of the bear’s diorama, a mechanical wonderment that tells the story of a circus bear who longs to escape and return to the family from which he was taken. Bear Story is but one of this year’s fabulous collection of Oscar nominees, easily the best evening of entertainment this year.

There are two joyous collections to embrace— live action and animated shorts—and discerning filmgoers are well advised to see both in a makeshift double feature. Each collection has its highs and low, laughs and cries, and there’s not a bad one in the bunch.

Below are some more of this year’s don’t-miss short subjects: Sanjay’s Super Team from Pixar (do I detect an Oscar sure-bet?). Sanjay is the cartoon version of director Sanjay Patel, who shares his own experience of growing up obsessed with American superheroes while his father beckons him to embrace Hindu tradition.

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tells the story of two best friends whose collective young graphic artist who is afflicted with a severe speech impediment but must face the reality of dream comes true when they are selected to be meeting the love of his life, a young lady he met cosmonauts. online, in person.

Prologue, features the unmistakable penmanShok is a heartbreaker from Kosovo, remindship of Richard Williams, best known for his ing us that a lost childhood is among the worst animation work in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Williams worked on this six-minute mini-master- casualties of war. In 1998, we meet two young best friends who try to fill their days with laughter piece between projects for years. and teasing, but the Kosovo conflict disrupts World of Tomorrow, from Academy awardmuch of that with violence and fear. nominated Don Hertzfeldt (It’s Such a Beautiful Everything Will Be Okay is from Germany Day, Rejected) is an Orwellian tale of a little girl taken on a fantastical tour 227 years in the future and Austria and explores the tenuous relationship between a divorced father and by a relative who hasn’t been his 8-year-old daughter. When born yet.

OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS Animated / Live Action the father picks up the child for a This year’s live action weekend together, she soon realshort subject Oscar nomiOpens Friday, Jan. 29, at The Flicks, 646 W. Fulton St., 208-342-4288, izes that something is not right, nees are equally entertaintheflicksboise.com. in spite of the film’s title. ing. A word of caution: Ave Maria, a co-production watching short films of from Palestine, France and Germany is a delightthis caliber is an emotional thrill-ride. Your heart ful comedy about a trio of devout Jews who will be broken, fixed and broken again about accidentally crash their car outside of a Christian every 10 minutes. This year’s bundle includes the convent in the West Bank. Things take a turn following: when the trio can’t use the phone because of their Day One, from the U.S., is one of the best Sabbath restrictions and the nuns are hard-pressed of this year’s Oscar-nominated live action films. to help because they’ve taken a vow of silence.

Directed by Henry Hughes, this film introduces The Flicks in Boise will play host to Oscarus a young woman, right on the heels of a painful nominated short films beginning Friday, Jan. 29, divorce, who joins the U.S. military as an interpreter but is tossed into a mess on her first day in and it just might be the best-valued movie ticket you’ll buy this year. After all, how often can you the Afghan War. go to the movies and see a guaranteed Oscar winStutterer is a charming co-production from the U.K. and Ireland and tells the story of a lonely ner before the awards are handed out?

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BEERGUZZLER BOISE BREWING’S BOTTLED BEER

BROAD STREET BLONDE, $5 At 4.5 percent alcohol by volume and 16 IBUs, this is by far Boise Brewing’s lightest, most sessionable beer. Featuring hints of apple on the nose, the blonde opens with fizzy citrus on the palate, fading into light, malty sweetness. If you have a patio, this bottle should be chilling along with you.

HIP CHECK IPA, $5 Easily one of BB’s most popular beers, Hip Check is a master class in the IPA style. A deep amber in the glass, this dry hopped, 7.6 ABV, 100 IBUs brew is nothing to sniff at—of course, if you do, you’ll pick up floral notes of high alpha hops.

While it immediately fills the mouth with dense hop and alcohol flavors, its expert balance makes for a smooth, quaffable IPA that avoids the extremes often plaguing lesser beers of the type.

SNOWBOARDER PORTER, $5 Pouring a vague purple in the glass, the Snowboarder Porter gives off a nutty, slightly earthy aroma. Despite its deep coloring, the porter goes down lightly, leaving a faint, dusty aftertaste with hints of coffee. Weighing in at 5 percent ABV and 20 IBUs, this is a porter whose quality can be enjoyed in quantity.

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Boise Brewing (521 W. Broad St.) has only been open for about a year and a half, but the community-supported brewery has grown by leaps and bounds. Following a capacity expansion in July 2015, our friends at BB have moved into bottling, turning out 22-ounce bombers the brewery’s core beers: Black Cliffs Stout, Broad Street Blonde, Down-Down Extra Pale Ale, Hip Check IPA and Snowboarder Porter. The IPA and the porter are currently available at Albertson’s, while the others can be purchased at the brewery. Here’s a rundown of three of the brewery’s most popular—and now bottled—beers.

PLENTY TO WINE (AND BEER) ABOUT New wineries open in Boise plus new taphouse debuts in Eagle TARA MORGAN Perched on the banks of the Boise River, Telaya Wine Co.’s new 11,000-square-foot tasting and production facility (240 E. 32nd St.) is gearing up for its grand opening weekend, which runs Thursday, Feb. 4 through Saturday, Feb. 6.

Located adjacent to The Riverside Hotel in Garden City, the building features corrugated metal, cedar trim and sliding barn doors, an aesthetic Telaya Head Winemaker Earl Sullivan calls, “Jackson Hole lite.”

“The building is both tasting room and production, so we have a tasting room with a patio right out onto the Greenbelt,” said Sullivan.

The riverside patio is partially covered and boasts a fire pit with phone charging outlets.

A pocket door opens onto the patio from the tasting room and there’s also a sand retention pond between the patio and the Greenbelt, a nod to Telaya’s name—a blend of “Tetons” and “Playa.”

The winemaking area occupies the back half of the building and features roll-up doors, cement floors and waterproof walls that can be hosed down after winemaking. Former 44th Street roomie Coiled Wines is joining Telaya in the new space and will share the tasting room and production facilities.

Telaya will give tours of its new space Thursday, Feb. 4 from 4-6 p.m.; and Friday, Feb. 5 and Saturday, Feb. 6 from 4-8 p.m. After that, they’ll be open regular business hours: Monday-Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.

“For the grand opening celebration, we won’t be doing any tastes, we’ll just be doing glasses of wine and bottles if people want to buy them,” said Sullivan. “We just want to make sure that we can get people through. We know it’s going to be very popular, so we want to make sure we’re not slowing people down too much.”

In other Idaho wine news, Telaya Assistant Winemaker Hailey Minder is launching a new label called 3100 Cellars with her husband,

Earl E. Sullivan, CEO, owner and head winemaker of Telaya Wine Co. at the new location on the Boise River.

Marshall, later this summer. The company will focus solely on bubbly wine.

“All the wine that we make will be sparkling wine,” said Hailey. “It’s all done in the traditional method, so it’s all re-fermented in bottle like champagne is.”

3100 Cellars will release a sparkling chardonnay and a sparkling rose to start, both made with grapes from Bitner Vineyards in Caldwell.

“Our rose is a nice, bright, fruity rose, but our chardonnay is much more yeasty—we age it in bottle with the yeast in there for 18 months,” said Hailey. “So it gets those really yeasty qualities; you open it and smell it and it’s like fresh-baked bread.”

Hailey said Telaya is currently letting 3100 Cellars make, bottle and store their wines at their facility.

“We will not have a physical tasting room, at least for the first year,” said Hailey. “We are planning on doing most of our sales through our website.”

3100 Cellars isn’t the only new wine label Telaya is helping to get off the ground. Scoria Vineyards also plans to release wines in May or June this year. Founded by Sydney Nederend, Scoria Vineyards is located on 250 acres in Sunnyslope near Hells Canyon Winery.

“The property has been in my family for quite some time and it wasn’t being utilized,” said Nederend. “It just happened to be a great spot for wine grapes.”

In 2014, Nederend planted eight and a half acres of Malbec and Petit Verdot and this year she’ll plant nine more acres of Cabernet and Merlot. Nederend is working with winemakers

Earl Sullivan at Telaya and Greg Koenig at Koenig Distillery and Winery to produce her wines, which will include a Syrah, Petit Verdot and Malbec blend and a straight Mourvedre to start.

“This year, I’ll be able to use the fruit from my vineyard,” said Nederend. “I’m hoping that it’s going to be a good year for harvest. We’ll probably get, like, three tons an acre.”

In brews news, Eagle Triple Tap (1580 E. State St., Ste. 106) recently opened in Eagle.

The new taphouse currently features 30 beers, with the ability to expand to 40.

“We’re pushing to get as many of the local breweries or Idaho breweries in here as we can,” said co-owner Pat Weber. “So right now I’ve got McCall Brewing, I’ve got Slanted Rock, I’ve got Salmon River, Sockeye, Boise Brewing and then I’ve got one from Cloud 9 on tap.”

Weber, who worked as a firefighter and police officer for 33 years, opened the business with his wife Angie and son Brandon. Eagle Triple Tap held its soft opening Dec. 18 and its grand opening Jan. 9. The bar plans to host various beer events, including an Oskar Blues tap takeover on Thursday, Jan. 27.

“We’re also starting a growler club and we’re trying to get people to join that,” said Weber.

“The idea behind that is if you join the club, you can come in every month and get a free fill on whatever we have on tap. I’m not going to limit you to a certain style.”

The first 10 people to sign up for the growler club pay $100; memberships go up to $120 after that. Eagle Triple Tap is open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday-Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight, and is closed Sunday.

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“You don’t get any lower than me; I’m the newest Democrat in the Legislature,” she said.

Appointed to the Boise City Council in March 2003, Jordan was elected and re-elected later that same year, and again in 2005, 2009 and 2013. She was appointed to fill Boise’s Legislative District 17 in March 2015, when then-Sen. Elliot Werk resigned to join the Idaho Tax Commission.

This time of year brings some long days and nights, as Jordan divides her time between the Statehouse and City Hall.

“But everybody at the Statehouse is halftired, half-wired,” she said. “The three months of January to March are crazy and intense but manageable.”

Jordan will serve out her current term on the City Council, ending in December 2017. How she’ll balance her duties in the meantime was one of the many topics she discussed with Boise Weekly in a rare moment when she wasn’t shuttling between the two governmental entities.

Let’s go back to 2003. I don’t think a lot of new Boiseans can appreciate the size of the crisis that defined Boise City Hall back then [as Mayor Brent Coles resigned from office days before Jordan’s appointment. He was indicted two months later on charges of fraud and misuse of public funds].

I was sworn in on a Tuesday and we received a forensic audit on the investigation that Friday.

What became abundantly clear was that there needed to be an end-game. It was consuming everything. It was an interesting way to come into public office. But our only mandate was: Do the right thing. I know it sounds odd, but it was rather liberating. You have to convincingly say, at all times: “I’m doing this because it’s the right thing to do.”

Do you ever see Brent Coles?

Once. We had a 10-year anniversary celebration for the Foothills Levy. We invited him, because it would have been unfair to ignore his legacy. To his credit, he came. He thanked us for the invitation. We didn’t talk for a long time.

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Let’s talk about adding the words. You and Councilwoman Lauren McLean are chiefly responsible for an Add the Words ordinance in the city of Boise.

I just don’t have tolerance for prejudice. If somebody thinks I’m an idiot, great. But they don’t get to not deal with me because I’m a woman or some other categorization they choose.

Talk to me about why this is still stuck in neutral at the Statehouse.

It’s tough for some people to consider something that includes people different from themselves. But one of two things happen with an issue: it comes up and it dies, never to be seen again; or it continues, it gestates, it churns, year after year. The best advice I ever got was from [Boise] Mayor [Dave] Bieter. He served in the Legislature and when I was appointed I asked him to give me his 2 cents. He told me, “You never know when something is going to tip.” The same thing, I believe is happening with the possibility of a local option tax. It keeps coming up again and again.

Mayor Bieter has indicated that local option may be best fought on a statewide ballot in 2018.

I think he’s right. So far, the efforts at the Statehouse have been pretty myopic. But five, six, seven years ago, you would have had to explain exactly what local option is. Now, people can actually engage in conversation of what local option might look like.

I think it’s interesting to point out that you are choosing to serve out your term on the Boise City Council rather than stepping aside and having the mayor appoint a replacement.

When I was appointed to the Legislature, Boise voters had just returned me to the council. If I had stepped away at that time, we would have had three out of six councilmembers appointed. That said, I think the mayor has made remarkable appointments, but I don’t want to give people the excuse to question council decisions based on something like that.

If you’re going to question the council, question on the merits.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS CV IE 1521174 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA In the matter of the Estate of MAXINE M. BAXTER, deceased Notice is hereby given that Tamara Geisler has been appointed personal representative for the above-named decedent. All persons having claims against said deceased or the estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to Tamara Geisler, Personal Representative, c/o IVER J. LONGETEIG, 5304 N. Turret Boise, ID 83703, or filed with the Clerk of the Court. December 30, 2015. Published: January 13, 20 and 27, 2016.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: LANE DEE JOHNSON. Legal Name Case No. CV NC 1521472 NOTICE OF HEARING A Petition to change the name of Lane Dee Johnson, now residing in the City of Meridian, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho.

The petition proposes that his/ her name be changed to Lane Dee Seward because that is the name he has been known by all his life. The petition will be heard on the 1st day of March, 2016, at the hour of 1:30 p.m. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change.

WITNESS my hand and seal of said District Court this 29 day of December, 2015. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: DEIRDRE PRICE Deputy Clerk. PUB January 13, 20, 27, and February 03, 2016.

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you know Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights? At one point, the heroine, Catherine, tells her friend about Edgar, a man she’s interested in. “He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace,” Catherine says, “and I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee. I said his heaven would be only half alive; and he said mine would be drunk: I said I should fall asleep in his; and he said he could not breathe in mine.” If you’re a typical Aries, you’re more aligned with Catherine than with Edgar. But I’m hoping you might consider making a temporary compromise in the coming weeks. “At last, we agreed to try both,” Catherine concluded, “and then we kissed each other and were friends.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): People turn to you Tauruses for help in staying grounded. They love to soak up your down-toearth pragmatism. They want your steadfastness to rub off on them, to provide them with the stability they see in you. You should be proud of this service you offer. It’s a key part of your appeal. Now and then, though, you need to demonstrate that your stalwart dependability is not static and stagnant—that it’s strong exactly because it’s flexible and adaptable. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to emphasize this aspect of your superpower.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When winter comes, pine trees that grow near mountaintops may not be able to draw water and minerals from the ground through their roots. The sustenance they require is frozen. Luckily, their needle-like leaves absorb moisture from clouds and fog, and drink in minerals that float on the wind. Metaphorically speaking, Gemini, this will be your preferred method for getting nourished in the coming weeks. For the time being, look up to obtain what you need. Be fed primarily by noble ideals, big visions, divine inspiration and high-minded people.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): We all go through phases when we are at odds with people we love. Maybe we’re mad at them or feel hurt by them or can’t comprehend what they’re going through.

The test of our commitment is how we act when we are in these moods. That’s why I agree with author Steve Hall when he says, “The truest form of love is how you behave toward someone, not how you feel about them.” The coming weeks will be an important time for you to practice this principle with extra devotion—not just for the sake of the people you care about, but also for your own physical, mental and spiritual health.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): After fighting and killing each

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other for years on end, the Roman and Persian armies agreed to a truce in 532 A.D. The treaty was optimistically called “The Endless Peace.” Sadly, “endless” turned out to be eight years. By 540, hostilities resumed. I’m happy to announce, though, that your prospects for accord and rapprochement are much brighter. If you work diligently to negotiate an endless peace anytime between now and March 15, it really is likely to last a long time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I shiver, thinking how easy it is to be totally wrong about people, to see one tiny part of them and confuse it for the whole.” Author Lauren Oliver wrote that, and now I’m offering it to you, just in time for your Season of Correction and Adjustment. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to get smarter about evaluating your allies—and maybe even one of your adversaries, as well. I expect you will find it relatively easy, even pleasurable, to overcome your misimpressions and deepen your incomplete understandings.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In June 1942, the United States Navy crushed Japanese naval forces at the Battle of Midway. It was a turning point that was crucial to America’s ultimate victory over Japan in World War II. One military historian called it “the most stunning and decisive blow

in the history of naval warfare.”

This milestone occurred just six months after Japan’s devastating attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor. To compare your life to these two events may be bombastic, but I’m in a bombastic mood as I contemplate your exciting possibilities. I predict that in the second half of 2016, you’ll claim a victory that will make up for a loss or defeat you endured during the last few months of 2015.

Right now is when you can lay the groundwork for that future triumph.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Playwright Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) had a lot of friends, and they often came to visit him uninvited. He found it hard to simply tell them to go away and leave him alone. Yet he hated to be interrupted while he was working. His solution was to get naked and write for long hours while in his bathroom, usually soaking in the bathtub. His intrusive friends rarely had the nerve to insist on socializing. In this way, Rostand found the peace he needed to create his masterpiece, Cyrano de Bergerac, as well as numerous other plays. I suggest you consider a comparable gambit, Scorpio.

You need to carve out some quality alone time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of

my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.”

The preceding reminiscence belongs to a character in Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner.

I bring it up in hopes that you will do the opposite: Say the words that need to be said. Articulate what you’re burning to reveal.

Speak the truths that will send your life on a course that’s in closer alignment with your pure intentions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): According to some traditional astrologers, you Capricorns are vigilant to avoid loss. Old horoscope books suggest you may take elaborate measures to avoid endangering what you have accumulated. To ensure you will never run out of what you need, you may even ration your output and limit your self-expression.

This behavior is rooted in the belief that you should conserve your strength by withholding or even hiding your power. While there may be big grains of truth in this conventional view of you Capricorns, I think it’s only part of the story. In the coming weeks, for instance, I bet you will wield your clout with unabashed authority.

You won’t save yourself for later; you’ll engage in no strategic selfsuppression. Instead, you will be expansive and unbridled as you do whatever is required to carry out the important foundation work that needs to be done.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “It seems that the whole time you’re living this life, you’re thinking about a different one instead,” wrote Latvian novelist Inga Abele in her novel High Tide. Have you ever been guilty of that, Aquarius?

Probably. Most of us have at one time or another. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the coming months will bring you excellent opportunities to graduate forever from this habit. Not all at once, but gradually and incrementally, you can shed the idea that you should be doing something other than what you’re doing. You can get the hang of what it’s like to thoroughly accept and embrace the life you are actually living. Now is an excellent time to get started in earnest on this project.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Even nightingales can’t be fed on fairy tales,” says a character in Ivan Turgenev’s novel Fathers and Sons. In other words, these marvelous birds, which sing sublimely and have long been invoked by poets to symbolize lyrical beauty, need actual physical sustenance.

They can’t eat dreamy stories.

Having acknowledged that practical fact, however, I will suggest that right now you require dreamy stories and rambling fantasies and imaginary explorations almost as much as you need your daily bread. Your soul’s hunger has reached epic proportions. It’s time to gorge.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: Blair Ellis Budine.

Legal Name Case No. CV NC 1521603 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult) A Petition to change the name of Blair Ellis Budine, now residing in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho.

The name will change to Blair Ellis Leonard. The reason for the change in name is: Leonard is the name of my mother who raised me. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on March 1, 2015 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: December 29, 2015. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: DEIRDRE PRICE Deputy Clerk PUB January 13, 20, 27 and February 2 2016.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: Shelley Donise Knudson Legal Name Case No. CV NC 1521335 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult) A Petition to change the name of Shelley Donise Knudson, now residing in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho.

The name will change to Shelley Donise Matthews. The reason for the change in name is: I would like to use my first married name.

A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 1:30 o’clock p.m. on March 1, 2016 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: Dec. 29, 2015 CHRISTOPHER D. RICH CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: Katie Marie Donaldson.

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filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: JAN 11, 2016. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Deirdre Price Deputy Clerk PUB Jan. 20, 27 and Feb. 3 and 10, 2016.

Case No. CV NC 1522033 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult) A Petition to change the name of Katie Marie Donaldson, now residing in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Kathryn Amelia Hembolt. The reason for the change in name is: Professional Identity and separation of immediate family. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on March 3, 2016 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: January 6, 2016. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: DEBBIE NAGELE Deputy Clerk PUB Jan 20, 27, and Feb 03,10, 2016.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA IN RE: DIANNE MARIE HERTEL Legal Name Case No. CV NC 1522059 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult) A Petition to change the name of Dianne Marie Hertel, now residing in the City of Meridian, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Ada County, Idaho. The name will change to Dianne Marie West. The reason for the change in name is: she wishes to revert to her maiden name. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 130 o’clock p.m. on MAR 29, 2016 at the Ada County Courthouse. Objections may be

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He has been trying to break us up, so they can be single buddies.

I’m 24 years old and I just spent 30 minutes arguing with a 7 year old.

How dare you say frozen is better than Lion King.

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BW KISS DEAR BEER I love you with all of my heart. Of course, by “heart” I mean “liver”.

I’ll always remember the good times I had with you. You showed me things I would have never seen without you, like two TVs in my living room instead of just one. We laughed together. Cried together. Threw up together. And I have no regrets about the time we spent together. Having said that, I won’t miss it either. You and I both know that we’re just too different as people. For example, you’re not actually a person, you’re a mind-numbing time-waster. Much like Ke$ha. I don’t really know who or what a Ke$ha is, but it sounds like you two have a lot in common. There were our intimate moments. Those days so good I just wanted to get freaky with you. Those days so bad I needed your lovin to cheer me up. Those sweet, tender moments where I’d look deep into your bottle and say “I want you inside me”. I just needed to vent. It’s not like life is suddenly wonderful without you.

But it’s hardly worse now that you’re gone. I had to do what I had to do. We had our time and now I’m glad it’s over.

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FIND JOHNNY LEE

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DEAR MINERVA, I got my pink in a stink! My yearlong lover moved into my house this June when she lost the house she was renting.

Prior to this we spoke of moving in together, in a year. I am a caretaker and I admit my flaw. However, I find myself doing the majority of the work around our domicile. I’m frustrated and when I speak about it my lover feels like a burden and disagrees. Meanwhile I am up to my eyeballs with her stuff and my stuff. This little house has no room and my feisty voracious appetite for hide-and-seek in the boudoir has grown cold! I am contemplating running away. Whatever shall I do?

—Stinky Pinky the Escape Artist

DEAR STINKY PINKY, This has been a test of the Emergency Domesticity System. When the stink hit the fan, you let her move in and now the quarters are cramped and your lust is crimped.

Whatever shall you do? Will you work through it with her or will you let “stuff” stand in the way? If you can’t make close quarters work when times are tough, how do you think the relationship will fare during major turbulence? Maybe the universe is telling you something that you can’t learn between the sheets. Rent a storage unit until bigger accommodations can be arranged.

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EVERBLOCK SYSTEMS The website for EverBlock Systems features some vaguely corporate language: “Simplicity of design and construction is at the core of the company’s view of the world, and we want to make it easy to tap into people’s

imagination and love for creating new objects.”

How, you might ask? By enabling “companies and people everywhere to build large sized objects using a series of universal building blocks.”

Look past the slick site design and techie buzzwords, and what you have are super-sized Legos.

The smallest blocks measure 3 $3.95-$155.90 inches by 6 inches and max out at 12 everblocksystems.com inches by 6 inches, and cost $3.95 and $7.25 per block, respectively. Bulk packages are available, including 18 full blocks for $125.10 or 26 mixed blocks for $155.90.

Special accessories are also available, including pieces to construct shelves and desks. Beyond that, if you can think it up, you can build it—just like you were a kid, but these blocks are a lot harder to lose (and step on) than the itty-bitty ones you played with as a kid.

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QUOTABLE

Do you agree with Idaho’s ban on alcohol sales at movies featuring sex scenes?

Yes: 11.43%

“We women, we are helpers. That’s how we are created, and that’s what we do here.”

—DEBR A BAS S , WHO JOINED THE WEEKSLONG MILITIA TA KEOVER O F THE MA LHEUR WILDLIF E REF UGE IN E ASTERN OREGON, SPE AKING TO OREGON PUBLIC BROAD CASTING REP ORTER AMANDA PE AC HER.

No: 88.57% I don’t know: 0% Disclaimer: This online poll is not i ntend ed to b e a s c i enti f i c s amp le of l o c a l, statewi d e o r n ati o n a l o p i n i o n.

1990

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Year the Motion Picture Academy of America instituted the NC-17 rating, replacing the longstanding X rating, which was instituted in 1968

Box office gross for Henry & June (Universal Studios, 1990), the first film to receive an NC-17 rating

Box office gross for Showgirls (MGM, 1995), the highest-grossing NC17 film of all time

Box office gross for Midnight Cowboy (MGM, 1969), the only X-rated film to win a Best Picture Oscar—it was later downgraded to an R rating

Amount of time semi-clad characters can spend “thrusting” on film before an R rating becomes NC-17—full nudity and “thrusting” leads to an automatic NC-17 rating

Percentage of goal raised on Indiegogo by adult site Pornhub to fund its $3.4 million project Sexploration—”the first sex tape in space”

(Los Angeles Times)

(The Hollywood Reporter)

Domestic box office gross for Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal, 2015), which was edited to avoid an NC-17 rating—the film grossed more than $570 million worldwide

(Time)

(Box Office Mojo)

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(Indiewire)

(Indiegogo)

$10-$12 BILLION Estimated market share of the United States porn industry, amid a $97 billion value worldwide (NBC News)

(Box Office Mojo)

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