FOR THE WEEK OF:
Sept. 1 - Sept. 7, 1999

• County officials clash over DARE program effectiveness Recent university study found that impact of anti-drug program didn't last

• Hailey City Councilman Scott Basolo announced he will not seek reelection. In a letter to the Hailey mayor the maverick councilman said he was stepping down for personal reasons

• State highway agency outlines Highway 75 planning process Highway planner said public is confused because there are three highway projects in the works

• Blaine County Sheriff and Ketchum Police Department to split $200,000 in drug forfeiture funds by end of year Cash generated by three drug trafficking cases which have partial roots in the county

• Induction of Ketchum's Wagon Days into the Idaho Hall of Fame is a much-deserved honor Induction recognizes the foresight and effort that made the Wagon Days parade a success

• Cat and mouse game between Texas Gov. George W. Bush and media should stop on issue of whether he ever used drugs in his distant past It's time for W. to move on to substantive campaign issues by confronting the questions

• Dark Ages logic used to attack gay issues program Criticism unfounded of Idaho Public Television's airing of discussion dealing with homosexual issues

• Some dimensions of literacy: a rant Writer critical of back to school section in Idaho Mountain Express which dwelled on clothing styles and brown bag recipes when he says emphasis should be on graduating literate students

• Pulitzer Prize winning author Jane Smiley dazzled the Sun Valley Writers' Conference with a spirited opening talk Smiley, who has roots in the Wood River Valley, even sang a couple of songs for the audience of authors and other celebrities

• Lane Mercantile is a valley fixture Venerable downtown building recently caught up in a Starbucks controversy has been a local icon since it was built in 1887

• Montgomery finished Ironman Canada Ketchum chiropractor Tom Montgomery placed 741 overall of 1,652 finishers at the Penticton, B.C. event

• Reflections of old times Features a letter from Twin Falls resident Glenn Miller to Charlie Benson of Hailey

• Public Notice Summary

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• Other Stories This Week:

  No leads yet in destruction of Sawtooth National Forest signs
  Idaho AAA reports gas prices are now fifth highest in nation
  Three Wood River Valley principals reflect on cutting edge issues as school doors are about to open
  Monday was beginning of fall deer and elk archery season which runs through Sept. 30
  Sports, political and entertainment figures gathered last weekend in Sun Valley for the annual Danny Thompson Memorial charity golf event
  A citizens transportation committee says it will ask Ketchum for a grant to hire a consultant to study state highway proposals
  Rescuers brought a 71-year-old Florida man down from Bald Mountain after he broke his leg hiking
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