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A picturesque south Blaine County farm scene on a recent cold winter afternoon appears
at peace with the world. What the camera can’t capture are growing pressures to
subdivide agricultural land and the difficult decisions farmers face. (Express photo
by David N. Seelig)
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- City hall smoke screen
Angry bar owners on Monday night chastised the Ketchum City Council’s
proposal to draft an ordinance prohibiting smoking from all of the city’s restaurants
and bars
- P&Z dumps "core of core"
The Ketchum Planning and Zoning Commission scrapped the "core of the
core" concept from the city’s proposed comprehensive plan Thursday night
- Clashing land use values
Pressures grow to subdivide farmland
- Silent killer invades SNRA
Its name is the mountain pine beetle, and it’s attacking the
area’s lodgepole pine trees
- County Democrats choose delegates
Idaho Democrats took a major step toward selecting a presidential
candidate last night during the 44 county nominating caucuses held across the state
- Lawsuit on chamber funding stays alive
New plaintiffs bring complications
- The fox's tale
Though showing no sign of illness and apparently oblivious to
skyrocketing medical costs, a small red fox walked into the Wood River Medical Center in
Sun Valley on Sunday evening
- First domino in commercial sprawl may fall
The Blaine County Planning and Zoning Commission could blast the barriers
to commercial sprawl along state Highway 75 between Ketchum and Hailey tomorrow night
- Our tax cut
While the Idaho Legislature’s been stewing about a $40 million tax cut
from the state’s "surplus," we’ve been dreaming about how to spend our
share
- Rights versus health : it's a no-brainer
Since becoming a cold turkey two-pack ex-smoker 17 years ago, I’ve
looked beyond the chant so often heard from smokers who rant about how antismoking laws
violate their rights. Commentary by Pat Murphy.
- Commissioners didn't do the math on
Baseline decision
A pivotal point on which Blaine County commissioners are basing their Feb.
14 denial of the Baseline Ranch Subdivision is flawed. Commentary by Pepin Corso-Harris.
- Advice to the candidates : the Internet is no toy
At the end of last week’s Republican debate, the moderator asked a final question of
the candidates. She wanted to know how familiar they were with the Internet, if they used
it at all, and if they enjoyed it. Commentary
by Adam Tanous.
The Idaho Mountain Express is distributed free to residents and
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to the Idaho Mountain Express will read these stories and more in this weeks'
issue:
Man arrested on DUI charge
AAA predicts high gas prices
Land trust pursues south county
conservation easement
Two new members appointed to county
P&Z
Briefs
Resort report
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