?State of Cities? address focuses on growth Hailey Mayor Susan McBryant speaks Thursday morning at the State of the Cities & County Breakfast. McBryant joked that her city in 2006 did not propose to ?limit house sizes or change street names,? jabs at the cities of Sun Valley and Ketchum. Photo by David N. Seelig

Friday, December 1, 2006

• ?State of Cities? address focuses on growth
  Population boom and housing costs are concerns across county

• State energy plan update gains mix of praise, scorn
  Local group takes issue with lack of public hearings

• Siting power plants: Whose decision is it?
  Interim committee recommends keeping local control

• Risch roadless plan shocks conservationists
  Governor wants to enhance protection of 9.3 million acres of national forests

• Sun Valley opens more terrain on Baldy
  Dollar Mountain to reopen this weekend

• The Community School receives $1 million donation
  Donating family asks to remain anonymous

• Women?s charity funds upgrade to CSI lab
  

• ?New town? proposal headed to County Commission
  Plan would require changes to county comprehensive plan

• Arson confirmed as cause of shed fire
  Separate house fire Monday deemed accidental

• Group proposes wetland restoration
  Wood River Land Trust seeks to restore 1-acre wetland at Lions Park

• Rupert meets Myspace
  

• Shopping made easy
  Holiday events provide a lift to annual chore

• Take a look at essays, cooking, dogs and dishrags
  Gift books run the gamut and start at home

• A Lesson in Semantics
  

• Denver route a must
  

• Good growth means luring and keeping the young
  

• Cities should embrace initiative process
  

• Panther girls defeat Cutthroats 48-37
  Fourth quarter surge lifts Carey to victory

• Wrestling team rebuilds behind new coach
  WRHS opens home season Tuesday against Oakley

• Carey Panthers win basketball opener
  Wood River and Community School lose on the road

• Michael Lynn Beedon Leonetti