SAUNDRA MCDAVID ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR EAGLE CITY COUNCIL
on Sep 24, 2009 in Idaho Politics city Council eagle election McDavid Saundra Saundra McDavid has announced that she is running for the position of Eagle City Council. “I’m concerned that our city is increasing taxes and losing its focus on providing the services that are important to the citizens and community,” McDavi...

City of Eagle votes to raise taxes
on Sep 9, 2009 in Idaho Politics bandy bureacracy city council democrat DNC eagle election huffaker increase jackson-heim jeanne raise Semanko shoushtarian Taxes In an unfortunate decision last night the City of Eagle choose to pad its own savings account by taking money out of the pockets of its citizens.  The people of Eagle will see a levy rate increase on their property tax this year; a year where so man...

Say “No” to increased taxes!
on Aug 26, 2009 in Idaho Politics bandy budget city council eagle jackson-heim jeanne spending At the budget hearing last night, Mayor Bandy claimed that no one was against raising the levy rate and thus raising the taxes.  Please write to him and the other council members to voice your opposition to increasing the levy rate, which will affec...

Eagle City Council Candidates Wanted!
on Aug 14, 2009 in Idaho Politics city council eagle election The two seats currently held by Phil Bandy’s appointees are up for election.  Candidates need to file a Declaration of Candidacy no later than Friday, September 4th at 5:00 pm. The election will be on November 3rd this year. Post Footer automa...

Rib Shack focuses on catering, closes restaurants
on Feb 22, 2009 in Rib Shack Andrew's barbecue Catering delivery eagle ribs Andrew’s Rib Shack is looking for a new home. The operations are now focused solely on catering until owner Andrew Petrehn can locate a new spot for his restaurant. Eagle Rib Shack was closed in December and Andrew’s Rib Shack in Meridian was clo...

Rib Shack closes in Meridian, focuses on catering
on Feb 21, 2009 in Rib Shack andrew's rib shack barbecue Catering restaurant Rib Shack Andrew’s Rib Shack is looking for a new home.  The operations are now focused solely on catering until owner Andrew Petrehn can locate a new spot for his restaurant.  Eagle Rib Shack was closed in December and Andrew’s Rib Shack in Meri...

The forgotten children of Operation Babylift
on Feb 9, 2009 in Politics adoption alien babylift CCA citizen citizenship deport illegal INS missing operation paperwork USCIS Vietnam In 1975 2,500 orphans were airlifted out of war-torn Vietnam and flown to homes in the United States and around the world in an initiative implemented by President Ford. Thirty years later some of those orphans are finding themselves threatened wit...

Will the mole see his shadow?
on Feb 2, 2009 in Lifestyles day february groundhog shadow snow winter My nine year old asked this a few weeks ago: ” On February, 3rd or 4th, or 5th do you want it to be cloudy? So that the mole, or hedgehog ‘thingey’ sees his shadow so we get more snow?” Oh dear. Post Footer automati

One city insolvent, the other becomes a bank
on Feb 1, 2009 in Idaho Politics Politics bandy budget city debt eagle Idaho Insolvent shortfall A tale of two cities.  Victorville, California is getting into the banking business.  The town sits halfway between Las Vegas and Los Angeles.  Its largest sales tax revenue stream, Victorville Motors is in financial troubles and can not get a loa...

Sarah Palin’s PAC
on Feb 1, 2009 in Politics 2012 campaign PAC palin sarah SaraPAC In the news recently was talk of SarahPAC, a Political Action Committee  which “will allow Gov. Palin to help find and create solutions for America’s most pressing problems; priority number one is building a strong and prosperous econ