Two new businesses have opened recently in Mountain Home and I thought I’d point them out to my readers. Jackson Street Sweets Located at the corner of 2nd East and Jackson Website: No website found for this candy Store.
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Early Idaho Governor’s Race
Idahoans will be voting for Governor in 2010 and already there are two (or three?) challengers to Butch Otter’s gubernatorial seat before the new decade begins. Still, there is less than one year before we go to the polls in
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Interstate 84 Traffic Counts Statistics
Average daily Mountain Home area traffic count on Interstate 84 How many vehicles do you thinks pass by Mountain Home each day on Interstate 84? 5,000 cars and trucks? 10,000? 20,000? Maybe 50,000 vehicles a day? The answer to
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Deep Snow, Boise River and Sledding
My daughter is in Mountain Home for a Christmas visit and we decided to try some sledding. On Tuesday December 22nd, 2009 we headed up Highway 20 in search of the perfect sledding hill and some sightseeing. It is becoming
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The US Economic Outlook Scary or Rosy?
Let’s start this post out with a joke Question: Why did God create economists? Answer: In order to make weather forecasters look good. I found an article about where "one person" thinks the US economy is headed in the near
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I was interested in what types of taxes, both upfront and also "hidden taxes" we pay to our State. Kind of nice to see where our money goes. The Illegal Drug Stamp Act below has me baffled but not enough
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