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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · 5d

2 ex-allies vie for Boise Council. Can a well-funded conservative beat them?

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2 ex-allies vie for Boise Council. Can a well-funded conservative beat them?

Could they split the votes?

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · 7d

Is the American dream still alive? This Idaho political family thinks so

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Is the American dream still alive? This Idaho political family thinks so

“My dad’s story couldn’t happen anywhere else,” this former GOP official said.

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · 7d

Funny things to put googly eyes on. Anime pictures. Here's how local cities are using AI and how much money they're spending on it 💰💰💰💰
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Anime pictures and NampaGPT: How are government employees using AI?

How do you use AI?

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Alex Brizee @alexbrizee.bsky.social · Sep 18

Bendawald was found NOT GUILTY on all five of the felony counts against him. Story here:

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Sep 16

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ICE in Boise wants a million-dollar expansion. Here’s what we know

ICE used to be “nonexistent” in Idaho. Now it’s planning to expand.

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Sep 15

Craving Dubai chocolate in Boise? Here's where to find it:
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This Idaho bakery serves up Dubai chocolate and memes. Here’s what they sell

They’ve gone from six employees to 22 employees.

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Sep 11

"We’re an urban county, but there’s a desire to hang on to what we have left, which is dwindling.”

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Ada County Commission vote means future of solar projects isn’t very sunny

“I felt a lot of support for this protection of farmland. We’re an urban county, but there’s a desire to hang on to what we have left.”

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Sep 11

Pres. Trump signed an executive order this summer aimed at homelessness. How will that affect Boise?

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Trump has big plans on homelessness. How could that affect Boise?

Is homelessness a moral failing or an economic pitfall?

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Michael Lycklama @michaellycklama.bsky.social · Sep 6

Final:

Eagle 34, Skyview (WA) 13 in the Northwest Showdown

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Idaho high school football scores: Updates from Week 2 in the Boise area

Your home for the latest updates from around the Treasure Valley.

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Sep 2

Want to help make your local paper better?
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Idaho and Washington State NewsGuilds

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Idaho News Guild @idahonewsguild.bsky.social · Sep 2

Let’s get clickbait out of local news.

Learn about how our regional reporters are fighting against story quotas at McClatchy Media. 🧵

Check out our video below to see local stories that took time and effort — the way our readers deserve. 👇

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Idaho Department of Education approved hundreds of conservative resources in 2024 for schools to use for free.

But how many local schools are using them?

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Idaho offers conservative videos to schools. Do Boise-area districts use them?

Some educators have raised concerns with PragerU’s content.

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Michael Lycklama @michaellycklama.bsky.social · Aug 27

5 Idaho high school graduates will start the season on an active NFL roster

TE Colson Yankoff, Commanders (Coeur d'Alene)
OL John Ojukwu, Titans (Boise)
FB/DL Scott Matlock, Chargers (Homedale)
TE Colston Loveland, Bears (Gooding)
DT Tommy Togiai, Texans (Highland)
#idpreps

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Aug 22

The Department of Justice investigated an Idaho school district. Here's what we know

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The Justice Department investigated an Idaho school district. Then this happened

There’s been big changes going on in the federal government and the Department of Justice.

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Aug 22

One army veteran said he was praying for someone to help his neighborhood. Here's why:
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They planned on staying in their homes. A new manager inflated the rent

“I served my country honorably. … I shouldn’t be pushed out of my home like this, especially on a fixed income,” one resident said.

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Aug 21

A mobile home park in Eagle was bought by new owners this summer. That's when the problems started, according to residents.
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They planned on staying in their homes. A new manager inflated the rent

A veteran, a Los Angeles transplant and others are fighting a new landlord’s rent hikes in their affordable mobile home community near Boise, Idaho.

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Alex Brizee @alexbrizee.bsky.social · Aug 21

An Idaho prisoner died after an assault at a private prison hundreds of miles away, where several other states' correctional systems house people because of overcrowding.

He was being housed at the Saguaro Correctional Center in Arizona, which has been plagued by complaints for years.

Idaho man housed in private Arizona prison dies after assault, IDOC says

The Saguaro Correctional Center, which also houses prisoners from Hawaii and Montana, has been plagued by complaints for years.

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Aug 20

The Justice Department investigated an Idaho school district. Here's what happened

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The Justice Department investigated an Idaho school district. Then this happened

There’s been big changes going on in the federal government and the Department of Justice.

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Aug 18

Nampa might transfer the Ford Idaho Center to CWI. But that's not the only change the city is considering

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This center had gone through a lot of changes. Then the director died.

The city doesn’t plan to hire another director.

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Aug 13

omg yes plz

Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Aug 11

Smashed windows. Missing court dates. How ICE is changing its tactics

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Smashed windows. Missing court dates. How ICE is changing its tactics

“I was not really prepared to watch that or to hear that,” the husband of a local immigrant said.

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Jul 28

A protester was charged twice in Boise in one day. Here’s why she came out on top

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A protester was charged twice in Boise in one day. Here’s why she came out on top

“Once these charges get leveled against somebody, they’re out there,” a lawyer said.

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Carolyn Komatsoulis @komatsoulis.bsky.social · Jul 25

the cutest photo i've ever seen in a news article
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Got Bench bunnies? Boise neighborhood has a rabbit overpopulation

For more than 40 years, feral rabbits have overpopulated part of the Boise Bench neighborhood. Here’s how they got there.

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Alex Brizee @alexbrizee.bsky.social · Jul 19

NEW: It's been over a year since nearly 90 men incarcerated at the state's highest-security prison participated in a six-day-long hunger strike. Today, they're refusing their meals again.

‘Inhumane conditions’ at Idaho maximum security prison prompt planned hunger strike

Over a year since the last hunger strike, the men are refusing their meals again.

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