Linda Paul
@rangewriterlp.bsky.social
Retired writer, editor, letter carrier, iPhonographer (sorry). I may occasionally promote my book or someone else's book. But promotion is really not my thing. Just because I follow you, don't assume I want a conversation with you. NO DMs!!!!!!!!!
A bright spot in local news today, thanks to @boisedev.com Boise’s historic Lowell Pool is set to make a splash again. boisedev.com/news/2026/08... #HistoricRenovation #Boise
Boise’s historic Lowell Pool is set to make a splash again - BoiseDev
After sitting dormant since 2020, Boise’s historic Lowell Pool is on track to reopen in the summer of 2029. The Boise City Council voted on July 14 to move forward with a nearly $9.4 million renovatio...
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2/2 Our #PublicLands have been beset by adult, 2-year-olds. They thrive on noise, the louder the better. They kill just to watch life expire. They are the center of their universe & assume the entire backcountry & open space exist only for their own pleasure. Cutting padlocks is sport.
1/2 Our #PublicLands have been beset by about 3 generations’ worth of adult, 2-year-olds.They have the money for big toys, but they don’t pick up their toys or pack out their #trash. They don’t know how to read “no trespassing” signs. Hacking padlocks on #PrivateProperty is a sport.
The Dems should use this clips for ads in contested congressional and Senate races
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 7d agoGOP Rep. Glenn Grothman: Actually, I think we should do a little more for the rich
“For groups like #HeritageFoundation, (surrogacy) is a nice synergy that allows them to be xenophobic, homophobic and anti-choice all at once.” #GOP party platforms include anti-#IVF language. Is #surrogacy next? idahocapitalsun.com/2026/08/14/r...
More GOP party platforms include anti-IVF language. Is surrogacy next? • Idaho Capital Sun
In the past two years, Republicans in Idaho and four other states have added specific anti-IVF language to their state party platforms.
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Galena I keep getting gobsmacked by towns or villages called Galena. On a typical drive from Boise to Sun Valley, Idaho, one climbs the steep grade to Galena Summit and nearby Galena Lodge, which is about all that's left of a mining community founded in the late 1800s. On my trip around the…
Galena
I keep getting gobsmacked by towns or villages called Galena. On a typical drive from Boise to Sun Valley, Idaho, one climbs the steep grade to Galena Summit and nearby Galena Lodge, which is about all that's left of a mining community founded in the late 1800s. On my trip around the country a few years ago I stumbled into…
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Christian Science Monitor took the time to interview locals about the reductions to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance@protectwildutah.bsky.social · 2w agoA really great look into the history and beauty that is Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All. And its such nonsense. Who cares how someone pees? Why does it matter to anyone but that person? WHO are #Transgender people hurting? Keep your nose in your own pants. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/o... #GiftLink #GenderMarkers
Opinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All (Gift Article)
Is Kansas just the beginning?
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#FunctionBrewery to bring rotating residency concept to #GardenCity. 2nd floor has another large taproom, along with 2 studio apts. accessed from a separate staircase that Armstrong will operate as short-term rentals. Too bad these aren't #WorkforceHousing www.instagram.com/reel/DZLC153...
Function on Instagram: "Garden City, Idaho - who’s ready?! THIS is what’s next. 🫶 #function #functionidaho #expansion #food #beverage"
245 likes, 48 comments - function_pdx on June 4, 2026: "Garden City, Idaho - who’s ready?! THIS is what’s next. 🫶 #function #functionidaho #expansion #food #beverage".
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“The city’s transition away from the car, tho fantastically chaotic, has become a global role model. Under mayor Anne Hidalgo, Paris was ‘the most influential city in the world’ says Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian. Hidalgo, stepping down after 12 yrs, exulted: ‘The bike beat the car.’”
How Paris beat the car
Though chaotic, the city’s transition has become a global role model
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Unfortunately, it's up to community organizations like #IdahoOrganizationOfResourceCouncils to provide the necessities that employers SHOULD be providing. idahocapitalsun.com/2026/08/13/i... #Farmworkers #SmokeInhalation #Heat #InhumaneWorkConditions
Idaho community fund helps farmworkers fight heat, wildfire smoke • Idaho Capital Sun
On the morning of July 31, Idaho Organization of Resource Councils members Samantha Guerrero and Julia Santiago met at a Nampa Home Depot. Their cars, parked right next to each other, trunks open, wer...
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Great to be back at the ocean, even if there was no solar eclipse for me! The waves off the coast at Valahnúkur are ridiculously turquoise - have to be seen to be believed. #eclipselessness #Iceland #CanonR5MarkII
Overheard an irate driver bemoaning that cyclists are using the roads that she is paying for. How do we educate them so they stop thinking that they own the roads. We ALL pay for infrastructure through our taxes but the cars cause the most damage.
Joop Polder (Dutch, b. 1939) : Station in the Wood, c.1970s Oil on wood panel | 50 × 70 cm Private Collection
Attention Nampa! You will not want to miss this! We've got *everyone* on your District 12 or 13 ballot at this party! Most in person, a few represented by staffers. Come meet us, ask your ??? and hang out with other civic-minded folks! Saturday Aug 15, 3-7 PM, 149 N Yale St Nampa
This current situation is due, in part, to a long-term decline in the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer, a decline that a handful of good water years temporarily masked but never reversed. idahocapitalsun.com/2026/08/12/t... #Idaho #Agriculture #WaterShortage #ChangingClimate
'This year is different': The water reality Idaho can no longer ignore • Idaho Capital Sun
I've spent the majority of my career managing water on the Snake River in Idaho, and I can tell you plainly: This year is different, writes Dan Davidson.
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We need to start work on valley-wide public transportation yesterday. Sooner, even. Yes, it's a huge task. But the longer we put it off, the more folks around here are going to learn what a nightmare traffic situation really looks like.
When it comes to your children’s health, listen to doctors. Not a president who once told Americans to inject bleach. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ immunization recommendations have not changed.
Falling meant he had soared The sea closed over him,and the world exhaled–relieved.Empires prefer cautionary talesto unfinished rebellions.They will say this is where it ends.A warning.A mistake.A boy who flew too close.But if he had descended safely,if he had listened,if he had landed quietly…
Falling meant he had soared
The sea closed over him,and the world exhaled–relieved.Empires prefer cautionary talesto unfinished rebellions.They will say this is where it ends.A warning.A mistake.A boy who flew too close.But if he had descended safely,if he had listened,if he had landed quietly beside his father –history would have swallowed him whole.
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Despite the heat, despite the smoke, despite the general malaise, perfection persists.
Todd Blanche: “I am not sure of the uproar of having a Border Patrol or ICE agent at a polling location. What's the risk?” Uhm, maybe because it’s illegal? Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 592 prohibits deploying “troops or armed men” to locations where elections are held. An AG should know this.
Same way Orwell predicted in 1984
Solar panels on football stadiums make perfect sense. The next question: how long until we see parking lots everywhere covered with solar canopies too? Generate power. Provide shade. Charge EVs. #Solar #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #ESG balkangreenenergynews.com/solar-power-...
Solar power to energize European football, UEFA teaming up with SolarPower Europe
The Union of European Football Associations and SolarPower Europe have partnered to advance sustainability in European football
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Might go to this.
Boise State Public Radio@boisestatepublicradio.org · last wk.What’s happening with extremism in Idaho? Join Extremely American host Heath Druzin for an audience-driven conversation about his reporting, extremism and the upcoming third season of the podcast. 📅 Aug. 13 | 6 pm 📍 Osher Institute 🎟️ Free registration www.boisestatepublicradio.org/station-news...
Lots of good chances to hear Todd Achilles speak & ask him questions coming up.
Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho@achillesid.bsky.social · last wk.Big week ahead! Todd's hitting the road to meet folks across the Wood River Valley and beyond — come say hello, ask questions, and talk about what matters to you and your community. No RSVP needed — just show up! 🙌 🔗 Full event list: achillesforidaho.com/events
#BookBans almost always arrive in the language of protection. But when the American Library Association tallied the book challenges recorded across the country in 2025, 92% came from pressure groups & government officials. Fewer than 3% came from an individual parent. @wassmuthcenter.bsky.social
