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Yesterday | The Spokesman-Review

Schmidt adds spice to UI's taleNovember 6, 2009

Inspiring on their immediate merits, the weekly amazements at the University of Idaho and the antsy contemplation of a bowl game are made even more remarkable cast against the Vandals' barren history in major college football.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Las Vegas Sun

Swept up in war on terror, man files suit over detention

Many people wanted by authorities come to Las Vegas to hide. Abdullah al-Kidd came here so the federal government could keep an eye on him.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV, Nellis Air Force Base, US Military, US Air Force, Prison

Wed Nov 04, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

Chart junk? How pictures may help make graphs better

Those oft-maligned, and highly embellished, graphs and charts in USA Today and other media outlets may actually help people understand data more effectively than traditional graphs, according to new research from North Carolina State University.

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Related Topix: North Carolina State University, Science, Physics, Dinosaur, Paleontology

EurekAlert!

Tension on the grapevine

Trellis Tension Monitoring assembly in line with the main trellis wire in a wine grape vineyard.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Prosser, WA, Agriculture, Science, Washington State University

Tue Nov 03, 2009

KTVB.COM

Parma Ag Center faces closure

Time is running out for the U of I Parma Research and Extension Center. It has less than two weeks to come up with $250,000. The state cut funding to the University of Idaho and the university put the center on notice: get the money by November 15th or be closed by the end of the year.

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Related Topix: Parma, ID, Agriculture, Science, Boise, ID

Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Herald

Teacher shares secrets of farming

Dave Muehleisen talks about pest management like Sun Tzu wrote about war. Laying plans, attack by stratagem, recognizing your enemy's strong and weak points - the calculations roll off his tongue like calligraphy from a brush.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Entomology, Washington State University, Bothell, WA, Snohomish County, WA

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Examiner.com

Going Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin

The country is obsessed with Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin's new book will be released on November 17th.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain

Today's 6

UI settles lawsuit with former researcher

The University of Idaho has agreed to pay $105,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from what two former employees contend was a smear campaign.

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Related Topix: Idaho

KTVB Boise

Student who fell from University of Idaho fraternity will return home

On September 10, the world changed for a Caldwell teen who fell from a window at the University of Idaho.

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Related Topix: Idaho, Student Society, Coeducational Fraternities, Fraternities, Caldwell, ID

Sat Oct 31, 2009

KIFI Idaho Falls

UI starting process to close Parma facility

Parma Mayor Margaret Watson says supporters of the Parma Research and Extension Center in southwest Idaho have until Nov.

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Related Topix: Parma, ID, Tetonia, ID, Sandpoint, ID

Spokesman Review

UI settles with ex-workers October 30, 2009

The University of Idaho has settled a lawsuit with two former employees who claimed they were punished for reporting concerns that a high-profile researcher was using university resources to benefit private companies.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

NewWest

Forrest Church: Theologian, Historian, Humanitarian

A TRIBUTE TO FORREST CHURCH: THEOLOGIAN, HISTORIAN, HUMANITARIAN By Nick Gier, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho Religion is our human response to the dual reality of being alive and having to die.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Las Cruces Sun-News

Tunes: Q&A with Finn Riggins

Indie punk rock band Finn Riggins is no stranger to the road. Hailing from Idaho, the collaboration between Cameron Bouiss , Lisa Simpson and Eric Gilbert tour 245 days out of the year.

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Related Topix: Idaho, Idaho Government

Wed Oct 28, 2009

The Spokesman-Review

Otter defends insurance costs - Thu, 22 Oct 2009 PST

Gov. Butch Otter is defending a move to increase health insurance costs sharply for part-time state employees, even though some will face premiums that exceed their take-home pay.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, C. Otter, US News

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Salon.com

Study: Idaho dairy counties weathering recession

A new study says communities in the heart of the Idaho dairy industry are, amid falling milk prices, weathering the recession better than other rural regions of the state.

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Related Topix: Idaho

KHQ-TV Spokane

Former U of I employee sues over non-renewed contract

A former University of Idaho employee has filed a civil lawsuit against the school in 2nd District Court, saying she was let go after she made statements about the waste of public resources.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

KBCI CBS 2

UI students continue to recover from fraternity house falls

Shane Meyer was one of two students who fell from a third-floor fraternity house window on the Moscow campus during the first two weeks of the fall semester.

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Spokesman Review

UI study: Huge increase in Hispanic population benefits region

South-Central Idaho's Hispanic population has grown by 85 percent since 2000, according to a new University of Idaho study, paralleling the dramatic increase in the dairy industry in the region, which employs a large Hispanic workforce.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Gooding, ID

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Time

How Wood Chips Can Keep You Warm -- and Green

The tall smokestack and the industrial clanking of conveyors in Moscow, Idaho may look ominously anti-ecological but, the visitors senses are quickly jolted by a fresh aroma reminiscent of a walk-in cedar closet.

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Related Topix: Moscow, ID, Alternative Energy, Biomass, Energy, Weather, Solar Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy)

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Bellingham Herald

Idaho scientists focus on wild plants for gardens

University of Idaho scientist Stephen Love says forays into the state's backcountry have taught him the most inhospitable territory is often home to remarkable beauty.

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Related Topix: Idaho, Sundance Film Festival, Potatoes, Life, Food, Vegetables, Home Gardening, Home

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