"Dick Cheney is going out on Halloween night dressed as the Ghost of Torture Past." Richmond, Virginia stand-up comedian Chris Martin discusses David Letterman, the Obama's Portuguese Water Boarding dog, Mel Gibson, Jon Goselin, Michael Moore, Sarah Palin, Teddy Kennedy, Balloon Boy, Meghan McCain, Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus, Lisa Lampanelli and Artie Lange at Paradox Comedy's Halloween show October 29, 2009. He's introduced by Jesse Wiley and Thomas George of the Paradox Comedy improv group."Dick Cheney is going out on Halloween night dressed as the Ghost of Torture... more
Roni Weiss travels the world on the cheap, letting you into the excitement that is his life.
In this preview of the upcoming 10 episodes of Roni On Location, we see as Roni and Tav traverse Alaska, Canada, the Pacific Northwest, etc., all around the US and into Canada, as well.Roni Weiss travels the world on the cheap, letting you into the excitement that is his... more
The woman who led a group of 10 Baptists on a mission to help children in Haiti admits to failing to obtain paperwork needed to move 33 children to the Dominican Republic.
But even before Laura Silsby ended up in a Haitian jail accused of trafficking in children, she had a history of failing to pay debts, failing to pay her employees and failing even to follow Idaho laws.
Ms Silsby has been the subject of eight civil lawsuits and 14 unpaid wage claims. The $US358,000 ($408,000) Idaho house at which she founded her non-profit New Life Children's Refuge in November was foreclosed in December. A check of Ms Silsby's driving record revealed at least nine traffic infringement notices since 1997, including four for failing to provide insurance or register annually.
Ms Silsby is a longtime Idaho businesswoman. As chief executive of PersonalShopper.com, which she founded in 1999, she was named eWomenNetwork's international businesswoman of the year in 2006. An email circulated at PersonalShopper.com on Wednesday urged employees not to speak to the media.
Fourteen claims, including two by the same employee, were filed against Personal Shopper Inc for nonpayment of wages between March 14, 2008, and July 21, last year, according to the Idaho Department of Labour. Those claims led to nine liens against the firm. Five were appealed against, dismissed or dropped.
The business's former marketing director, Robin Oliver, filed a civil suit against Ms Silsby and Personal Shopper Inc in October for alleged unpaid wages, wrongful termination and fraud.
The suit says that Mr Oliver was promised an annual salary of $US110,000, with twice-monthly payments of $US4583.33. It alleges that Personal Shopper was delinquent on five payments, which total $22,016.65.
''In multiple emails during 2009, Ms Silsby repeatedly told plaintiff that she had investors 'committed', that the money was being 'wired', and that investors were going to be providing funds,'' the suit says.
Rasho has been placed on 10-years of felony probation after she completed a six month retained jurisdiction program - commonly known as a “rider” - where she got treatment at a Idaho Department of Correction facility.
Fourth District Judge Deborah Bail decided Monday to place Rasho on felony probation, instead of sending her back to prison, based on the information gathered during the rider process.
Rasho, who pleaded guilty to a charge of sex abuse of a child under the age of 16 in June, has to register as a sex offender and continue to undergo treatment as part of her 10-year probation, according to court records.
Police officials say Rasho lived in the boy’s neighborhood and the criminal conduct occurred in a Meridian residence. Police say they have evidence the inappropriate sexual relationship between Rasho and the teen began in September 2008.Rasho has been placed on 10-years of felony probation after she completed a six month... more
Currently most security technology is reactive, taking action only against known threats that have been defined and can therefore be found. Researchers are hoping that by proactively scanning a network for unusual behavior, digital ants can discover zero-day threats before they do harm.Currently most security technology is reactive, taking action only against known... more
Buy a new truck & get a gun! I am listing this one under comedy, except it's true! Only in Idaho!....(or maybe Texas)Buy a new truck & get a gun! I am listing this one under comedy, except... more
Police say an Idaho woman who made a false 911 call to lure paramedics out of their station made a real emergency call minutes later when she got trapped under the station’s garage door.Police say an Idaho woman who made a false 911 call to lure paramedics out of their... more
America's bailout plan helped complete a sawmill in Emmett, Idaho keeping a struggling industry alive.America's bailout plan helped complete a sawmill in Emmett, Idaho keeping a... more
Two Boise Police officers have been disciplined by the Boise Police Department for "serious" policy violations after a complaint was filed that officers used excessive force during an arrest.
According to the Boise Community Ombudsman's report, in early 2009 police were dispatched to a house on a report of a fight between a man and a woman.
Police say they struggled to get inside the home to speak with the man. When police managed to get inside the home, the suspect was placed in handcuffs. The complainant alleged that he was Tased three times by police - once to his wrist, the second to the small of his back and the third to his buttocks.Two Boise Police officers have been disciplined by the Boise Police Department for... more
Democrats rip Rammell after 'Obama tags' remark
By Jared S. Hopkins
Times-News writer
Idaho Democrats on Thursday ripped Republican Rex Rammell for saying he'd buy a license to hunt President Obama.Democrats rip Rammell after 'Obama tags' remark
By Jared S. Hopkins... more
Residents in states with a high concentration of small and medium-sized businesses are targeted most by spammers, according to a recent report by e-mail security vendor MessageLabs, a Symantec subsidiary that analyzes billions of inbound messages collected by its data centers around the world.Residents in states with a high concentration of small and medium-sized businesses are... more
Every week for the past four years the Privacy Rights Clearing House has been chronicling data breaches on a weekly basis. “These are the mega-breaches that can skew the figures in terms of the number of people victimized,” says Paul Stephens, PRCH’s director of policy and advocacy. Here are the ten biggest, most damaging and most embarrassing breaches to date this year.
Three atheist billboards have gone up in Moscow Idaho. The third appeared last week and reads: "Millions are good without God". The billboard campaign is being sponsored by the American Humanist Association.
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Are the atheist billboards a good idea, or a waste of time?Three atheist billboards have gone up in Moscow Idaho. The third appeared last week... more
The epic battle to become the 44th president of the United States has entered its final hours with polls showing Senator Barack Obama holding a solid lead.
The final day of campaigning saw Senator John McCain set off on a gruelling odyssey of swing states hoping to inspire a last minute upset.
On the last day of his 21-month campaign for the White House, Mr Obama said the longest, most expensive presidential contest in history would be won by the campaign with the more motivated voters.
Including the primary elections, candidates have raised $1.5 billion, with Mr Obama accounting for $640 million of that alone.
"The question is going to be who wants it more," he said on a syndicated radio talk show, the Russ Parr Morning Show. "And I hope that our supporters want it bad, because I think the country needs it."
Mr McCain, bidding for his own place in history as the oldest ever first term president at 72, was meanwhile racing through seven swing states, holding rallies at or near airports to save travel time.
He started the day in Tampa, Florida in the car park of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football stadium, telling voter that he was the "tried and tested" leader the US needed period of wars and economic crisis.
"With this kind of enthusiasm, this kind of intensity we will win Florida and we will win the election," Mr McCain told a crowd of just 400.
Looking, again, to distance himself from George W Bush, perhaps the most unpopular president ever seen, the Arizona senator stressed that he, too, opposes the Republican president's economic policies. But he insisted that Mr Obama's tax plans would leave families worse off.
Mr McCain praised Joe the Plumber for getting an honest answer out of the Democratic candidate, when he said during a campaign stop in Ohio that wanted to "spread the wealth around".The epic battle to become the 44th president of the United States has entered its... more
The U.S. Secret Service has been asked to look into a sign suggesting a "free public hanging" of President-elect Barack Obama and several other political figures in Bonner County, Idaho. The handmade cardboard sign also features a noose fashioned from a length of nylon rope.
"That's a political statement. They can call it whatever they want, a threat or whatever," said Ken Germana, who installed the sign on his property off Golden Gate Road in southwestern Bonner County.
In addition to President-Elect Obama, the sign also mentions John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, and Al Sharpton.
Germana said he poses absolutely no threat to Obama, but admits he would not lose any sleep if harm did come the president-elect's way. He said he made the sign to protest hypocrisy in two high-profile incidents involving effigies of Republican vice president nominee Sarah Palin.The U.S. Secret Service has been asked to look into a sign suggesting a "free... more
"Idaho Sen. Larry Craig lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a Minneapolis airport bathroom sex sting case, but said he’s considering another appeal.""Idaho Sen. Larry Craig lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a... more
Forget about vampires, ghouls and zombies. You were much more likely to receive a fright this year from something lurking in your e-mail. There were the usual crop of Trojan horses and phishing expeditions, and as the surprising list points out, some of the scares go all the way up to White House and the FBI.
