Boise, Idaho Blog

A friend sent me this today and I thought I would post it. It has some good information to keep a look out for as the 2008 elections approach.

Expect “Block the Vote” E-mail, Web & Phone Scams
(from Dark Reading)
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) predicts that malicious people are likely to conduct Website spoofing, [...]

Boise, Idaho’s capital city is the largest city. The smallest city is Warm River, which never has reported a population of more than a dozen people.

If you have ever applied for any type of line of credit, big or small, chances are the credit agency evaluated your credit score, also known as your FICO score.
FICO, Fair Isaac Company, is a credit reporting agency established in the 1960’s. Your FICO score can mean the difference between getting your line of [...]

Seven of Idaho’s counties such as; Butte, Camas, Clark, Custer, Idaho, Lemhi, Owyhee are home to fewer than two person per square mile.

Before purchasing a new home it is very important to have the home inspected by a professional. Remember, the report you get back will find faults in the home you wish to purchase, that is the point. No home is perfect and each home will have its own set of problems. The [...]

Idaho has 44 counties, 201 cities, and 113 school districts.

People can speculate all they want and make up any excuse concerning the financial crisis the nation is experiencing at this very moment.  So why and how did it really happen?  Who is to blame?
Typical real estate recessions happen when demand for houses decreases. In the wake of every real estate decline comes an inevitable [...]

The Idaho Statesman came out with a new story today with concerns that HIV is on the rise in Idaho.  Of course it lists the same types of behaviours that we all know to contribute to contracting the virus.  But there is a twist…  The Internet is now responsible for some of the “hookups”. 
Southeastern Idaho’s [...]

<p>The largest stand of the western white pine trees in the United States grows in northern Idaho. The western white pine was designated the state’s official tree in 1935.</p>

Last Thursday, October 9th, Boise police were sent to a home to break up a fight.  Now I know this is not real exciting news and to be honest this isn’t about the story, well actually it is… I want to poke a little fun at it.
So police arrive, neither men want to press charges [...]