Idaho

more than 1,293,953 people now live in Idaho. Idaho is nicknamed the Gem State because of its beauty. In Idaho, they many gorgeous places you can visit. One major attraction is Sun Valley located on Idaho’s splendid mountains where many Native Americans once climbed. Many famous Americans who have helped made America a better place have come from Idaho such as Moses Alexander and Ezra Pound. Idaho’s motto is “Esto Perpetua” meaning, “let it be perpetual.” Idaho has been in existence for a…

Gordon Ravenscroft v. Boise County was a case in which the Supreme Court Of Idaho had to decide whether the Board's decision to terminate Ravenscroft is subject to the judicial review provisions of the Idaho Administrative Procedure Act. On May 11, 2011, Gordon Ravenscroft a county employee filed a Petition for Judicial Review against Boise County, its Board of Commissioners. Ravenscroft sought review of the Board's final decision for terminating his employment arguing that he had the right to…

support” (DeMaria 243). In April of this year, “there were 51,964 cases” of the 183,170 children “in which the State of Idaho received payments for children with no address on file who may or may not reside in State” (“Child Support Enforcement”). There were “18,148 out-of-state child support cases” whose addresses were confirmed in the month of April (“Child Support Enforcement”). For Idaho, who has over 23.8% of its children on child support, the Act is vital. Families who have been struck…

Invasive species in Idaho is a problem. Being mostly plants on the top 10 list of Invasive species in Idaho, the feral hog is slowly making it’s way to the south and west boarder of Idaho. First being introduced in the 1500’s by Spanish explorers, in Tampa Bay, Florida, the feral hogs has slowly choked the wildlife of the southern statesand beyond, but they have also shown signs of huge population growth in 45 of 50 states in America. In Texas the war between human and hog has resulted in a lost…

club at Idaho State known as S.H.E.P.E.R.D’s in the spring of 2015, and I served as the club’s Secretary for the spring of 2015, Vice President for the fall of 2015, and I became club president in the spring of 2016 and currently hold the position. I am also the FYT Mentor for the College of Education for the 2016-2017 academic year. I have volunteered throughout my time at ISU and have approximately 80 hours of service. These hours have been acquired through a multitude of events at Idaho State…

parents, Cecil and Sally Reed, made advances to claim their adoptive sons land. Both Cecil and Sally filed applications to become the administrator of the estate to the Idaho court, who then held a joint hearing for them. The court came to the conclusion that the Richards father, Cecil, would be granted administrator because the Idaho law dictated that “if several persons who are equally entitled to administer an estate file a petition, ‘males must be preferred to females.’”(Supreme…

college freshman stood in the Idaho Falls auditorium; he attempted to strain his neck to see the Senator from Vermont and potential Democratic Party Nominee. Removing his long blonde hair from eyes, he seemed almost oblivious to the pandemonium that surrounded him. He wasn’t cheering, he wasn’t chanting, he wasn’t gracing the candidate with the kind of enthusiasm expected. So, why was he here? Politics have always been important to Kyle Peck, a current student at Idaho State University and…

In the United States, there is a clown phenomenon happening, according to North Idaho Law Enforcement by Heather Tooley the first creepy clown sighting started in August in South Carolina with the intent of harming others but then the phenomenon spread across the country and ended up in Idaho. The police departments around Idaho are investigating the clown sightings. A Facebook post from the Nampa Police Department stated that they are aware of the clowns and the citizens should let the police…

Forest Fires Emergency Act is a blank check from Congress that gives the U.S. Forest Service the authority to engage in deficit spending for wildfires. Idaho spends thousands of dollars for each fire in labor, equipment and other costs. Wildfires are especially costly here in the Midwest, where the number and intensity of wildfires are increasing. The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) Year-End Fire Report Calendar Year 2014 states that human activity ignited 134 fires (38% of the year’s total)…

an excellent ruler/emperor for the late 5th century and early 6th century. He was the son of Uther Pendragon no one knows when he was born. Governor Butch Otter, was elected as the governor (32nd) of Idaho in November of 2006, later was re-elected in 2014 for second term. Otter served in the Idaho National Army Guards in 1968-1973, he was later awarded honorary doctorates from the University of the Philippines. Butch Otter was/has been a excellent governor throughout his years of being one, he…