Bowl full of laughs: Sue Radobenko, right, and Michelle Bowen wore football jerseys while serving lunch at Borah Elementary in Coeur d’Alene on Friday. Faculty and students were encouraged to wear team jerseys in preparation for the Super Bowl on Sunday.

STAUNTON LICENSED CHILD CARE INSPECTIONS
Staunton News Leader
The violations from the previous inspection were reviewed for compliance. There was no medication being administered at the time of the visit. There were four staff records and three children's records reviewed. Lunch was observed to meet the USDA ...

'Boise lost a good friend': Micron CEO Steve Appleton's death shook his ...
The Idaho Statesman
I think despite the fact that we have gone through difficult times, it's an incredible story,” Appleton told the Idaho Press-Tribune in 2008. “Micron is a legend. People gave us up for dead in the '80s, and we have continued to grow and acquire and ...

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Homefix: Don't be a flake when it comes to shoveling snow off a roof
Sioux City Journal
The majority of homes I have inspected over the past 30 years have been constructed to withstand this type of added weight, normally close to 20 psf. You can hire a home inspector or a carpenter to check your attic and roof bracing to make sure it will ...

Homefix: Don't be a flake when it comes to shoveling snow off a roof
Sioux City Journal
The majority of homes I have inspected over the past 30 years have been constructed to withstand this type of added weight, normally close to 20 psf. You can hire a home inspector or a carpenter to check your attic and roof bracing to make sure it will ...

Ask the Inspector: Shingle fatigue
Leader-Telegram
This also tells me that whoever installed the shingles did not take out a permit because the municipality the home is in requires one for that type of roof work. Otherwise the building inspector would have made them strip the roof and start over again.

City, lawyer say Bank Street property unlocked after violations fixed
Fall River Herald News
Of the three properties, the Dufresnes' property was the only one padlocked by the inspection department because of safety hazards. “We locked up the property because of what we believed to be public safety risks,” said Perry Long, ...

A real estate investing guide for 2012
Washington Post
Especially for the first-time investor, the first step in buying a single- family home as an investment is to conduct a thorough and professional home inspection. You should accompany the inspector so he can show you the home's “bones” and point out ...

California bow hunter pleads guilty to killing mountain lion
U-T San Diego
He's in the process of getting his bow back that the wardens confiscated. The wardens never took his hunting license or his A-22 archery tag, but he decided he was done hunting in San Diego County, forever. Rucker was born and raised in Idaho.

The Associated Press
Congressmen question pace of probe at Arlington
STLtoday.com
AP | Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012 6:34 pm | Loading… Army Inspector General Lt. Gen. Peter Vangjel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, before a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing on Arlington National Cemetery.
House members question why no one has been prosecuted for mismanagement at ...Washington Post

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KXLY Spokane
Bill to Limit Specialty License Plates Moves Forward
Boise Weekly
James Hammond, Republican from Coeur d'Alene, is promoting the bill, which would require organizations to sell at least 1000 plates in three years. The House voted last year 21-47 against a similar bill, instead creating two new specialty plates in the ...
Idaho House votes to ban e-cigarette sales to kidsThe Republic
Idaho House OKs e-cig ban for kids amid charges of 'nanny state'The Spokesman Review
Idaho House Votes To Ban E-Cigarette SalesLocalNews8.com
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Humane Society of the United States Howls about Wolves
AmmoLand.com (press release)
While Idaho and Montana established wolf hunting seasons in 2011, thousands of miles to the east, the US Fish and Wildlife Service finally agreed —under pressure from many sides— to delist the Western Great Lakes region gray wolf from the Endangered ...

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Hartlepool Today
'No concerns' after homes inspections
Hartlepool Today
Hartlepool Borough Council's commissioned services team recently inspected 21 older people care homes in town in order to make sure they are meeting the needs of residents. Officers say the unannounced visits, on weekends and evenings, are carried out ...

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Kathy Yamamoto: Banks must make disclosures to buyers
The Salinas Californian
Do I have any legal basis for expecting that certain conditions of the property must be made known to me? ANSWER: When buying a home, the seller is legally obligated to disclose certain facts about the property for sale. Although the seller in an REO ...

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Darien Home Inspector Finds Little Problems Before They Become Big Problems
Patch.com
Prince used this opportunity to take his career in a different direction, starting his own business in Darien doing home inspections. He invested his separation pay in his own education, working at various print jobs to support his family.

Darien Home Inspector Finds Little Problems Before They Become Big Problems
Patch.com
Prince used this opportunity to take his career in a different direction, starting his own business in Darien doing home inspections. He invested his separation pay in his own education, working at various print jobs to support his family.

Darien Home Inspector Finds Little Problems Before They Become Big Problems
Patch.com
Prince used this opportunity to take his career in a different direction, starting his own business in Darien doing home inspections. He invested his separation pay in his own education, working at various print jobs to support his family.

Levee inspection makes waves in Beardstown
Jacksonville Journal Courier
The trees today are home to eagles, some of which Bley has photographed in a daily webcam she maintains on her personal Facebook. She points to a report by the Sacramento Bee that maintains a new study by the Army Corps of Engineers found that trees ...

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Should Real Estate Agents Attend The Home Inspection?
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Many real estate agents don't attend their buyer's home inspection because someone has told them that this increases their liability. I completely disagree. It's their conduct at the inspection that puts them at risk, not their presence.

Should Real Estate Agents Attend The Home Inspection?
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Annoyed Agent These agents act like they're doing their client a favor by selling them a house, and they're obviously annoyed with their client. They moan and sigh every time I talk about something that needs attention.