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Ideally I would just sleep in my car but a cheap bed and breakfast would be awesome. I definitely want to hit the falls and Steptoe Butte, anything I must see? Also what’s the local cusine like? Big foodie and want to try something unique to the area!

I caught a bull trout here

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Last week I wrote a thread about this same topic, where I linked several (I believe three) articles about arrests and convictions of child sexual assaults in the state, and especially where I live, in SE Idaho. Where I live, a lot of people deny there is even a problem. One of those convictions was of a man who had oral sex with a 5 yr old boy. He got probation. Another man was arrested for kidnapping and raping a 15 yr old girl. He was released on his own recognizance.

I will touch on a sensitive subject: A lot of these incidents are committed by members of the Mormon Church. Many of the prosecutors and judges are themselves Mormon as are many of the states elected officials. The church has a history and reputation of harboring pedophiles (their founder and original staff were all pedophiles). They fostered, condoned, and encouraged underage sex. Now, they now say it isn't condoned anymore; however, we all know it is. In fact, the church is known for actively interfering with the criminal justice system, when it concerns these matters.

Now, why I am bringing this up again? Here are four more, in the past two days:

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/04/head-coach-of-pocatello-mma-team-arrested-for-alleged-sexual-conduct-with-minor-in-2020/

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/04/bannock-county-man-gets-25-year-prison-sentence-for-lewd-conduct-with-girls-7-and-9/

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/04/idaho-falls-man-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-enticing-a-15-year-old/

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/04/registered-sex-offender-in-pocatello-charged-with-child-sex-abuse/

If anything is going to change, the people of this state need to start a serious letter writing campaign to all state and local officials, demanding the sentencing for these crimes be corrected. There is no reason someone should get probation, then another person gets 15-25 yrs for life for the same crime.

Also, the heads of the mormon church need to also be bombarded with a demand for change and cooperation. Withholding tithings would be a very good and, moreover, a great place to start. Otherwise, this sort of behavior will continue.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/17/idaho-democrats-comeback-00152346

I love travelling and working outdoors. I want to combjne the two, I have seasons of wildland fire, invasives control, and even beaver dam building. I am familiar with most hand tools and a bunch of power tools. Axes to chainsaws to stump grinders and more! I love to be outdoors and working hard. If you can think of a place that use a guy like me, please feel free to suggest something!

My husband bought a car from his BIL and we haven't had a chance to get it registered yet. BIL lives in Washington and we are here in Idaho. He bought the car for $1500 in March 2022, but had been over seas from that time up until last month.

With his Bill of Sale over 2 years old, would he have to have a new one filled out and signed by his BIL, or can he still use the original 2022 form to transfer the title to his name?

There's discussion in another Idaho sub about reporting 'inappropriate' books in libraries, specifically about reporting Christian and right-wing-leaning books held in private school libraries. If you're thinking along these lines -- please don't, at best you're only wasting your own time. At the worst, you're causing some librarians and admins to waste time familiarizing themselves with the new law and figuring out what their policy to deal with these requests should be, how seriously they need to treat these 'joke' requests. Time and resources that should be spent, you know, doing library things. Not to mention giving weight to the silly public perception that liberals hate religion.

There was also sentiment that it doesn't matter if you waste their time because these are private school libraries, those libraries are only for children of the wealthy. I don't care what side of the political spectrum you're on, but I don't see how restricting any kids' access to library materials is beneficial. Sure, I don't care if some kid is reading The Bible, but you're still drawing away time (money) from educational resources. School libraries might close when the school admin decide they don't want to deal with the BS. Whether or not a library is public, the service they provide is good for the public - just like education.

The only real way to push back against this "stinkin' bill" is to support your local library with your patronage, and if any actually get sued and fight it, donate cash to that library.

Hello! I’ll be driving from SLC to Twin Falls for the weekend and would love some recommendations since it will be my first time driving that way. Thanks!

With the insane amount of CA, OR and WA conservatives moving to southwestern Idaho and Northern Idaho? Does that mean the LDS population in eastern Idaho will not have that much influence on the state!! And What’s gonna be the dominant Christian domination in Idaho?? Catholic? Baptist, some kind of Protestant religion??

http://idahochildren.org/

https://autos.yahoo.com/states-best-worst-roads-america-174000400.html

Apparently someone has never been to Idaho.

During the 80's we joked about keeping the roads in poor condition to keep the Californians from moving here.

I’ve only been driving through for about four hours now and I’m getting the feeling it’s a “hold my beer “kind of place.

Hi, I need help planning areas to stay for a vacation this July. We are a very active group of two families looking to white water raft, bike, see the hot springs, ATV, horseback, enjoy some swimming holes, river tubing etc in Idaho. We plan to fly into Boise and base half of the trip (4 nights) at a VRBO in Ketchum. Looking for ideas on which area to look at for the other 3-4 nights. We are open to fly back home from SLC if it makes sense to keep heading that direction for the second half of our trip. Appreciate the help!

I notice a lot of conservatives from LA, the Bay Area, Portland metro and Seattle metro are moving to Idaho!! I know that most of Idaho is republican and even nampa and meridian are red!! But with the insane amount of west coast conservatives moving here, could we possibly see a west coast version of Florida (a state that has a huge population but is able to keep itself conservative)?