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Coeur d'Alene to the North Pole: An Idaho resort goes all out for ChristmasThis entry was posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 6:49 am by Susan Derby and is filed under Deals, Family & Kids, Festival, Hotels, Idaho, Rocky Mountain States, Weekend Getaways, Winter. You can follow any responses to this entry... In this article: Idaho, Lake Coeur d'Alene, Tax, Los Angeles Times, Rockefeller Center, and Rocky Mountain States |
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Idaho gets $115,000 from Sanofi-Aventis settlement
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's Medicaid Division is getting nearly $115,000 as its share from a nationwide settlement with French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis. Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said Thursday the settlement resolves allegations...
In this article: Sanofi-Aventis, Azmacort, Allegation, and Lawrence Wasden
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PBS | 1 day ago
Hundreds Sound Off on Proposed Idaho Nuke Plant
...school auditorium for an initial public hearing on the project. KPLU's Tom Banse reports from Payette, Idaho. Full story A small Idaho company called Alternate Energy Holdings is proposing a large commercial nuclear power plant on private...
In this article: Payette, Idaho, Payette County, and Mountain Home, Idaho
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The Spokesman Review | 1 day ago
Idaho names transportation chief - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 PST
...relationship with lawmakers. Read previous stories about her firing and subsequent lawsuit at spokesman.com/tags/pam-lowe. BOISE - Idaho has named a new transportation director, an administrator from Michigan's Department of Transportation...
In this article: Butch Otter and Tax
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The Spokesman Review | 1 day ago
Sweep caps Idaho's regular season - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 PST
Sarah Conwell had 16 kills and Anna McKinney set an Idaho single-season record for block assists Thursday as the Vandals closed out their volleyball regular season with a 3-0 Western Athletic Conference sweep of visiting Boise State at...
In this article: Western Athletic Conference, Northern Arizona University, North Idaho College, Community Colleges of Spokane, Boise State, and Sasquatch
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Idaho Statesman | 1 day ago
Idaho colleges notebook: Idaho volleyball team tops Boise State in regular-season finale
...in southwest Idaho. Find maps and driving directions. Read others' reviews, and submit your own. Idaho colleges notebook: Idaho volleyball team tops Boise State in regular-season finale The Vandals avenged an earlier loss at Boise...
In this article: Swimming, Las Vegas, WAC, Gymnastics, and Diving
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AP Online | 2 days ago
Idaho schools face cuts, agencies face elimination
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Two months before the 2010 Idaho Legislature convenes, the session's bitter tenor is set: Public education funding is due to be slashed again and state agencies now scraping to get by could be eliminated to help cover a...
In this article: Tax, Fiscal year, and Idaho Legislature
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Idaho to pay $50K to settle grazing lease lawsuit
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho agreed Tuesday to pay $50,000 and pledged to follow anti-discrimination rules to settle a federal lawsuit against state officials who awarded grazing leases to ranchers, not the environmentalist who had offered...
In this article: Leasing and Attorney General
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
Idaho boy, 11, shoots black bear on family's porch
DRIGGS, Idaho -- An 11-year-old boy shot a black bear on his family's front porch after he said it wouldn't leave. The boy was at his home near Driggs, just west of the Idaho-Wyoming border, with his younger sisters last Wednesday when the...
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AP Online | 5 days ago
Idaho boy kills bear that wouldn't leave porch
DRIGGS, Idaho (AP) - An 11-year-old Idaho boy fatally shot a black bear on his family's front porch after he said it wouldn't leave. The boy was at his home near Driggs, just west of the Idaho-Wyoming border, with his younger sisters last...
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AP Online | 6 days ago
Moore, Pettis, No. 6 Broncos crush Idaho 63-25
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Coach Chris Petersen claims to not pay any heed to the BCS popularity contest. That would be the one that excluded his rampaging Boise State Broncos last year following a perfect regular season, and threatens to do so...
In this article: Kellen Moore, Robb Akey, Chris Petersen, Western Athletic Conference, Boise State, and Vandals
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Idaho (/ˈaɪdəhoʊ/) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans." Idaho was admitted to the Union on 3 July 1890 as the 43rd state.
Idaho is a mostly mountainous state larger than the whole of New England. It is landlocked, surrounded by the states of Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and the Canadian Province of British Columbia. However, the network of dams and locks on the Columbia River and Snake River make Lewiston, Idaho the furthest inland seaport on the west coast of the continental United States.
To residents of the state and regular visitors, Idaho is regarded as a highly outdoors-oriented community. Central Idaho is home to one of North America's oldest ski resorts, Sun Valley, where the world's first chairlift was installed. Snow sports are important keystones of Idaho's identity, with a ski resort adjacent to nearly every urban area. Whitewater rafting and kayaking are among the state's major pastimes. Hell's Canyon and the Salmon River boast some of North America's finest whitewater, with the nearby town of Riggins, ID serving as the state's informal whitewater capital.
According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2008 the population for Idaho was estimated to be 1,523,816. The state's postal abbreviation is ID. Idaho's nickname is the Gem State because nearly every known gem has been found there. In addition, Idaho is one of only two places in the world where star garnets can be found (the other is the Himalaya Mountains, in India), and is the only place six pointed star garnets have been found. The state motto is Esto Perpetua (Latin for "Let it be forever").
- Name:
- Idaho
- Also Known As:
- Gem State
- Capital:
- Boise
- Motto:
- Esto perpetua
- Largest City:
- Boise
- Governor:
- C.L. "Butch" Otter (R)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Brad Little (R)
- Total Area:
- 83,642
- Area of Land:
- 82,819
- Area of Inland Water:
- 824
- Latitude:
- 42° N to 49° N
- Longitude:
- 111°03′ W to 117°15′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 710
- Lowest Point:
- Snake River
- Elevation highest point:
- 3,862
- Highest Point:
- Borah Peak
- Admittance Date:
- July 03, 1890
- State Song:
- Here We Have Idaho
- Flower:
- Syringa
- Gemstone:
- Star garnet
- Time Zone:
- Pacific: UTC−8/−7
- Demonym:
- Idahoan
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