The University of Idaho Argonaut

In 2006, C.L. Otter vacated his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to run for governor of Idaho. Bill Sali won a six-way primary and became the GOP nominee for the seat, and Larry Grant overwhelmed his single opponent three-to-one to become the Democratic candidate.
As history notes, the 2006 elections were not kind to the Republicans, who had held both houses of Congress and the presidency. With narrow wins in Montana and Virginia, control of the U.S. Senate turned to the Democrats, and in the House, the Democrats netted 31 more seats, giving Nancy Pelosi the speaker’s gavel.
I could go on. Donald Rumsfeld resigned that Wednesday, a move which many Republicans felt could’ve helped them if it had happened a few weeks earlier, and Dennis Hastert, a blustery congressman from Illinois, ended up resigning, too, apparently not content to sit in the minority as he had done between 1987 and 1995.

Main Street Lighting opened its doors for business in downtown Moscow late May with a promise to build strong bonds with the community and university.
Co-owner Lonna Bishop said she and her husband and co-owner Richard Bishop want to create a store that is beneficial to all members of the community and its needs.
“Our store is more than selling lights,” Lonna Bishop said. “It is important to look around the area and see what services we can offer. There are construction, student and residential needs, so the store has to remain as flexible as possible to accommodate everyone.”