Reader, I will admit that I was skeptical when I first started watching this video. I assumed a local news station was just using a gimmicky new technique to jazz up a ho-hum story. I was wrong. I was so wrong.
Londa and Bret Edwards were clearing debris from Idaho’s Highway 14 when things took a serious turn.
The footage, once believed lost, will brighten your day as only a beaver can.
Good news, bad news: most Kindergarten-aged kids in America are still getting all their shots. But the CDC continues to worry about those stubborn pockets with low rates of vaccination (and, presumably, high rates of uncooperative parents).
In 1948, Idaho Fish and Game parachuted beavers into the state's backcountry — a novel way to transplant "problem" animals that were clashing with homeowners. Specially designed wooden boxes were used, with the help of a beaver "test pilot" named, naturally, Geronimo.
1. Mining company commissions "scientific study" about selenium pollution in Idaho rivers. 2. "Scientific study" finds plenty of trout with two heads and numerous deformities. 3. "Scientific study" concludes that more selenium pollution should be allowed. 4. Profit.
The NY Times has an interesting article today about how abysmally slow download speeds are in Idaho. It's pretty bad out there! And made even worse by the occasional vicious bear attack.
Perhaps it's because we've seen so many thefts here at Giz that are worthy of being turned into films, that everything else pales into insignificance. On second thought—nah, this cellphone thief really is that dumb.
Oregon resident Kent Couch finished what our friend the priest could unfortunately not: he got into a lawn chair rigged with huge party balloons, and floated his way to Idaho.
