🌱 Death Row Decision + BSU Quiet + Boise Community Classes

Hello again, friends! I'm back with your new edition of the Boise Daily. Here's all the local news you need to know right now...

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Welcome to the Friday edition of the Boise Daily. A death row inmate again facing a date for execution after a court decision starts off today's newsletter. Boise State University is staying mum over a professor's comments concerning working women and a missing Fruitland boy's face will soon be seen by drivers across the nation. A warehouse adjacent to the Boise Library is worth more than expected and now is the time to sign up for a fall community class.

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Hot with plenty of sunshine. High: 96 Low: 65.

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Here are the top stories in Boise today:

1. Gov. Brad Little does have the authority to overturn the state's parole board commutation recommendation. The Post Register carries the Associated Press story by Rebecca Boone stating the Idaho Supreme Court issued the opinion in the case of convicted murderer Gerald Pizzuto. Sentenced to death since a double slaying in 1985, Pizzuto's death sentence was commuted by the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole after a series of medical issues including terminal bladder cancer. Little subsequently overturned the commutation decision, and the issue was presented to the court for clarification. The decision means the state can now again request a death warrant for Pizzuto and once approved, a date would be set within 30 days for his execution. (postregister)
2. Boise State University is very open when discussing the Broncos, donors, and new programs. According to IdahoEdNews reporter Kevin Richert, our local bastion of higher learning is not so eager to discuss a professor making a yearly salary of almost $100,000 and describes women as “medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome.” Scott Yenor remains on the state's payroll, but is listed on sabbatical this year, months after his speech on career-oriented women to the National Conservatism Conference in November went viral. Yenor's comments resulted in angry emails to the university, students changing plans to attend the school and alums pulling donations. BSU refuses to state if Yenor's grading practices for women have been investigated or if any action was taken against the professor. (Idaho EdNews)
3. The face of Michael Vaughn, the 5-year-old Fruitland boy now missing over one year, will be seen by thousands across the interstates around the nation. CBS2 news staff were present as the City of Fruitland unveiled Homeward Bound Trucks ready to transport information and a picture of Vaughn across the U.S. Fruitland Chief of Police J.D. Huff provided few new details on the investigation, stating only the department continues to receive daily leads. (idahonews)
4. Boise's urban renewal board is experiencing a problem similar to many recent Boise residents attempting to purchase a home — paying above estimated market value just to buy a piece of property. BoiseDev editor Don Day reports the Capital City Development Corporation has agreed to pay $1.9 million for a roughly 8,000-square-foot piece of land near the Boise Library. The amount is 22 percent higher than the reported market value. After the land is purchased by the CCDC, the land will be transferred to the City of Boise as the city owns the remaining property on the block. (boisedev.com)
5. Boise Patch wants you to cook a culinary masterpiece. Or grow an award-winning tomato. Or become a champion ballroom dancer. The Boise School District is enrolling now for the fall Community Education classes. With over 200 hundred classes offered, every Boise Daily follower should be able to find something. (Boise Patch)

Today in Boise:

• The LEGO Club meets Friday at the Library! at Bown Crossing. (4 p.m.)
• Zoo Boise's premier event of the year, Zoobilee, occurs Friday. (5:30 p.m.)
• The Western Idaho Fair welcomes Billy Currington Friday evening. (6 p.m.)
• Almost a.m., an indie-alternative band, takes the stage at the Moat Friday evening. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Boise Fire Department: "Today is a special day! We celebrated Firefighter Joe Lunghofer’s promotion to senior firefighter! Congratulations on your well-deserved promotion and thank you for your continued service to the people of Boise!" (Boise Fire Department via Facebook)
• Visit Boise: "Soaking up these last days of summer... but we're sure ready for some cooler days. #visitboise #boiseidaho #boiseriver #exploreboise #visitidaho #summerinboise #coolertempsahead #thisisboise #liveworkboise #riverfloating #floating" (Visit Boise via Instagram)
• Idaho Humane Society: "Since Aug. 1, we have welcomed 483 cats into our shelter, most of them vulnerable young kittens. If you've ever thought about fostering kittens or a cat, now is the time! Our foster program covers all the expenses and provides food." (Idaho Humane Society via Facebook)
• Boise State Public Radio: "#BREAKING: Idaho’s near-total abortion ban will not take effect Thursday as planned after a federal judge temporarily blocked the law." (Boise State Public Radio via Facebook)
• Radio Boise: "Here are the Top 10 Most-Played from the week past. Check 'em out!" (Radio Boise via Instagram)
• Boise State Public Radio: "Made of sandstone at about the same time as the Idaho Statehouse, which is built of the same material, most people called 617 Ash St. 'Erma’s place' or the 'Hayman House.'" (Boise State Public Radio via Facebook)

You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— John Braese

About me: Welcome to the Boise edition of patch.com. I am the community editor in this exciting endeavor for the Boise area. I was born and grew up in Boise, attending Bishop Kelly High School before graduating from Borah High School more than a few years ago. I have seen Boise grow substantially in the last few years, but still maintain my hometown appeal. I want to hear about what is important to you and the stories you wish to see on patch.com. Feel free to reach out to me via email at john.braese@patch.com or drop me a phone call or text at 208 954-9585.

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