🌱 EMS Problems + Day In Idaho City + Death Row Plea For Clemency

Happy Monday, neighbors! Here are the most important things happening today in Boise.

The Boise Daily opens the week with the stories important to you. A BSU professor is receiving some interest after his statements on women in the workplace. The state's EMS supervisors are stating an ambulance could be late in getting to you based on a number of factors. Boise is kicking off the state's largest toy drive and a death row inmate is asking for some help. Finally, if you are thinking about a day trip to Idaho City, read on.

First, today's weather:

Sun and areas of high clouds. High: 52 Low: 33.

Here are the top stories today in Boise:

1. A Boise State University professor is receiving some attention due to his statements of women being "more medicated, meddlesome, and quarrelsome than women need to be" when working in midlevel bureaucratic jobs. KTVB-TV staff include the university's response to the criticism of the professor's statement made during a speech at the National Conservatism Conference. (KTVB.com)
2. Keeping with BSU, Boise State Public Radio's Rachel Cohen writes nearly 80% of Idaho's EMS directors report insufficient staffing and funding in their communities are leading to delayed responses when you call in an emergency. (boisestatepublicradio)
3. On Friday, Idaho's largest toy drive kicked off right here in the Treasure Valley. KBOI-AM staff have all the locations you can drop off an unwrapped toy through Dec. 6. The drive benefits Toys For Tots. (kboi)
4. On Tuesday, the Idaho Commission of Pardon and Parole will hear a request to reduce the sentence of a death row inmate with terminal cancer. Gerald Pizzuto, convicted of killing two people in 1985, is asking his death sentence be commuted to life in prison according to a story by the Associated Press and carried by CBS2. (idahonews)
5. Just 40 minutes from Boise, the mining town of Idaho City sits waiting for visitors. Totally Boise's Mariah Hebbeln provides some tips on what to do on a day trip to Idaho City including where to eat, where to stay, what to do and where to shop. (totallyboise)

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• Max Davis-Johnson, associate vice president and chief information officer, invites the campus community to attend a public forum followed by a question/answer session for Scotty Strachan, candidate for director of research computing at Boise State. Strachan will deliver a 15-minute presentation based on the following question: “How would you engage the campus community to grow research and Research Computing for Boise State?” An open session will follow. (2:00 pm)
• Join BSU President Tromp, Buster, and other special guests on Monday for our annual tree lighting. We will have holiday activities, food, beverages, and more! (4:00 pm)
• Boise High School will host the All City Jazz Night at the school Monday evening. (7:00 pm)
• The City of Boise's Historic Preservation Commission will meet Monday. (6:00 pm)

Boise Fact of the Day

Millions of caring Americans and a record 58 national corporations support Toys for Tots. Marines collected and distributed over 11,200,000 toys to over 4,800,000 needy children throughout all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and American Samoa.

Boise Patch Notebook

• Idaho Humane Society: "Do you have leftover aluminum cans from Thanksgiving? We would love them for our recycling program (and all year long!) Last year, we were able to bring over $12,000 into our shelter to help homeless animals." (Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "Above normal temperatures are in our future. Here's the current 7 day forecast, as well as the 8-14 day temperature and precipitation probability outlooks. #IDwx #ORwx" (Facebook)
• Pug Pals, Greater Boise Pug Rescue and Placement, Inc: "We love partnering with neighboring rescues to help the pugs. Odie Joe with Pug Pals needed a very specific adopter that was able to help him with his special needs and Wyoming Pug Rescue had perfect forever home for him." (Facebook)
• Radio Boise: "Join us at 5:30pm every Sunday for Stray Theatre, our home for anything literary, performative, and dramatic! This week, Stray Theatre brings you Story Story Night with a selection of stories about downtown Boise." (Instagram)
• Boise Weekly: "Minerva's Breakdown: Advice for those on the verge… Mommy Issues Link in bio" (Instagram)

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