Idaho Senators Will Oppose Sotomayor
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89 / 60 GROWING MARKET Buhl elk farmers help meet demand for meat Sunny, warm. Agribusiness 1 Agribusiness 4 Sweet Home >>> Home’s efficient space creates room for family to grow, HOME & GARDEN 1 TUESDAY 75 CENTS July 28, 2009 MagicValley.com Lincoln County R EADY FOR A FIGHT commissioner arrested for DUI By John Plestina also wrote that Ritter Times-News writer slowed down and accelerat- ed. SHOSHONE — After Ritter again crossed Shoshone police arrested the fog line, Daubner Lincoln County Commis- stopped him near the north sioner Charles Joseph Ritter end of Shoshone. early Sunday for According to driving under the Daubner’s written influence and statement, Ritter unlawful trans- had two half-full, portation of an open beer bottles in alcoholic beverage. the car. Daubner Shoshone Police also wrote in the Chief Jon Daubner probable cause affi- stopped Ritter, 51, Ritter davit that Ritter of Shoshone, on refused to submit to North Greenwood Street at a breath test. 12:33 a.m., according to a “Reason for refusal, Mr. probable cause affidavit Ritter indicated, was that I, obtained from 5th District Chief Daubner, was doing Court in Shoshone. my job and he was doing his Daubner declined to job as a county commis- MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News comment about the case, sioner,”Daubner wrote. Barney Salinas, of Twin Falls, starts his three-hour workout with a shadow-boxing session between shade trees Monday afternoon at Twin Falls but wrote in the probable Gooding County Sheriff City Park. Salinas boxes with the local Headhunter Boxing Club and says he is preparing for a fight that is three weeks away in Nampa. cause affidavit that he saw Shaun Gough confirmed Ritter make a wide right Monday that Ritter was turn into an inappropriate booked at the Gooding lane while turning from County Jail Sunday morn- East First Street onto North ing. After losing P&Z fight, URA considered appeal Greenwood Street. The offense is a misde- “Near the intersection meanor. Lincoln County By Jared S. Hopkins member Tom Frank, came ried about parking but town Twin Falls that’s been with Seventh the vehicle Prosecuting Attorney E. Times-News writer the morning after Frank couldn’t explain why no blighted for decades. drifted over and crossed the Scott Paul said he is likely to unsuccessfully and ardently appeal was filed. On May 28, Frank fog line,” Daubner wrote. seek the assistance of a spe- A Twin Falls Urban opposed the P&Z decision. “I don’t know. That’s a e-mailed Community Ritter then re-entered the cial prosecutor for Ritter’s Renewal Agency member He protested downtown good question,” he said Development Director Mitch travel lane and the police case “because of the obvi- pushed city officials for an property owner Brett Monday. Humble that the May 27 chief activated a video cam- ous conflict.” appeal against a planning Semple’s nightclub project At this point, little can be meeting was a “train wreck” era inside his police cruiser, and zoning commission’s on behalf of the URA, saying done, as an appeal had to and that the commission said according to the report. He See DUI, Main 2 permit approval of a new it lacked proper parking and have been filed within 15 days the URA should be “doing downtown nightclub, would delay development of of the decision. But the everything” to support according to e-mails the a $40 million redevelopment episode reveals ongoing dif- Semple, who estimated he’d Times-News obtained under project across the street. ferences among the city’s be investing around Magicvalley.com the state public records act. Ultimately, his appeal legislative arms — the URA, $500,000 to renovate his WATCH a video about Charles Ritter's response to The suggestion to appeal request went nowhere. the P&Z commission and the building at 222 Fourth Ave. S. news media. the May 27 unanimous deci- Frank, a former P&Z com- City Council — about how to sion, made by URA board missioner, said he’s still wor- improve an area of down- See URA, Main 2 Idaho senators POST: Letter signers not under investigation Sheriff administrators inac- mended that POST decerti- Former T.F.sheriff administrators wrote curately said in their letter fy him. Then Carter defeat- erroneous letter to the Times-News that a POST council voted to ed Tousley in last will oppose decertify Carter and the November’s election. By Andrea Jackson Standards and Training final decision is in the hands At Carter’s decertifica- Times-News writer (POST) is not conducting of the Idaho Attorney tion hearing earlier this year decertification investiga- General’s Office. at POST in Meridian, Sotomayor Six former Twin Falls tions into the six high- Carter is now facing Gudgell was asked about County Sheriff’s Office ranking authorities, who decertification after last potential county violations By Jared S. Hopkins administrators who signed a signed the October 2008 week’s recommendation that he may have commit- Times-News writer letter to the Times-News letter to the editor about from a POST hearings offi- ted by signing the letter to last year falsely stating that Carter, POST officials con- cer, because he was alleged- the Times-News. Idaho’s two Republican Sheriff Tom Carter was a firmed on Monday. ly insubordinate, took “Gudgell admitted the U.S. Senators issued state- decertified peace officer The signers were identi- unauthorized leave and fal- letter falsely stated that ments Monday opposing fired from a local police fied in the letter as sified a county record while Carter, who was then run- the U.S. Supreme Court agency may have violated Undersheriff Ed Gudgell, working as a sergeant under ning for Twin Falls County nomination of Sonia county policy — but are Capt. Douglas Hughes, former Twin Falls County Sheriff, had been fired by Sotomayor, President Crapo Risch unlikely to face sanctions Capt. Ike Maxson, Lt. Steve Sheriff Wayne Tousley. Twin Falls PD, and that Obama’s pick to succeed from the county or state. Nutting, Lt. David Benefiel Tousley fired Carter in POST Justice David Souter. Idaho Peace Officer and Lt. Jack Johnson. 2007 and his office recom- See , Main 2 A formal vote of the INSIDE Senate Judiciary Committee Most Judiciary Committee is reportedly scheduled for Republicans will oppose Tuesday. A full Senate vote Supreme Court nominee. will come next week. Minidoka misses out on park service grants Sen. Mike Crapo, a sec- See Main 9 ond-term senator, said he By Nate Poppino enjoyed meeting with that she has made state- Times-News writer Sotomayor and commend- ments acknowledging that ed her on her accomplish- her experience allows her to The Minidoka National ments but could not support choose the facts she wants Historic Site will not receive her appointment. to see when determining a part of nearly $1 million in “Her testimony was eva- case, rather than applying grants for former Japanese- sive and lacked substance; the law. And she has American detention sites, the in some circumstances, it repeatedly stated that U.S. National Park Service was misleading and even judges may look to foreign announced Tuesday. contradictory to her own law to interpret the U.S. The grant program, creat- previous statements and Constitution and the laws ed by Congress, provides writings,”he said in a state- of the United States to match grants for preserva- ment. “Most particularly, I maintain our country’s tion and interpretation work found a number of her rul- standing in the world com- on sites where Japanese ings and writings to be of munity. The U.S. Supreme Americans were detained great concern.” Court has directly reviewed during World War II. He said Sotomayor 10 of Judge Sotomayor’s Minidoka is among the rejects that Americans have decisions, and eight of dozens of sites where nearly ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News an individual Second those have been reversed or 120,000 Japanese and A view of the military police post and reception building Monday evening at the Minidoka National Historic Site Amendment right to keep vacated.” Japanese Americans were east of Jerome. Though similar internment camps across the nation will receive nearly $1 million from the and bear arms. Crapo National Parks Service, the Minidoka site will miss out on the funds, meant to increase public awareness about SENATORS added, “Also troubling is See , Main 4 See GRANT, Main 2 sites related to the detention of Japanese-Americans during World War II. 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