Wealthy Go Stealthy Either out of Modesty Or Slowing Economy, Wealthy Downplaying Affluence
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39 / 26 Wealthy go stealthy Either out of modesty or slowing economy, wealthy downplaying affluence. >> Business 1 Snow early. Business 4 CONFERENCE SHOWDOWN >>> Jerome, Burley girls battle in important conference game, SPORTS 1 WEDNESDAY 75 CENTS January 28, 2009 MagicValley.com TWIN FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT PREPARES FOR BUDGET CRISIS CSI will raise student fees by $5 per credit School withdraws Magicvalley.com ‘These are not READ: Capitol two legislative Confidential, a political blog by budget requests Jared S. Hopkins. By Jared S. Hopkins reduction of $921,900, or Times-News writer about 7 percent, from the original 2009 appropriation. BOISE — Faced with an Beck said after the meet- ordinary times’ economic crisis expected to ing that CSI officials are bring cuts to nearly every making adjustments to keep state agency, the College of education opportunities Southern Idaho plans to affordable and available, raise student fees by $5 per but understand the eco- credit and withdraw two nomic decisions legislators legislative budget requests, must make this year. CSI President Jerry Beck CSI expects a rise of more told lawmakers Tuesday. than $400,000 in operating Withdrawing requests for costs next year, bringing its more than a combined total funding shortfall to $500,000 for occupancy more than $1.3 million. The costs and dual-credit decision to charge an addi- expansion is due to the eco- tional $5 per credit — a typ- nomic downturn that’s ical three-credit class will swept the nation, the state’s jump from $285 to $300 — is low budget projections and expected to shore up to parallel the budget from $360,000 as the college Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, said Beck. Otter’s proposed a See CSI, Main 2 Cattle considerations existing CAFOs. Jerome County The first item, controver- sial to the dairy and beef considers per-acre industries, stole the show. It’s the same limit current- limits for CAFOs ly required in Cassia County, and County Administrator By Nate Poppino Kerry McMurray came at Times-News writer Jerome County’s request to explain how his system — MEAGAN THOMPSON/Times-News Jerome County is one step largely unchallenged by the Twelve-year-old Jordan Gudenau reacts as she watches a basketball game Tuesday after school at O’Leary Elementary School in Twin Falls where sched- closer to a revised ordinance dairy industry — works. ules will be switched from the block system consisting of four classes a day to a schedule with seven classes per day. ‘I think it would be harder to fin- for dairies, feedlots and the Cassia County officials, he ish your homework but other than that I’d like it,’ said Gudenau, a basketball player who spends time after school keeping statistics for the boys’ team. like, following a three-hour said, based their reasoning Her comment elicited a chorus of opposition from nearby friends who chimed in that they wouldn’t want to lose one of their elective arts classes. public hearing on the pro- off of sample phosphorus posed changes Tuesday estimates in the waste plans, morning. known as “nutrient manage- More than 20 people — ment plans,” that CAFOs are T.F. schools prepare for staff cuts; district changes class some invited by county offi- required to file. The require- cials — testified in front of ments get more stringent in the three county commis- zones other than prime ag schedule, hopes to cut positions through attrition sioners, sharing their land, he said. And producers thoughts on a few remain- can count both land they By Ben Botkin Magicvalley.com INSIDE ing details that would either own and control through Times-News writer improve regulations for all contracts in the calcula- WATCH: A video of students talking about the Books, facilities manager confined-animal feeding tions, he said. Faced with the inevitability schedule change. pegged for district cuts. operations or drastically Dairy owners and others of state budget cuts, Twin damage the industry, involved in the industry did Falls School District is shak- See Main 4 depending on who spoke. their best to poke holes in ing up its class schedule tions on secondary schools next school year. Included in the changes: Cassia County’s system. Bill beginning this fall at its sec- while planning for the impact Because of the change, take 14 courses a year under • A restriction of two ani- Hazen, with Nutrient ondary schools. of anticipated state budget teachers will have less prep the new schedule — two less mal units per acre for all Management Solutions, The district’s school board cuts for education. time, and be in the classroom than the 16 courses they can new and expanding CAFOs. argued that two animal decided Monday night to “These are not ordinary more each day. With the cur- take with the block schedule. “Animal units” is a measure- units is “unreachable” in change its schedule for the times,” Superintendent Wiley rent block schedule system, The board’s decision came ment used to equalize dif- Jerome County, and urged schools from one with longer, Dobbs said. “This is a crisis one-fourth of all teachers are after Dobbs gave a presenta- ferent types of animals. the commissioners to give 80-minute blocks of time for situation.” doing prep work in any given tion showing the options that • New setbacks from producers credit for waste classes to a schedule with The schedule change will block. Under the seven-peri- were explored and hearing roads, some dwellings and they send to land in other seven shorter class periods. begin this fall at both high od schedule, only one-sev- from a student who present- the Snake River Canyon rim. counties. Consultant Dustin The scheduling change will schools and the junior high enth of all teachers will do ed a petition signed by • A requirement to get a Olsen said the phosphorus allow the district to focus the schools, which will become prep work in each period. permit for any new wells brunt of its teacher reduc- middle schools in the Students, meanwhile, will See SCHOOLS, Main 2 built within setbacks on See CAFOs, Main 2 T.F.legislator’s bill would cut small 8 is plenty: Mother gives birth to octuplets The Associated Press pounds, 4 ounces. Idaho business inventory burden “We were fortunate that /WNVKRNGDKTVJU BELLFLOWER, Calif. — this patient was extremely Deliveries of triplets and other By John Miller Just think: eight cribs, eight strong, very courageous and multiple births declined 5 Associated Press writer “You spend $500 worth of time to pay $100 highchairs, eight strollers (or able to handle these births,’’ percent from 2005 to 2006. maybe four double-strollers), said Dr. Karen E. Maples, worth of tax. This (bill) would take that Triplets and higher birth rates BOISE — A personal prop- and far too many dirty dia- who is chief of service for Per 100,000 births erty tax exemption passed pers to count. obstetrics and gynecology at 200 out of the equation.” 153.3 by Idaho lawmakers last year A woman in Southern Kaiser Permanente Bell- 2006 to reduce payments by busi- — Rep. Leon Smith, R-Twin Falls California gave birth Monday flower Medical Center and nesses by about $17 million ed 60,000 those same businesses com- to the second set of octuplets delivered Baby No. 8. 150 a year is due to be changed businesses plain is an onerous task: ever delivered alive in the No pictures of the children 127.5 before it even takes effect. and reduce Having to inventory the United States. were released, and at the The compromise legisla- payments items, a time-consuming Doctors described the six mother’s request doctors 100 tion from a year ago would for the rest. job that some business own- boys and two girls as a feisty declined to reveal her name, eventually exempt business- On Tues- ers say can cost more than bunch who made their any information about her 50 es with office equipment, day, Rep. the actual tax paid. Instead, entrance kicking and crying family or whether she took such as computers, desks Leon Smith, businesses could file an affi- and seemed to be doing fertility drugs before becom- and chairs worth less than R-Twin davit claiming equipment remarkably well, despite ing pregnant. 0 $100,000, from paying taxes Falls, intro- Smith has a taxable value of less arriving nine weeks prema- The chances of delivering 1995 2000 2005 on those items. The exemp- duced a bill ture. They ranged in weight SOURCE: National Center AP tion would cover an estimat- that would eliminate what See BILL, Main 2 from 1 pound, 8 ounces, to 3 See BIRTHS, Main 2 for Health Statistics Comics ............Business 3 Dear Abby ..............Food 7 Obituaries ..............Main 7 UPER OWL GLUTTONY Commodities ....Business 2 Horoscope ..............Food 7 Opinion ................Main 8-9 S B Crossword ..............Food 6 Movies ................Main 10 Sudoku ..................Food 5 See Food 1 Main 2 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 TN Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho MORNINGMORNING BRIEFINGBRIEFING TODAY’S HAPPENINGS Pat’s Picks ... Pat Marcantonio BENEFITS AND FUNDRAISERS GOVERNMENT Three things to do today American Cancer Twin Falls County commissioners, 8:30 a.m., • The annual National Westernfolklife.org. 6 p.m. at Burley Junior High Society’s Mini- courthouse, 425 Shoshone St. N., 736-4068. Cowboy Poetry Gathering, a • The artwork of Twin School, 700 W. 16th St. Cassia Relay for Heyburn City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 941 weeklong festival celebrat- Falls artist John McClusky is There’s no cost and organiz- Life Kick-off, for 18th St., 679-8158. ing the arts of ranching and on display until the end of ers say they welcome any- American Cancer cowboy culture, is under- the month at Tori’s Eatery, one interested in participat- Society’s Relay for way at several sites in Elko, 1924 Addison Ave.