Stories from Wednesday, March 11, 2009

(NewsUSA) - Fewer than one in five Americans can identify even one stroke symptom. Stroke, or brain attack, is the leading cause of adult disability and the third leading cause of death in America. Recognizing when stroke is occurring and reacting fast to get treatment can save lives...

(NewsUSA) - The average American household spends 4.5 hours a day watching TV ; a quarter of every person's free time. Whether it's morning cartoons, afternoon soaps, reality shows or the evening news, one thing is clear: Americans love television. But television programs have their limitations. ...

(NewsUSA) - Often, for many people who think that cold and flu season is behind them, rising temperatures in the spring bring a false sense of security. But what few people realize is that it is still possible to get a cold. Colds are more common in the fall and winter because most of the 200 known viruses that cause colds are active during that time. ...

(NewsUSA) - Missing the previews at the movies might not seem like a big offense, but when running late becomes a habit, it can hurt relationships, push back schedules and cost money. According to a 2006 survey by Proudfoot Consulting, American CEOs arrive late to eight out of every 10 meetings. Their tardiness costs $90 billion a year in lost productivity...

Start small in spring. Watch carefully in summer. Plant daffodils in fall. If you're thinking about creating your first flower garden in 2009, following those three steps will give you a good chance at success, a low-cost test to judge whether horticulture is for you, and a basic introduction to the joys and successes that await if you continue next year...

The Mountain Home Tigers fought hard, but went out of the State 4A Boys Basketball Tournament in two games at Borah High School. Jerome 64 Mtn. Home 42 The Mountain Home Tigers met up with the Jerome Tigers in the first round of the State 4A Boys Basketball Tournament at Borah last Thursday evening. ...

The Mountain Home Tigers open their baseball season at Emmett this afternoon in a conference game against the Huskies. Mountain Home is coming off a 17-12 season last year that saw them qualify for the 4A State Baseball Tournament in Nampa, where they lost two straight close ball games...

The Mountain Man Wrestling Club got its season underway this past weekend in Homedale. Taking just seven kids to the tournament was a little disappointing, the coaches said, "but the wrestlers who went wrestled very strong matches," according to Kevin Staebler, director and a coach of the club...

The status of the congregate meals and Meals on Wheels programs at the Mountain Home Senior Center are up in the air after a decision by Central District Health Department to end its subsidy of those programs. The center has not received official notification of the end of the contract for the program, but unofficially the center's leaders have been told the subsidy will be ending some time between May 31 and June 30...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Federal aviation officials say they are still trying to determine the cause of a plane crash last month that killed an inexperienced Utah pilot. Tom Little, an investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, says it may be months before anyone knows why the plane broke apart in mid-air. ...

Dear editor: I would like to address a letter to the editor written by Teri Smith and a letter to the editor written by Marsha Sellers in the March 4, 2009, Mountain Home News. First, Ms. Smith. I have personally spent close to $700 on copy fees so that the "public" can be informed and educated. We have provided many copies of financial statements, the GreenPlay Report of Oct. 10, 2008, the Shaw Snow Feasibility Report of November 2002 and WECRD board meeting "minutes."...

Dear editor: I am writing this letter in support of the Western Elmore County Recreation District. The citizens of this district have spoken and it is high time that we have a recreational facility that we can enjoy all year long. This facility will be a huge benefit to our community...

Dear editor: It strikes me as odd that when other counties in the area are having to lay off staff, have staff take days off without pay, and make other reductions that Elmore County can give the county staff a raise and when they have a chance not to fill a position during this downturn in the economy they rush out to fill it. The current employee has stated that to get a good person to fill this position the county should pay them three or four times what she is receiving...

Dear editor: I checked Google today and the National debt is over $10 trillion. To pay it off every person in the Untied States would have to pay over $35,000. So our president now wants a stimulus package of over $787 billion. I just want to know where the money is coming from...

Dear editor: It's wingnut season again, but you don't need a shotgun, rifle and a 4-wheel drive to go hunting, just a 42 cent stamp and the First Amendment. The wingnuts fear that President Obama and the Democratic Congress will take away their gun rights, but that may have already happened...

Dear editor: The beautiful world God created is sick and it is full of greedy corrupt politicians. But, I am writing about a simpler matter. Our community, I believe, is a walking community. I see people walking with walkers and even oxygen tanks. It is really sad when people don't take the time or care enough to get out and scrape snow and ice off their sidewalks in the winter...

March 4 • 00:05 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 00:26 Motorist Assist, I-84 WB• 02:52 Probable Subject Question, MH• 07:36 Motorist Assist, MH• 07:50 Motorist Assist, Hwy 20• 08:50 Harassment, MH• 09:43 Slide Off, Hwy 20• 10:05 Assist• 11:04 Collision Unknown, I-84 WB• 11:29 Vehicle Stop, MH• 11:40 Motorist Assist, Hwy 20• 11:52 Collision Property Damage, Hwy 20• 13:09 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20• 13:25 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 20• 13:41 Vehicle Stop, Tipanuk• 14:24 Abandoned Vehicle• 14:25 Vehicle Stop, MH• 14:36 Vehicle Stop, MH• 14:48 Alarm Law• 15:00 Vehicle Stop, MH• 15:16 Vehicle Stop, MH• 15:31 Vehicle Stop, MH• 15:42 Vehicle Stop, Grandview Hwy• 15:52 Threats, MH• 16:01 Littering• 16:25 Vehicle Stop, MH• 17:14 Identification Theft• 18:06 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 18:18 Extra, MH• 18:46 Juvenile Probation• 21:20 Motorist Assist, MH• 21:52 Vehicle Stop, Hwy 30• 22:06 Vehicle Stop, MH. ...