Wrapping up my SXSW coverage in Boise Weekly

My final two pieces on SXSW were finally published on the Boise Weekly blog. Read my review of Steven Soderbergh’s new documentary on Spalding Gray here. “Though his one-man shows may not resonate with the average fan of mall security guard movies, Spalding Gray had a gift for examining universal truths.” The other piece that [...]

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Quotes cut from my Boise Weekly article

I had too many great sources for my first-ever music feature in Boise Weekly, which came out in newsprint yesterday in Idaho. So I wanted to share a few more things these folks told me on the record. First of all, my title for the piece was “The Future of Music Will No Longer Fit [...]

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New thread of SXSW stories on Boise Weekly blog

If I don’t get a chance to publish here every day these next two weeks, I will point to the work I’m doing for Boise Weekly and Common Frequency. You can bookmark my dedicated blog page on Boise Weekly, but the new Common Frequency site is still in beta mode for now. Austin is warm [...]

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News Delay: Dennis Kucinich’s policy drama – Clarence Thomas’ torture connection – Medical marijuana’s lost man

UN torture expert criticizes Obama for not investigating previous administration TOP HEADLINES Why is Barack Obama writing GOP talking points? by John Nichols Granny D dies at 100: She walked across the USA for campaign finance reform Why the oppressed must tell their own story from Toward Freedom Top US home-school texts dismiss evolution THE [...]

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More on broadband stimulus for Boise Weekly

My coverage of Idaho-based broadband stimulus applicants continues. Federal government gives Idaho hopefuls two thumbs down Rep. Minnick: Open Internet with reservations I’m hoping to get an interview with staff from the Rural Utilities Service at the Department of Agriculture very soon. The deadline for Round 2 applications to RUS and the Department of Commerce [...]

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The American public may be forced to leave TV News behind

Today’s leaders are armed with powerful high-tech weaponry and the pervasive influence of government-friendly Hollywood executives and a highly partisan echo chamber. TV News needs to start doing better reporting on the effects of what has actually been done by politicians and other officials and stop spending so much time covering stories that perpetuate the [...]

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Idaho broadband stimulus applicants go on the record

Fiber Optics, Not Magic Beans from Boise Weekly Mapping out the Jedi Mind Trick from City Desk (BW news blog)

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Surprise! My latest article is all over other people’s sites

Late last year I was proud to discover my recent Boise Weekly article, Far from the tree, found its way to the Berman Exposed website. Rick Berman is the PR flack whose astroturfing gained notoriety in ’09. So I’ve been looking forward to hunting around the web for my latest piece, ‘Experts’ justify profiling, body scanners with familiar paranoid rhetoric, since it was [...]

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New article on ACORN in Boise Weekly

Click over to the Boise Weekly news department to read my latest article. ACORN couldn’t raise enough funds to stay in Idaho. There was a lot of material that couldn’t fit in print. Should have a blog coming out later this week. If you’re in Boise, grab me a newsprint copy. I love newsprint.

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Boise Weekly article on ACORN next week

Heads up, my new article about ACORN in Idaho is coming out in the Boise Weekly next Wednesday. There is a lot of material, so why not start HERE with the latest from Rebel Reports writer Jeremy Scahill in The Nation on how ACORN fits into the larger federal contractor scene.

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Is Idaho Ready for Medical Marijuana?

Boise Weekly ran my story on the battle for medical marijuana in Idaho just in time for the end of the session. Check it out HERE.

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First Day of Teaching

Today was my first day as a substitute teacher with Boise Public Schools. I was lucky to land a gig teaching high school English at Frank Church High. Not only that, but I was teaching New Journalism! As you can see on the board I decided to play along after the front office printed me [...]

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Obama asks for DTV extension

Nate Hoffman at Boise Weekly blogged today about the news Obama’s team is asking Congress to push back the DTV transition. My favorite part is where Hoffman refers to me as “BW writer Gavin Dahl.” That made my whole week. In addition to the news that the converter-box coupon program has run out of money, [...]

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DTV article in Boise Weekly

Check out my feature on the transition to digital television signals from today’s Boise Weekly HERE. I took this flashy photo of a DTV poster at Boise’s downtown post office. Thanks to Peter Morrill at Idaho Public Television, Loris Taylor at Native Public Media, Megan Tady at Free Press and Nathaniel Hoffman at Boise Weekly [...]

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