“We don't want Idaho to have a bad reputation. This is our home state. We love our home state. It's beautiful. We pride ourselves on our nature. We pride ourselves on our wildlife. And instead, we are continuing to do things that are… that are sickening.” - Ella Driever In 1995, wolves were reintroduced to central Idaho, and in 2003 a Boise High school called Timberline officially adopted a local wolf pack. Throughout the 2000, students went on wolf tracking trips and in their wolf packs range. But in 2021, Idaho's legislature passed Senate Bill 1211, 1211 allows Idaho hunters to obtain an unlimited number of wolf tags, and it also allows Idaho's Department of Fish and Game to use taxpayer dollars to pay private contractors to kill wolves. That means bounties on wolves, including on public lands. And in 2021, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission expanded the wolf hunting season and hunting and trapping methods. So it's not too surprising to learn that also in 2021, the Timberline pack disappeared. The students, the ones that cared about wolves, at least, were devastated. Last summer I went to D.C. with some of the Species Unite team for a wolf rally on Capitol Hill. While I was there, two young women gave a talk about what happened at Timberline in 2021. Their names are Ella Driver and Sneha Sharma. They both graduated from Timberline High School and were there when their wolf pack disappeared. Please, listen and share.…
Welcome to the Balisti Babbles Podcast! Your host Christi Balisti (@christibalisti) along with some very special guests, will be talking about our favorite things: MOVIES! Join us as we discuss old movies, new movies, and movies yet to come. Be a part of the podcast by sending your questions and reviews by using the hashtag #BalistiBabbles on Twitter, or Email balistibabbles@gmail.com!
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Episode 5 - Bridget Jones's Baby
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Welcome to the 5th Episode of Balisti Babbles!Today's episode is quite different than my previous ones because I am reviewing the new release "Bridget Jones's Baby"! I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a pre-screening hosted by AMC Theaters, so this is just a little review of what I thought of the movie! The official release date is September…
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Episode 4 - John Williams & Steven Spielberg
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On today's episode I am joined by not only my usual guest Mr. Matthew Coyle, but we have also added a new member to our crew: ANDY!! After last weeks episode which at times was filled with confusion, we realized we needed a background man to be our fact-checker. And we couldn't ask for a better man for the job! Andy is a great addition to the show,…
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