Boise Voting On Amtrak Return; Salt Lake, Seattle & Oregon Routes
The city of Boise is strongly considering a return of Amtrak train routes out of its former hub. It s one of the proposals currently on the city council agenda.
Boise s downtown depot hasn t seen departures by Amtrak passengers in more than 20 years, but that could change very soon, according to details shared by Idahopress.com. The city council is weighing plans to bring back routes to cities such as Salt Lake, Seattle and Portland. The state of Idaho currently operates just one Amtrak line out of Sandpoint, which runs to cities such as Chicago, Portland and Seattle.
Torrential Rain Causes Flash Flooding, Water Rescues in Hammonton Well, that was quite a storm!
That was Facebook comment from the Hammonton Fire Department after more than two inches of rain fell in just over an hour Tuesday afternoon, causing flashing flooding, stranding drivers, setting off alarms and leading to at least two water rescues in Hammonton.
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Heavy rain started a little after 5pm, with 2.23 inches of rain falling according to the National Weather Service. Hammonton firefighters were called in to help with water rescues on the corner of Central and Valley Avenue and on the corner of Packard Street at Pleasant Street.
He s my happiest mistake – but what am I going to do with my lockdown puppy?
As an MP is fined for his puppy s behaviour, Tim Stanley wonders whether his own tearaway pet could land on the wrong side of the law
9 June 2021 • 3:29pm
Tim Stanley with Bertie Jennings: ‘I was unprepared for the energy and the anxiety, but most terrifying of all, for his total dependency’
In one afternoon, Bertie Jennings, my lockdown puppy, ate the daffodils, scratched my ear, chewed the telephone directory and did a poo on the kitchen floor. And that was a quiet day. The poo earned him the fury of my mother, though the gap between committing the crime and getting caught was too long and he’d forgotten who did it, so he just looked offended.
How to create a thriving vegetable patch this summer– and what to grow right now
This summer is the perfect time to be sowing, planting and nurturing, to be creating a place of productivity and pleasure - and here s why
9 June 2021 • 5:37pm
Garden expert Diacono reveals how to make the most out of the vegetable patch during the summer months
Credit: Jason Ingram
Being outside – breathing fresh air and having no roof over your head – can bring relative calm when the walls are closing in. Even if it is just a few pots, you have a haven on your doorstep. As Kurt Vonnegut said, “Enjoy the little things in life because one day you’ll look back and realise they were the big things”.