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One of my father's favorite things was fishing. He loved taking me and my sister out, teaching us, and just spending time with us. Lord help me, I tried, but I just didn't enjoy fishing. Dad passed away almost 10 years ago from cancer and I find that I really miss those quiet days on the bank with him more and more.

So with dad's spirit riding shotgun, I took my son Jack on his first fishing trip yesterday to the Filer Ponds. We didn't catch anything, but we had a good time!

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We already know that Buhl has the most expensive water, but now we're wondering which town in the Magic Valley has the best water?

"Best" is a very subjective term, we know, but we would like to know what you think. Which town has the best tasting water, or t

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Which town in the Magic Valley has the best water?

As I headed home last night, I turned on to Highway 30 and started toward Buhl. Immediately I could see huge plumes of smoke that appeared to be coming from somewhere right outside of Twin, but as drove I found the smoke was actually emanating from Filer.

Several fields were on fire almost directly across from Filer High School, and smoke was choking the city of Filer.

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This may come as a shock to some of you, but the stretch of Highway 30 through Filer is a school zone and the posted speed limit--on signs with big flashing yellow lights--is 25 miles per hour. Why do I bring this up? Because every morning, without fail, I am passed by drivers exceeding the speed limit there. Through a crosswalk. In a school zone.

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Recently there have been articles featured on the web about "You Know You're From New Jersey When..." and we didn't want to be left out of the fun. The staff of 95.7 KEZJ, News Radio 1310 KLIX, KOOL 96.5, and 98.3 The Snake had a lot of fun putting this list together. This one is for the locals.

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