{"id":4581,"date":"2012-02-04T08:30:11","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T15:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=4581"},"modified":"2012-02-03T21:07:06","modified_gmt":"2012-02-04T04:07:06","slug":"essential-stateimpact-top-five-posts-of-the-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/02\/04\/essential-stateimpact-top-five-posts-of-the-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential StateImpact: Top Five Posts of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Knowles Gallery \/ Flickr<\/p>

Little Redfish Lake in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho.<\/p><\/div>\n

Each week we look back at the five stories getting the most clicks, comments and shares.<\/p>\n

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  1. Jobless in Idaho: Leaving Home for the Oilfields<\/a>: Allen Brown was laid-off from the Clearwater Paper sawmill back in October.\u00a0 Now, he’s preparing to leave his family behind to work as an electronic tech in the booming oilfields.\u00a0 Brown’s story is part of our continuing series Jobless in Idaho. <\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Micron CEO Steve Appleton Dies in Small Plane Crash in\u00a0Boise<\/a>: Micron’s 51-year-old Steve Appleton died in a single-engine airplane crash Friday morning in Boise.\u00a0 Micron is one of Idaho’s largest companies with more than 5,000 employees.\u00a0 We also have industry and local reaction<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Private vs. Public: Who Writes More Paychecks in Your County?<\/a>: Is the top employer in your county a private company or maybe it’s the local school district?\u00a0 We break down the leading employer in each of Idaho’s 44 counties.\u00a0 <\/li>\n
  4. A Young Refugee Searches for a Place in Idaho\u2019s Reshaped Economy<\/a>: Nowela Virginie and her two young daughters were among the nearly 4,000 refugees who made their way to Idaho in the last few years.\u00a0 Boise’s pre-recession economy made the city and ideal place for refugees.\u00a0 Now, the recession has shifted that picture.<\/li>\n
  5. Idaho Tax Protester Introduces Gold and Silver Currency Bill<\/a>: North Idaho Rep. Phil Hart wants gold and silver to be an alternative to federal reserve notes.\u00a0 Hart, who is currently being sued by the federal government for unpaid taxes, wants gold and silver currency to be tax exempt.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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