Our own private melt-down

With unemployment nearing 7 percent and major valley employers continuing to slash jobs, Idaho Statesman provides insight from a few of the Valley's business and political leaders on what could be causing the treasure valley's once promising economy to gradually disintegrate.

Idaho's Neighborhood Stabilization Program

Here's a link to details on the $17.6 million housing program to buy, fix and resell foreclosed homes will put low- and moderate-income families into houses they can afford and create jobs for contractors.