Day Four on the Job

Another day with not much to report. I went out to lunch with two of the reporters to a place called O'Dunkens in downtown Twin Falls. Ate on the sidewalk, weather here is good. We chatted a little about reporting in Twin (everyone here just calls the town 'Twin'), where we'd gone to school and the like. Good folks.

Tomorrow I have my first weekly assessment meeting with my editors. I'm a little nervous...

Today I was at the Twin Falls airport for a story when I saw a bus parked near the tarmac. The bus had no markings, and the windows were covered with thick white shades. A little later, an unmarked passenger airliner landed and pulled up next to the bus.

After some quick investigative reporting (I asked the person standing next to me), I learned that Twin Falls was an Immigration and Customs Enforcement transfer hub for deporting illegal immigrants. The Times-News did a story about the deportations a little more than a month ago, but unfortunately it's not on their Web site anymore.

That's all for now, I'll link stories in the morning. I'm going to get a fishing license tomorrow and go catch a bunch of fish this weekend, methinks. At least, I hope. Wish me luck.

S