Archive for July, 2006
Should Idaho Falls try the Chicago pay raise?
Chicago’s city council last week voted 35-14 (veto-proof) to require 90,000 square foot retailers with $1 billion annual sales to pay $10 per hour in wages and another $3 per hour in benefits at all stores in city limits.
Could anyone imagine the Idaho Falls city council voting to require a similar measure, so wages […]
KIDK website could use archive function
I don’t mean to keep making our local KIDK channel 3 television network my punching bag, but this keeps happening online and it’s hurting their own reputation.
I’m talking about archiving. I keep seeing websites that link to a KIDK news story, but when you get to the KIDK website, it’s an error 404 ‘page not […]
Today at Idaho Falls Artisan’s Market
I was excited after reading about the new Idaho Falls Artisan’s Market in this morning’s Post Register. I made sure to go by there and take some pictures, always obtaining permission from all product sellers before photographing their wares.
The pictures are optimized down from original size, but may take a minute to load over […]
Steering the ship slightly
Anyone remember that episode of Frasier where him and Niles open a piano bar and have grandiose visions for what their experience will be, but then it turns out to be a gay bar?
I would be pretty bummed too if IdahoFallz.com became a gay-centric website. Nothing against gays, just not my thing. I’d also […]
Free Business Directory Listings
We are publishing a free local business directory as a free service to the Idaho Falls business community.
We hate most “business directories” because it’s only a list of who paid. We want IdahoFallz.com to become the absolute best city-based business directory, with more information than even the phone book has.
IdahoFallz.com users will know […]
A Young Man’s Take on Gay Marriage in Idaho
In recent editions of the Post Register, countless local residents have joined in an epic debate over whether or not it is appropriate that we, as a society, can accept marriages between one man and one man or one woman and one woman, or whether it is in better wisdom to make changes to our […]
Idaho Falls should annex north and east
I drive to work from the foothills to the westside every workday, I mainly use Lincoln Road or Iona Road. There is alot of residential growth in that area, and the use of these roads reflects that. These roads are rundown, and are in need of repair. I understand that these areas are in Bonneville […]
Eagle Rock Art Guild 2006 Sidewalk Show
I dissed the Idaho Falls art scene a few weeks ago, pretty much saying it was too vanilla and bland for my tastes. I took one of my kids out the annual art show on the greenbelt last Saturday (as I do every year). I wanted to interview a few artists about their work and […]
Steel, Stone, Paper & Paint Review
I took one of my kids out Saturday for some art exposure in Idaho Falls. We first went to the Eagle Rock Art Museum for an opening of sculptor Mark Stasz and painter Dave Thomas.
Anyone should at least drive by the museum (by the library) to see the amazing, large sculpture installed in front of […]
Is there a good ol’ boy network controlling Idaho Falls?
I’ve heard the phrase all my life in television, movies, print, and around town. The phrase has come up quite a few times recently in conversations on IdahoFallz.com and around Idaho Falls. We may as well bring it out to the light:
Is there a good ol’ boy network controlling Idaho Falls?
I found a Wikipedia entry […]
Teacher Merit Pay Only Effective If Overall Increase
I have taught computers in public schools, so I can empathize with teacher concerns about merit pay. They are concerned it is just another ploy to avoid paying teachers any more, and it holds the potential to pay them even less.
I’ve also worked in corporate environments with bonus structures, so I can clearly see how […]
Downtown needs a parking garage
The City of Idaho Falls has the answer, they just need to find the money. A six story, maybe more, maybe less, parking garage should be built.
There is plenty of room at the current downtown parking lot to get this done. If my memory serves me correctly, it is in the center of downtown […]