Archive for April, 2007
Jeremy’s Take: 5 Steps to a Better America
It’s hard to argue that America isn’t in a bad place right now - our economy is in a constant state of instability, rising and falling with each passing event. Our president has, without a doubt, overextended the powers granted him by the Constitution and has engulfed America in a quagmire of a war. […]
Do you think IdahoFallz.com is Liberal or Centered, and Why?
I hear lots of complaints. Daily. I usually figure hearing equal complaints from both sides of these aisles while the monthly visitor counts keep rising must mean all is generally going well regardless of the criticisms. I try to keep a long term perspective here.
Being that IdahoFallz.com garners a large number of out-of-area visitors looking […]
Gun Control, The Constitution, and Serial Killers. Sorry, no Cookies.
Recently, the gun control debate has been forced back into the living rooms of America by a media hungry to capitalize on the tragic, horrific events of the Virginia Tech shootings - interestingly enough, without a real story. Our Democratically-controlled congress has shirked the issue, stating that they’re not going to act rashly, out […]
An outside view of Idaho Falls.
Here is a good read that I picked up from Idaho Business IQ, especially for those interested in what is going on right now in Idaho Falls. To really get a feel for these projects though it is necessary to stop and take a look at where Idaho Falls was not more than 10 years […]
Guns and Chocolate Chip Cookies: The Answer to America’s Problems?
One fairly hot topic around the country and in Eastern Idaho is the Issue of Gun Control. Always sure to warm things up, just bring this topic up at your next company picnic. The topic becomes even warmer and begins to get “red hot†just after any horrific “gun related†tragedy takes place […]
Why the angst between Ammon and Idaho Falls?
It seems there is some underlying angst between residents and city governments of Idaho Falls and Ammon. For outsiders or those new to the area, Ammon historically was pretty much a suburb of Idaho Falls, tucked into our southeast corner. When you cross over from the Grand Teton Mall to say the Target store area, […]
Close Idaho Falls-Area High School Campuses
I think all Idaho Falls-area high schools should close their campuses for lunch. I believe closed campuses are best for our area because of time and distance required to reach eating establishments, unhealthy food is usually eaten when students leave campus,
Most local high schoolers only get 35 minutes for lunch, barely enough time to […]
Kill Hobo Spiders, Ants, and Yellowjackets
As much as we welcome the warm summer months in Eastern Idaho, we all dread the inevitable onslaught of hobo spiders. They are freaky-looking, are somewhat poisonous (babies are supposedly the worst), are fast, and can be tricky.
We had our home sprayed inside and out by a local pest guy for $75. The guy […]
Tautphaus Park Zoo Passes: Great Value, Great Memories
Last year my wife had a stroke of genius and bought an annual pass to the Tautphaus Park Zoo.
The reason her decision was genius was because it created something free for our family to do throughout the summer. Whenever we were bored, and even if we were tight on money between paychecks, the zoo […]
Did we REALLY land on the Moon?
Personally I think no. There are numerous claims that it was all a hoax. Some believe it was all staged because of the space race between the US and Russia.
I’ll be the first to admit I watched “Conspiracy Theory: Did we land on the moon” and they made some extremely valid points. But […]
How Would Idaho Falls React to Kid-Free Restaurants?
I recently came across a petition on petitionspot.com demanding “kid-free” zones in restaurants - the argument being that when we go out to a restaurant to eat, we don’t want to deal with screaming kids, noise, messy eating areas … if we wanted that, we’d stay home!
As many of you know, I work in a […]
Qwest Should Behave Like A Partner
I was surprised to see Qwest Idaho President Jim Schmit’s opinion (City should be a partner) in last Wednesday’s Post Register.
Jim made the points that Idaho Falls has built a “largely duplicative network” to what Qwest provides. He claimed Qwest has “invested more than $25 million in Idaho Falls” and “more than four in five […]
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