Archive for March, 2006
Gourmet food store needed in Idaho Falls
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Some friends and I realized last night that there is no gourmet food stores in Idaho Falls! I searched just now on Dex and could only find Schwan’s. Ehhh, they do have great stuff, but they are [...]
Idaho Falls is ripe for MinuteClinics
I read about the so-called MinuteClinics in this week’s Time magazine, and immediately recognized that this health-care solution is perfect for Idaho Falls.
These places are run by nurse practitioners who can diagnose and prescribe medication for the most common ailments. They are faster and cheaper than doctor’s office visits. While these places can give you [...]
Do us proud, Dirk Kempthorne
Our Idaho governor Dirk Kempthorne may finally become a bride rather than always a bridesmaid.
President George Bush announced yesterday he would nominate our own governor to replace Gale Norton as the Interior Department Secretary. Simply being nominated does not mean Dirk will get the job, especially since congress is in a fighting mood with our [...]
Arboretum would dress up foothills
A common comlpaint about Idaho Falls scenery is, well, the lack of much scenery. One area of blandness is our plain foothills. Nobody has ever laid out a large “IF” in white stones the way many cities do. The least we could to to increase our local beauty would be to create an arboretum in [...]
How to create an online classified ad
The days of paying for classified ads are over! This two-part article will describe how to create a free, online classified ad. First, I will demonstrate how fast and easy it is to first register at Expo.Live.com, then in a few days how fast and easy it is to post your free classified ads.
First, [...]
Protect yourself by signing rather than using PIN
There are news reports all over of a huge fraud against debit card users. Apparently some retailer hasn’t been properly purging PIN numbers from their records and a bunch have been stolen (won’t they fry once we find out who screwed up?)
In the meantime, everyone is encouraged to check your bank statements and ensure the [...]
We won’t lead the world with seminary and choir
The legislature’s plans to increase high school math and science requirements are awesome and decades past-due. Idaho is putting our kids at a disadvantage by requiring fewer math and science credits to graduate high school than is required to enter college. Credit requirements are the same between high school and college in all areas except [...]
Caller ID spoofing wil fool you
If you have never heard of Caller ID ’spoofing’, welcome to a new term in our vocabulary. We are all aware of the Caller ID technology with our modern phone systems. You see a caller’s name and telephone number because the information is included with the calling signal sent from every phone. Imagine you can [...]
Hot dogs: Home Depot vs. Sam’s Club
I could smell the hot dogs cooking outside as I did the self-checkout thing at our local Home Depot. The smell was delicious, and I resolved to finally buy one. Three things stopped me as soon as I walked out the door towards the hot dog stand.
There was a line, there was nowhere to [...]
Install lights in the river
I believe one of the mayoral candidates suggested this in the last election, but I’ve also had the idea so I thought I’d bring it up now anyways.
The idea is for Idaho Falls to install lighting in the Snake River. Crazy, isn’t it?
The best place to start would be in the river around the pedestrian [...]
Savage Seas is worth seeing
I took my little boy to the Museum of Idaho’s current exhibit, Savage Seas. It was really good, and well worth the $10 admission. We spent a couple hours wandering around in there, which is as much as you will spend at a movie. Kids can always go see a movie and forget the experience [...]
Aquatic Center Upgrade Needed
The Wes Deist Aquatic Center is a great resource for Idaho Falls. Unfortunately they have one big problem that must be addressed: the 2nd floor viewing room.
This is a large room with bleacher seating and large windows so parents can watch their kids take swim lessons below. The problem is this room gets UNBEARABLY hot [...]
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