Post Register profiles those who overcome adversity

Posted by the VP

May 24, 2006

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I wanted to give kudos to our local Post Register for the local student stories they profile all year round, and especially at graduation time. Yesterday I admired how Bonneville senior Raul Carreno is graduating high school but couldn’t speak any English just two years ago. Today I admired how Idaho Falls senior Tony Jenkins is graduating high school after taking control of his tumultuous emotional problems.

These stories are important because many Idaho Falls residents struggle with similar problems, and they need to see a light at the end of the tunnel. These stories are important because the people struggling with similar problems can be shown they are not alone and how others have overcome those similar problems.

I hope we see more stories like these year-round, acknowledging real problems but focusing on solutions and wise decisions.

Also a big kudo for Letters to the Editor word limit restrictions, along with publishing better guidelines and reasons why so many letters get rejected. It shows much better transparency on the part of the Post Register.

Kudos, Teen Topics

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Guest_007 : Best of luck to nemesis, but I'm sure she'll be back after a short hiatus. On a lighter note, looks to be a great Friday!!
Guest_007 : Some have come back under different identities and others resume under their same names. I think it's good for everyone to take a break from time to time if only to get out of the "circle of doom" that is political talk.
Guest_007 : We've all voiced our opinion and at times felt like leaving, which some of us have. However, being the fun site it is we (& those that have previously left) always find our way back.
Guest_3902 : Maybe this site is experiencing major overhaul. Either way, it's too bad the posters I enjoy reading, agree or not, have left.
Guest_3902 : I have seen some of the most even-tempered, thoughtful and respectful users leave, and the "dead weight" someone referred to stay here and get in everyone's faces constantly.
Guest_3902 : I suppose you would be disappointed in a person who left a bad relationship too. Sometimes we leave in life what isn't healthy or productive. Comparing it to toys is not even in the same ballpark.
Guest 3333 : I see nothing wrong with strong opinions. At least the people are not namby pamby. We can't always roll over and not let our opinion be known.
Joe Eagle : I do agree with Nemisis that there has been very heavy and heated in the political discussions area recently - but I have to remind myself the elections are just around the corner.
Joe Eagle : I think Nemesis was tired of all the political talk. We have some very strong opinions on this site (which I love) and some great debates. Some enjoy the debates, others dont.
boomer : Why not save it until after the election? If you all want to change some minds, get out of the house and hit the street. Go get someone registered.
boomer : Time for the politickin' to stop for a while. We can all bicker forever, but no one is changing opinions.
Guest_1592 : I don't think that's it at all. S/he posted in the McCain's pick thread, and I think s/he's just tired of all the nonense and it's not making her/him happy any longer. I respect her/his decision to do what's best for her/himself. And if being here isn't it, then it's the right choice to move on.
Guest 3333 : I for one was very disappointed in (notice I said in, not about) Nemesis when she quit. It was almost like "I'm going to take my toys and go home since you won't play my way". She has threatened to quit once before but changed her mind
Guest_1592 : Sad to see Nemesis go. Seems like this site has the same problem as some businesses ...... all the good ones leave and only the "dead weight" sticks around. Ah, well. Nemesis you will be missed by many.
Joe Eagle : All in all, I very much respect Roger Plothow for staying in touch with us here on IdahoFallsToday. com - and in touch with the community at large.
Joe Eagle : Maybe some ideas from some IF residents here could help them figure out how they could make it work.
Joe Eagle : I suggested if he cant change his model, that he at least address with users here as to why they can't make it work.
Joe Eagle : He said one reason for the lack of unique visitors to the PR website was because they charge for visitors.
Joe Eagle : I received an email from Roger Plothow about the Post Register article. He doesn't want it published, and I'll very much respect that.
Guest_7000 : Star Trek....cool!
Guest_1776 : Live Long and Prosper
Guest_1776 : This is Nemesis, signing out of the chatbox, too. Thanks for all the nice chats, everyone! Hopefully you all find what it is makes you happy. Since this site does not make me happy, I will go now. (And maybe that will make some of you very happy, so hey, it's a win/win situation).
Guest_hambone : And talk about assuming, i wasn't even talking about you, & it appears neither was 7791 when they said "some people". paranoid much 4603?
Guest_hambone : it wasn't an assumption, it was an opinion. Clearly two different things.
Guest_4603 : Nice try though, ham. You know what they say about assuming and pointing fingers.
Guest_4603 : Never voted dem a day in my life.
Guest_007 : hambone? what r we making pea soup here? LOL ooops
Guest_hambone : dont sweat it 7791. the liberals on this site are just naturally miserable and arent happy unless they have somebody or something to complain about. they clearly have no life. IMHO
Guest_4603 : Yeah, uh-huh. Good discussion going on the Palin thread.
Guest_7791 : have a nice day.
Guest_4603 : Oh brother. I'm not picking comments apart, only the over-used phrase of "ditto" on this site. You may also want to apply your last sentence to yourself today....
Guest_7791 : obviously it bothers you I didn't say "you", I said some people. But it you feel the need to pick apart peoples comments or the way they write then something is wrong.
Guest_4603 : Did I say it was under my skin? It's clearly a matter of opinion, what's great for you isn't right for me, and vice versa.
Guest_7791 : Well it's better than the "you go girl"s and the "I agree with you because" it's shorter and people get the gist of what youre saying. I find it odd how the littlest things can get under some peoples skin. Those type of people should probably take a break from their online world and get out a bit more.
Guest_4603 : Actually, I recall babs used it a lot first, then others started picking it up. I personally would rather hear "I agree with you because..." then add their own thoughts. I could "ditto" all day and not have a thing to say myself.
Guest_007 : ditto 7791! funny how people have nothing better to do than put down others.
Guest_7791 : Obviously nobody followed the post where Bundy suggested using "ditto" instead of constantly praising other posters needlessly. I think it's a good idea. Why don't we stick to the topic instead of peoples writing skills or lack thereof? There are quite a few of you who use multiple aliases on this site, not to say that 007 & GH are, just saying.
Guest_4603 : Ditto - ditto - ditto - ugh, doesn't anyone think of Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore when it's used over and over on this site? Remember "Ghost"? I'm not that old am I?
Guest_823 : GH and 007 you two (or one?) are so tiresome and predictable
Guest_7791 : marcus...you so crazy
easterner : facepalm! LOVE IT! LOL!! ha ha I couldn't resist, either. . .
Marcus : Oh no...we can't have this turning into another candid thread. Candid will go down in history as a FACEPALM comment week. «link»
Guest_007 : Ditto, LOL! (sorry, couldn't pass it up) Later GH
Guest_House : I agree. The topic is now offically dead. It's going to turn into more name calling and petty arguing like the candid post did. but that's how the liberals play when they've got nothing solid to work with. Have a good one 007.
Guest_007 : it's ashame that she's trying to turn the "this could be the one" thread into another Candid post by attacking posters instead of the topic. I guess that's what happens when they've got nothing left to work with.
Guest_0000 : I guess we were watching two different speeches. All I heard was positive talk coming from Palin.
Guest_1549 : I didn't hear anything positive in Palin's speech. Everybody can complain and that is all she did-bad mouth the opposing team.
Guest_007 : I know, I saw that!! But I guess it's better than being called a "call center boy". LOLOLOLOLOL (oops, sorry, forgot you don't like to "LOL")
Guest_0000 : the queen of sock puppeting is complaing about sock puppeting 007, that's funny!
Guest_007 : What an awesome speech by Palin last night!! (looks like 2438 was blown away by it too)
Guest_2438 : Surprise. A hypocrite Republican.
Guest_2438 : McCain was against Palin before he was for her. Palin was against the federal government before she was for it.
Guest_2438 : Palin managed to leave Wasilla $22 million in debt, though it was debt free when she got it. A perfect replacement for President Bush.
Guest_2438 : In the nationally televised speech, she stood by McCain and said, "I've championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress.
Guest_2438 : When Palin spoke after McCain introduced her as his running mate at a rally in Ohio last week, she made fun of earmarking.
Guest_2438 : Wasilla had received few if any earmarks before Palin became mayor. She actively sought federal funds -- a campaign that began to pay off only after she hired a lobbyist with close ties to Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
Guest_2438 : McCain also criticized $450,000 set aside for an agricultural processing facility in Wasilla that was requested during Palin's tenure as mayor and cleared Congress soon after she left office in 2002.
Guest_2438 : In 2001, McCain's list of spending that had been approved without the normal budget scrutiny included a $500,000 earmark for a public transportation project in Wasilla. The Arizona senator targeted $1 million in a 2002 spending bill for an emergency communications center in town -- one that local law enforcement has said is redundant and creates confusion.
Guest_2438 : records show that Palin -- first as mayor of Wasilla and recently as governor of Alaska -- was far from shy about pursuing tens of millions in earmarks for her town, her region and her state.
Guest_2438 : Three times in recent years, McCain's catalogs of "objectionable " spending have included earmarks for this small Alaska town, requested by its mayor at the time -- Sarah Palin.
Guest_2438 : McCain had criticized earmarks from Palin «link»
Guest_1179 : Funny, Guest-Casper - about the extinguisher.
Guest_2692 : they are all a bunch of losers
Guest_2692 : so did any Republicans talk about any actual firm plans or was it all school yard taunts again? (like the Democrats did last week)
Guest_Casper : Get an extinguisher! Save him!
Guest_3936 : Huckabee is on fire! great speech
Guest_3936 : Ok politics aside and regardless of skin color, I gotta say on average, the democrats are better dancers
Guest_3936 : Romney's speach picked it up a little
Guest_3936 : Romney's speach picked it up a little
Guest_3936 : The convention induces yawning though
Guest_3936 : Replican's slogan "Country First" is very clever
Joe Eagle : (turned out longer than I had first anticipated... I just got going, and it kept expanding)
Joe Eagle : New Article today on our Local Online News Websites. Please share your thoughts!
Guest_9251 : is that the lesser of two evils?
Fezzik : now i have the Bond theme looping in my head
Fezzik : you too 007
Guest_007 : oh well, have a good one fezzik! thanks for your POV.
Guest_007 : I know what you mean. Personally I don't spend that much time on that site, but from the stuff I've looked up before, it's been useful or funny at the very least.
Fezzik : I didn't mean that in a rude way, only making a point that you reap what you sow
Guest_007 : this is true
Fezzik : for the most part, you get what you search for. if you're searching stupid, you'll find stupid
Guest_007 : lol
Guest_007 : not sure what they meant by "it's overrated". How can youtube be "overrated"? doesn't make much sense to me.
Fezzik : agreed. I mean, if you think youtube is stupid and immoral, then stop doing searches for "Chia Pet Sex"
Guest_007 : I don't see how anyone can not like youtube either. just like the internet though, there's some useful info and there's some garbage on there.
Guest_007 : that's true.
Fezzik : you can spend too much time doing just about anything. that's not really an argument against youtube
Guest_4603 : I didn't mean that in a rude way, only making a point some spend way too much time online and their families suffer, other good can be done if we all get away from the 'net sometimes.
Guest_4603 : Or, you (I) can not spend so much time on the internet and get out into the community and be involved, and spend more time with my family. Or, endlessly visit blog sites and youtube and pi** my day away. No thanks. I like this site though.
Fezzik : whether it's a waste of time or not is a personal choice. you can learn how to play a musical instrument on youtube or you can watch some teenage girl whine about her social life for 20 minutes. up to you
Fezzik : Given the wide range of subject matter on YouTube, if someone doesn't like it, they are the ones on trial, not YouTube
Fezzik : It's kind of like saying you don't like beverages
Fezzik : I never heard someone say they don't like youtube before. It's kind of a strange comment actually
Fezzik : My head is a point
Guest_CallCtrBoyee : LOL good point Fezzik!
Fezzik : What a wonderful world.
Fezzik : The Republican party is the party of bad ideas.
Fezzik : The Democratic party is the party of no ideas.
Guest_CallCtrBoyee : I agree....it's reached it's end...no point in commenting on it anymore. Let the libtards....ooop s, I mean liberals argue amongst themselves.
Guest_4603 : Youtube is way overrated IMO- and a waste of time for me.