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June 2006

Democratic Convention in Idaho Falls

by Joe Vandal June 20, 2006

I will state once again I believe power is corrupting, the majority party will always become mired in scandal (doesn’t matter if it is the Democratic or Republican party), and the way to get the most use and mileage out of our candidates is to upset their power balances every four years. I believe politicians [...]

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Launch Adobe PDF Files Faster

by zeth 1337 June 20, 2006

Adobe PDF files are great, universal, and used everywhere. The problem is they can take 10-30 seconds to launch, and sometimes even crash your computer! The solution is to stop most of the optional plug-ins (extras) from loading, and PDF documents will then launch much faster.
This is not difficult to do, it takes less than [...]

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Butch Otter Interview

by Joe Vandal June 19, 2006

1st Disclaimer: I am not a member of any political party. I personally agree and disagree with aspects of both Republican and Democrat platforms.
2nd Disclaimer: I took notes during and after this interview. Since the conversation was not recorded, I gave a site business card to the interviewee and offered them to contact me if [...]

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Lawrence Wasden Interview

by Joe Vandal June 19, 2006

1st Disclaimer: I am not a member of any political party. I personally agree and disagree with aspects of both Republican and Democrat platforms.
2nd Disclaimer: I took notes during and after this interview. Since the conversation was not recorded, I gave a site business card to the interviewee and offered them to contact me if [...]

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Tom Loertscher Interview

by Joe Vandal June 18, 2006

1st Disclaimer: I am not a member of any political party. I personally agree and disagree with aspects of both Republican and Democrat platforms.
2nd Disclaimer: I took notes during and after this interview. Since the conversation was not recorded, I gave a site business card to the interviewee and offered them to contact me if [...]

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Butch Otter speech at Republican Convention

by Joe Vandal June 18, 2006

Butch Otter gave the final and therefore the keynote speech at Saturday’s Republican convention in Idaho Falls. Butch is currently one of Idaho’s congressmen, and is running for Idaho Governor.
Butch first introduced his fiance, I think he said her name was Laura Ingsley, and I think he said they were due to be married August [...]

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Republican Convention Votes to Close Primaries

by Joe Vandal June 18, 2006

Republicans attending the Idaho Falls convention debated whether to keep primaries open or closed. Currently Idaho primaries are open, so anyone can vote among other Democratic or Republican candidates. A closed primary would only allow people registered with a particular party to be able to vote among that party’s primary candidates.
The debate and vote represented [...]

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Idaho Congressmen and Senators speak at Republican Convention

by Joe Vandal June 18, 2006

Senator Mike Crapo summarized a Wall Street Journal article that acknowledged President Bush has led America through the most ‘vitriolic’ attacks any president has endured and yet he stayed the course. Crapo said Republicans need to support the party, that Washington is in a battle for power, that clashing of ideas gives strength to America, [...]

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Observations on last day of Republican Convention

by Joe Vandal June 18, 2006

I arrived early to Saturday’s general session. Mike Adams graciously introduced me to Representative Tom Loertscher and then Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, both of whom I briefly interviewed. I will post the interviews later.

The general session started 15 minutes late to accommodate late arrivals. The greenbelt marathon blocked a freeway exit for many convention [...]

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Tom Luna Interview

by Joe Vandal June 17, 2006

1st Disclaimer: I am not a member of any political party. I personally agree and disagree with aspects of both Republican and Democrat platforms.
2nd Disclaimer: I took notes during and after this interview. Since the conversation was not recorded, I gave a site business card to the interviewee and offered them to contact me if [...]

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Mark Ricks Interview

by Joe Vandal June 16, 2006

1st Disclaimer: I am not a member of any political party. I personally agree and disagree with aspects of both Republican and Democrat platforms.
2nd Disclaimer: I took notes during and after this interview. Since the conversation was not recorded, I gave a site business card to the interviewee and offered them to contact me if [...]

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Amateur Observations from Republican Convention

by Joe Vandal June 16, 2006

The Idaho Falls Republican convention agenda showed many internal meetings happening yesterday and today, but the main event not opening today until 1 PM. I wanted to try sitting in on some of those mundane meetings, but domestic issues kept me away. I did get to interview two people, Mark Ricks and Tom Luna, and [...]

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Walking Dads of Idaho Falls June 18th

by Joe Vandal June 16, 2006

Walking Dads of Idaho Falls invites dads living in or visiting the Idaho Falls area to get their kids out and exercise a little, and give moms a little break also. Dads can be a hero three ways by doing this. We will try to do this every Sunday morning in or around Idaho Falls, [...]

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Idaho Falls Republican Convention Today

by Joe Vandal June 16, 2006

It’s finally arrived, and here’s my list of people I have questions for, and the questions I intend to ask. These were generated by myself and others visiting IdahoFallz.com. I will post my notes later today or tomorrow after I have gathered responses. Feel free to comment today with more questions if you want them [...]

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Beer Movie Theater

by Joe Vandal June 15, 2006

I propose a new Idaho Falls theater/bar.

It would be a theater in the respect that movies are shown and ticket monies are collected. It would be a functioning bar serving alcohol and with individual tables and chairs oriented towards the screen.
Talking and joking would not only be tolerated but encouraged. Older, cult classic [...]

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Courtesy reminder towards Idaho Falls tourists

by Joe Vandal June 14, 2006

I hope this does not sound preachy, but I sincerely hope everyone reading this remembers to be extra courteous, polite, and helpful to tourists visiting Idaho Falls this Fourth of July and all summer. I cannot recall any bad native-tourist episodes ever being reported, but the littlest incidents can leave bad impressions on visitors and [...]

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Dixie Chicks still in the doghouse?

by Joe Vandal June 13, 2006

I am a fan of most musical forms, and I can even stand country music for a few songs at a time. I always thought the Dixie Chicks had a nice sound, even if I could not listen to the genre for very long at any time and certainly never bought one of their CDs.
We [...]

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Idaho Falls Convention Fever

by Joe Vandal June 12, 2006

I will state once again I believe power is corrupting, the majority party will always become mired in scandal (doesn’t matter if it is the Democratic or Republican party), and the way to get the most use and mileage out of our candidates is to upset their power balances every four years. I believe politicians [...]

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Introducing Walking Dads of Idaho Falls Weekly Hikes

by Joe Vandal June 11, 2006

The Post Register featured a story last fall about Grateful Dads, a group that promotes dads taking their kids out for walks or hikes. It bonds kids to dads, introduces dads to dads, and gives moms a much-deserved weekly break.

I loved the idea and registered for Idaho Falls, figuring I could promote it easily [...]

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Multi-radio station public garage sale

by Joe Vandal June 10, 2006

Each of the radio stations called it their garage sale, but I think a better term would be a community-wide garage sale. The sponsoring radio stations included K-Bear 101.5, Z-103, 105.5 The Hawk, and Classy 97.3.

I went last year also, and I think there were more booths this year. There were certainly more businesses [...]

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Did hobo spiders get killed with our local roses?

by Joe Vandal June 9, 2006

Maybe it’s still too early for the notorious hobo spiders to be seen everywhere, but I have been surprised at how few I have seen around the home this year.
I killed a little baby hobo in my living room and a little baby hobo off my little boy’s back when he stood up in [...]

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Idaho Falls ought to shoot 13 guns on the Fourth of July

by Joe Vandal June 8, 2006

I found this interesting Fourth of July historical fact at Wikipedia:
In 1777, British officers noted the firing of 13 guns, once at morning and again as evening fell, on July 4 in Bristol, Rhode Island.
I think it’s fair to say Idaho Falls celebrates the Fourth of July more than most cities with our parade, [...]

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IdahoFallz.com Moving Between Hosts

by zeth 1337 June 7, 2006

We are moving between hosts over the next few days. We are starting to get many visitors, and wish we did not have to do this now. However, better to get this chore over with sooner before even more visitors start arriving.
IdahoFallz.com is not changing, but the company our files are stored at is. Our [...]

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Idaho Falls Library needs self-check outs

by Joe Vandal June 6, 2006

I enjoy numerous aspects of our local Idaho Falls Public Library. I think they’re doing a great job overall. I would like to see a change that would increase checkout efficiency: self-checkout station(s).
I enjoyed self-checkout stations at the Boise public library about four years ago. Their library created self-checkout stations immediately after self-checkouts first appeared [...]

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Peter Zuckerman wins national award for Scout’s Honor

by the VP June 5, 2006

Peter Zuckerman was reported to have won a prestigious $10,000 award for his Scout’s Honor story that stirred up so much angst in southeast Idaho. None other than the famous Charles Gibson (ABC News) presented the Livingston Award to Zuckerman, who is one of the youngest journalists to ever receive the award.
What are the Livingston [...]

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