Archive for October, 2006
Should Idaho Falls Invest in Utah Coal Plant?
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I heard our city leadership was considering buying a stake in a coal plant down in Utah as a plan to meet our future energy needs, but I thought it was the council decision. Reading the Post [...]
Good and Bad Pharmacies in Idaho Falls
I cannot believe the poor treatment I received at Wal-Mart’s pharmacy recently. I was there right when they opened (the shutters pulled up as I approached), I was the only customer, three employees were working in the pharamacy, and I was told it would take 20 minutes!
I thought that was a pretty long time, [...]
Kill with your bare hands
If you have one last fly buzzing around and annoying you, here’s an almost guaranteed way to kill them with your bare hands. When they land on a horizontal surface, clap your hands together about 6″ above them. They sense your movement and fly straight up, just in time to get smashed by your hands [...]
Free Gun Locks Available at Police Department Front Desk
I stopped into the Idaho Falls Police Department yesterday to check if the IFz page is being blocked still. The city IT admin (a gentleman named Kelly) has assured me the filter was allowing the IFz site to come up, however some police officers have told me they are still unable to access it. I [...]
Coping with the Pocatello teen tragedy
Our region is still coping with the shocking news of Cassie Jo Stoddart, who police said was fatally stabbed by two of her boyfriends’ friends while house sitting in the Pocatello area.
According to KPVI, Torey Adamcik and Brian Lee Draper were arrested last Wednesday night after they took polygraph tests, though police said “they [...]
Announcing the 2006 Voter/Candidate Discussion Forums
IdahoFallz.com successfully hosted mayoral voter/candidate discussion forums last year. Since then our discussion model has proven popular on a variety of local issues, and many more locals visit to engage in those discussions.
IdahoFallz.com is hosting our 2006 Voter/Candidate Discussion Forums, and the races under discussion have expanded to include statewide offices that are of interest [...]
Where are the Republicans?
With little over 35 days until the November 7th elections, I find myself wondering, where are the local Republican candidates? I have seen signs, ads, and even some literature for Republican statewide candidates, but nothing from local state Republican candidates for the House and Senate.
What’s more is I can’t even find a local Republican [...]
October 1, 2006 State of the City Blog
IdahoFallz.com publishes monthly updated visitor counts and highlights some of the best-written stories in the past month.
We do this in the interest of conducting open and honest business, and to update our stakeholders. IdahoFallz.com stakeholders include Idaho Falls residents, anyone concerned with positive improvements the Idaho Falls area, and businesses seeking to target the Idaho [...]
Congratulations Idaho Fallz.Com and Joe Vandal !
Since Joe started this site in Oct 2005, I want to be among the first to congratulate him on a job very well done. Think of the many ways we’ve communicated about different subjects that perhaps many of us wouldn’t have done previously. And, it has been great to see users talking to each other, [...]
