From the monthly archives:

June 2007

Kudos for Donating New Idaho Falls Park along Snake River

by Joe Vandal June 29, 2007

I could not tell from the PR article if it was the local Smith (Automotive) Group or a person by the name of Smith that donated the land for our new city park, but I think that was awesome for them to do that.
The land is described as on the west bank, just north of [...]

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Idaho Falls Underground Society?

by jaydeldra June 29, 2007

Shocking to all of us as it might seem, there indeed does exist an underground society in the Idaho Falls area today. Only partially and remotely uncovered, there must be someone out there that knows more???

A trip to a local upscale massage/spa parlor, which is frequented by more than one thousand people a [...]

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Idaho Lawsuit Caps Signal Class Warfare, Lack of Respect, and Suppression of Justice

by Joe Vandal June 28, 2007

Brock Higham recently won a $5.1 million jury award from his lawsuit against East Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC). Debate raged about the lawsuit merits, whether there was any proof of EIRMC negligence, and if EIRMC employees destroyed documentation of their negligence.
However, the real story is that Higham will only be able to collect [...]

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Free Summer Kids Movies at Edwards Theater

by Joe Vandal June 27, 2007

Our local Edwards theater in Ammon (Grand Teton Stadium 14) is showing some free kids movies again this summer.
This can be a great way to get your family out of the house, get free entertainment, and sit in air conditioned and comfortable seating for a couple hours. Be advised the theaters fill up, so get [...]

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Renouncing Political Party Membership Sends Clearest Message

by Joe Vandal June 26, 2007

If someone you cared about asked you for money and support, then acted recklessly, immaturely, even criminally with your money and support, how would you respond?
If it was your teenager, what would you do?
If it was an alcoholic or drug-abusing sibling, what would you do?
If it was your political party, what would [...]

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Strange Duets Musical Mashup Concert Festival Proposed

by Joe Vandal June 25, 2007

Back in the 90’s Aerosmith and Run DMC put out a mashup of “Walk This Way“, which was fairly popular, if only due to the disparate genres being mixed collaboratively. Since then, not many cross-genre collaborations have happened, I think there was a country and R&B mashup last year.
A currently popular YouTube mashup features [...]

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A Tale of Quad Cities or The Great Black Hole of Ada

by lazarus June 22, 2007

I have done my fair share of wiki articles and somehow I came on the Metro stats for Idaho Falls. Idaho Falls is 330 on the list with a 116,980 population. The United States Census Bureau defines an MSA as one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents that have at least one urban cluster [...]

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Your Chance to Influence Idaho Falls’ Dining and Retail Future

by Joe Vandal June 21, 2007

This is fourth Taylor-Crossing discussion thread at Idaho Falls. Obviously the Taylor Crossing development is that big of a deal in Idaho Falls. The previous discussion threads were Why Idaho Falls needs Taylor Crossing, Taylor Crossing Unveils Largest Bronze Eagles, and Do You Want a 13-14 Story Marriott Residence Inn Hotel/Condo at Taylor’s Crossing?
This thread [...]

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Overheard in Idaho Falls

by Joe Vandal June 19, 2007

People are imperfect.
People say silly or stupid things to each other daily.
Sometimes you overhear these things and it makes you laugh.
I hope you have read some of the short quips at overheardinnewyork.com Be aware of some extreme language at that site.
Since we already have a geographically-tied public forum, I figure it’s okay to [...]

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Reduce Idaho Falls Gas Use and Price Gouging

by Joe Vandal June 17, 2007

More than any tiny gas savings we could achieve with currently available methods, more than anything we need to reduce gas spending and gas consumption simply by reducing gasoline use.
Try biking. Try walking. Try carpooling. Try waiting and consolidating shopping trips. Try asking if some days can be worked from home. Try to reduce [...]

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Idaho Falls’ Top Traffic Tick-Offs

by Joe Vandal June 15, 2007

I think Idaho Falls needs to plan for the day we hit 100,000 residents, else we are planning to fail.
However, what and where are the top traffic spots in Idaho Falls that tick you off today, that you wish the city would fix ASAP?
The Boise newspaper had a weekly traffic column, where residents could write [...]

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The Savannah Berrey Trial: Justice or Not?

by Joe Vandal June 11, 2007

The Savannah Berrey case is over. The public has been presented with the evidence. The jury convicted her in a short time. Would you have convicted her based on the evidence presented?
A whisper was heard that firefighters were pretty sure the fire was not started by the marijuana pipe, but that they were not [...]

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Idaho Falls News Media Shame Themselves with Paparazzi-Like Behaviors

by Joe Vandal June 10, 2007

Normally I commend our local media reporters for doing as good a job as is possible. Unfortunately a single hallway moment has spotlighted a severe err in judgment by several local news reporters.
I was reading the Post Register’s report of Savannah Berrey being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. We all know the case was [...]

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RFID “Spychips” Threaten Consumer Privacy

by Joe Vandal June 9, 2007

This article was submitted by user Mike. When the backend security code hole is fixed, I will switch author attribution to user Mike. In the meantime, you can still get your own articles published by emailing me at idahofallz( at) gmail(dot )com.

In the coming months as you walk into your favorite store(s) without your knowledge [...]

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Idaho Falls McDonalds Employee Stared at Young Girl

by Joe Vandal June 6, 2007

The first thing my friend told me was, “I saw a pedophile at the Broadway McDonald’s today.”
She described eating in the play area, which was full of families and kids playing. She quickly noticed a male employee emptying the garbage cans staring at one particular preteen girl. She described how he was obviously going slow [...]

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Idaho Falls Volunteer Daycare Inspectors

by Joe Vandal June 5, 2007

It looks like Idaho Falls may adopt tougher daycare standards, and most Idaho Falls residents seem to favor the changes. The PR reported last week Councilwoman Karen Cornwell asking a group of daycare providers if they thought the city was being too extreme, and the group actually wanted tougher standards than what the city was [...]

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Illegal Immigration: Helpful Solutions and Harmful Pursuits

by Joe Vandal June 2, 2007

Is illegal immigration as unsolvable a problem as social security?
This past week it seemed almost certain that Congress would pass and President Bush would sign a bill granting amnesty to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in America.
Most Americans appear to support tightening the borders and establishing guest worker programs, but granting amnesty to law [...]

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How would you change IdahoFallz.com?

by Joe Vandal June 1, 2007

Changes are afoot everywhere this summer.

I am also open to fresh ideas about how to improve IdahoFallz.com, so I open this discussion thread here to anyone with improvement suggestions.
Feel free to discuss policies, visuals, where information is located, and especially new features you would like to see.
Besides giving fresh ideas on what to change, [...]

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June 1, 2007 State of the City Blog

by Joe Vandal June 1, 2007

May 2007 was our twentieth operational month, and we earned over 19,600 visitors! All you visitors and participants are awesome. We now have 517 articles, which have generated 6,171 comments.
A security hole was found in early May that prompted the need to cut off writing and publishing access to IdahoFallz.com. The problem seems to have [...]

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