From the monthly archives:

June 2008

Where is the best place to watch the fireworks?

by Open Mind June 30, 2008

So, I’m always torn every year trying to find a balance between having a nice view of the fireworks and getting out of there before the kids start school in August.
Last year we were just off Skyline, and we were able to get out ok — no complaints there — but I wish we would [...]

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Handgun Control

by Nemesis June 29, 2008

The Supreme Court struck down the Washington DC ban on handguns as one of its last acts this term.  It was a 5-4 ruling, with the conservatives in the majority and Anthony Kennedy wielding the usual swing vote.

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A New Name For IdahoFallz.com

by Joe Eagle June 28, 2008

IdahoFallz.com has a great history. I have been looking for ways to continue to improve the site and I have some big ideas that are in the works.

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Sawtooth Music Festival 2008 to be held in Stanley, Idaho on Saturday, July 26, 2008

by Joe Eagle June 27, 2008

(Submitted by: Nicole Johnson)
Featuring: Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, FreePeoples, Elephant Revival, Jeremiah James, EqualEyes, Dgiin, Heads Like This, Bucky, and The Damphools.
Sawtooth Music Festival 2008, a benefit for the Salmon River Clinic, will be held from noon until midnight on Saturday, July 26th, 2008 in Pioneer Park, at the foot of [...]

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Idaho Falls Burglaries Increasing… Is it the gas prices?

by Open Mind June 27, 2008

I’m just curious, but it seems like there’s been an awful lot of thievery going on in and around Idaho Falls lately. Maybe I’m trying to simplify things too much, but I wonder if some people possibly prone to stealing might be pushed over the edge because of the increased costs in other areas of [...]

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Brad Stowell Wearing an Ankle Bracelet

by Open Mind June 26, 2008

Since Paul Steed talked with parole and corrections people a few days ago, they’ve put an ankle bracelet on the perp. I wonder if this is an indication that realize they made a mistake letting hime go.
I know that the people from prisons and parole are coming here, rather than the other way around, to [...]

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Abortion in Idaho

by CR67 June 25, 2008

A question was posed in the chat box last night regarding Abortion and the person that made the comment suggested that this might make a good topic of discussion. So here goes….
What are your thoughts on abortion? Are you pro-choice or pro- life? I’ve always thought the choice should be left up to the [...]

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Idaho Falls day-care ordinance gets passed

by Open Mind June 25, 2008

The Post Register this morning (you might need to have a login) is reporting that the city council passed a day-care ordinance that has been pretty controversial in the past, but there wasn’t much controversy last night.
According to the article, anyone over 12 working at a daycare would have to have a background check done. [...]

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Idaho Falls Kids Helping Kids in Uganda

by Kaly Shippen June 24, 2008

I wish more stories like the one below got picked up by the Post Register. There are some really good things about the Post, but sometimes I am frustrated with the “big city” feel. Last time I checked, Idaho Falls hadn’t reached big city status! Here is the story…

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Child Molester Brad Stowell Walks Out Of Jail!

by Jason June 20, 2008

The local news reported today that repeat child-molester Brad Stowell walked out of jail after serving only 3 years of a 14 year sentence.  The story is here: http://www.kpvi.com/global/story.asp?s=8534099 .
Stowell has admitted to molesting over 24 boys at Scout Camp.  He plead guilty to two felony counts of sexual abuse to a child in 1998 and [...]

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Internet Scams Hit Even Idaho Falls

by Joe Eagle June 19, 2008

Internet scams have been around for a long time. I remember a news report I saw on one of the major networks about two or three years ago that exposed how one internet scam was run. Recently I am receiving more and more emails that appear to be people fishing for gullible soles [...]

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Vandalize a Town – Make Some Money!

by Blazing Mad June 14, 2008

The five teenagers who vandalized 179 stop signs throughout Idaho Falls last year is now starting to make some money from their illegal actions.
For some time the teenagers went uncaught spray painting and defacing stop signs all over Idaho Falls. A total of 179 stop signs were vandalized. The teenagers claimed they defaced the [...]

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Why Is George Jones Walking The Streets?

by Guest Writer June 10, 2008

Article Submitted by: George Jones Hater/Cal The Bumbling Idiot
KPVI reported convicted Sexual Offender George Jones was arrested yet again for attempting to peep on women in the restroom.
http://www.kpvi.com/Global/story.asp?S=8413700 (or watch theKPVI TV News Report)
Jones has close to 20 cases for this type of behavior. Click Here to see a list of offences. (You may have [...]

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Are we willing to do something extraordinary?

by manybees June 10, 2008

Through the first half of my life activism seemed to be an almost expected response to distress. Whether it be civil rights, Vietnam, abortion or a host of others, people on both sides of an issue felt that making their voice heard in protest was an effective way to accomplish change. Heck, I remember the farmers driving their tractors [...]

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Post Register On The Attack

by GlassWall June 6, 2008

Rex Rammell has been taking a lot of heat recently by the people running the local Post Register Newspaper. He has appeared in 100% of the past 3 weekly “Cheers and Jeers” sections of the Post Register – taking “Jeers” (of coarse) each time. Cheers and Jeers is an opinions section that appears [...]

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Vulgarity, Personal Attacks, Anarchy – Allow All, Nothing, or Somewhere In-Between?

by Joe Eagle June 6, 2008

There has been an abundance of discussion in postings on IdahoFallz.com complaining of personal attacks, users ganging up on new users, moderators involved in removing offensive comments, and the lack thereof.
One thing I know for sure, when someone puts their hand over another person’s mouth, that person gets angry! No one likes [...]

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Website Update!

by Joe Eagle June 5, 2008

I have been working many long hours for the past several weeks on updating the look and feel of the website. Finally I think it is at a point where I can put it up for a preview. I’m taking Microsoft’s approach – making a beta version of the website “live” [...]

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