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Government Budgets Are Tight - Where Would You Cut?
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Yesterday in the Post Register, there’s an article titled “Polite Protest” in which St. Anthony students protest a reduction in pay for their teachers. [...]
Idaho Falls Fails To Request Funding – Mayor Jared Fuhriman Takes The Blame
The government is throwing money out the window for people to grab. Almost all you have to do is be waiting below to catch it. There are billions of dollars being requested from cities and states all across the nation. Idaho Falls could have been one of those to receive some of [...]
Daren Palmer Ponzi Scheme Victims Revealed
KPVI has reported on some of the victims of the Daren Palmer Ponzi Scheme.
Those victims allegedly include:
Daryl Harris – invested $5,000,000.00
David Taylor of Taylor Chevrolet – invested $4,000,000.00
Paul Ramsey – invested $2,700,000.00
Century 21 Real Estate Professional Kevin Taggart – invested $550,000.00
David K. Swenson - invested $500,000.00
Jack B. Larsen – invested $400,000.00
Jay Butler (a neighbor) – [...]
Idaho Falls Local - Daren Palmer - Charged with Ponzi Scheme!
The whole world is talking about Bernie Madoff and his $50 Billion Ponzi Scheme, and while the worlds been watching Bernie Madoff, we’ve had our own major Ponzi Scheme going on right under our noses.
Fox News, KPVI, and KIFI TV8 all have news stories buzzing about Daren Palmer and his Idaho Falls business that appears [...]
What Restaurants Do You Want?
Is it just me, or do we have a major lack of diversity when it comes to restaurants in Idaho Falls?
There has been a boom of recent shops going up in the past few years: TGI Fridays, The Baijo, etc. but they all seem to be “me too” chains that bring little or no new [...]
Best Breakfast Burritos In Town!
I’m an on the go breakfast kind of guy. I want something hot but don’t usually have the time to cook and clean up anything decent for breakfast. That leaves cold cereal or fast food breakfast and fast food usually wins. So I have had just about every kind of fast food [...]
Cancer Survivors Rally To Support American Cancer Society
WHO - The American Cancer Society invites individuals who want to honor cancer survivors (anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer) and caregivers, or pay tribute to those who have lost their battle with cancer to join its Relay For Life, scheduled for July 10, 2009 in Idaho Falls. In 1985, Relay For Life [...]
Dish Network Drops KIDK Channel 3, Attempts Strong-Arm Tactics
If I remember correctly, one of the selling points of Dish Network in the past was that you would have access to all the local channels through Dish. Well, that’s not the case any more.
I was at a friends house the other day clicking through channels on their Dish Network when I noticed that [...]
How Much Is The Media Effecting the Economy?
From Alice:
Do you think that the media and it’s constant doom-mongering is the main reason that spending is down and retailers are wary?
Do you think that if the media painted a better picture that more people may be more inclined to spend a bit more and the economy would fix itself?
Riot Zone – The Fun’s A Little Deflated This Year
The Riot Zone has been a great attempt to make Southeast Idaho a little more “fun”. I was excited to see a fun center being built, though I thought their location was way off track (pick either Rexburg or Idaho Falls and cater to one market well – either would have been better than [...]
Taylor’s Toll Bridge in Idaho Falls - What’s Underneath?
We’re new-ish to the area, and stopped by the Green Belt / Riverside area for the first time today. We followed some trails and ended up under the Taylor’s Toll Bridge. There were all of these funny little rock water paths ending (?) in a circular, shallow pool, and then long channel things beyond that.
I’m [...]
City of Idaho Falls Needs Better Communication With Residents
We live in a great area, with hard working generally courteous people, and beautiful scenery. We have elected officials who likely work hard for us day in and day out (at least we hope). But I often wonder what is really going on in the area.
What are the city officials working on [...]
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