General Discussion

[Authors Note: All names were changed to protect the innocent]
I’ve only met one person in recent years that I would consider conservative. His name is “Bob Jones” and I’ve worked with him for over 10 years. Bob paid off his house when he was in his late forties; I was at his mortgage burning party [...]

Google recently announced a request for proposals to test market 1 Gb broadband – maybe someone with contacts with the city could get our community leaders to respond to this request?
https://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/user/edit_section?section_code=1&application_key=aghmaWJlcnJmaXITCxILQXBwbGljYXRpb24Ywa8jDA
Using internet speed tests, I’ve been able to clock my work speed at slightly better than 1200 KB/sec transfer rate (download), my home speed (different provider) is much [...]

I am interested in opening a cyber cafe/ internet coffee shop, in Idaho Falls and am looking for some feedback from the area residents.
The cafe would be geared mainly toward the traveling business and the Tech students in the area, however some other activities and events are also planned for the clients, as in a [...]

Since many of we locals don’t have a whole lot to beat our chests about when it comes to monetary gain or land ownership or careers, bragging rights about how long your family has been in Idaho Falls is of the utmost importance to the many circles of one-uppers sitting around playing Texas Hold ‘em [...]

In the good old days, when a shopping cart had completed its mission, it squeaked its way back to the store.  But then the “Return Your Cart Here” areas started popping up and shopping carts have been getting lazier and lazier ever since.
I was in a store’s very large parking lot the other day and [...]

There’s a new report on Global Warming out that’s sure to kick up some controversy. The study found that a single dog has a bigger carbon footprint than an SUV. A news article on the topic is found here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091220/lf_afp/lifestyleclimatewarminganimalsfood
I can hear people complaining now: “The calculation [...]