What’s happening in Old Town Pocatello

By Stephanie Palagi Thank you all who attended the Kind Community Kick-Off Celebration last night. What a wonderful way to celebrate kindness in our community. Thank you to our sponsors of The Kind Village Kids Public Art Project:  US Bank Foundation, Partner Steel, The Home Depot, Union Pacific Railroad, City of Pocatello, Kind Community and
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The mediocrity effect

By Jeff Hough Lately, I have spent considerable time reflecting on the statement, “A meeting moves at the pace of the slowest mind in the room.” Having sat through countless meetings, I tend to agree with the premise. Yet, thinking past the initial acceptance of the thought, I began to wonder what lies behind it.
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INL tests solar-powered air conditioning for its buses

By Mike Price East Idaho News IDAHO FALLS — Solar powered buses? We’re not quite there, but solar-powered air conditioning on buses is here. Idaho National Laboratory, in collaboration with Bergstrom Inc., a vehicle climate systems designer, and Motor Coach Industries, has designed a solar-powered bus cooling and ventilating system. The system, demonstrated in Idaho
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What’s happening in Old Town Pocatello

By Stephanie Palagi Molinelli’s Jewelers, 126 N. Main, is celebrating their 114th anniversary with The $114,000 Jewelry Giveaway! The event features watch batteries for $1.14 all month long, limit three. See how almost anything in the store could be yours free! Choose a purchase then draw Molinelli’s Money from the hopper to see how much
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ISU and Spudnik cooperate on Blackfoot apprenticeship program

By Stephanie Bachman Idaho State University Do you remember reading fifth-grade history books about journeymen and apprentices? Remember learning that apprentices trained with blacksmiths or seamstresses or tailors, those age-old crafts that have advanced and aren’t as popular nowadays thanks to modern-day robots and machines? You may be surprised that apprenticeships are still quite popular
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