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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John Jackson’s success started with 1 store
By Torrie Cope Idaho Press-Tribune CALDWELL — When John Jackson took over his first service station, sales tripled and he thought he had the Midas touch. When he took on a second station shortly after, he realized he might have just been lucky the first time. “I almost went broke,” Jackson said. “I remember I
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What’s happening in Old Town Pocatello
By Stephanie Palagi LET’S CELEBRATE KINDNESS! We’re kicking off Kind Week on Monday, Sept. 18, with a street party festival in partnership with Kind Community and Old Town Pocatello. The 3rd Annual Kick-Off Celebration will run from 5-9 pm on the East and West sides of the Center Street Underpass. The free, family-friendly event will
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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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Just give me the bad news straight up
By Jeff Hough Picture a paramedic rushing a severely injured patient into the ER and a waiting doctor asking, “What’s going on?” The paramedic, rather than giving the doctor the bullet (a bullet-point list of what is going on medically) launches into a story about how the patient was minding his own business when …
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Pocatello Pet Lodge opens second location
By Journal Staff POCATELLO — Pocatello Pet Lodge is now accepting guests at its new second location. “Pocatello Pet Lodge, Too” recently opened at 143 S. 2nd Ave. in Old Town. The new location is just one block west of the main location at 145 S. 3rd Ave. “We were constantly putting people on a
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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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What’s happening in Old Town Pocatello
By Stephanie Palagi Eclipse Excitement this week in Old Town Pocatello! Revive @ 5 on Wednesday will feature The Aaron Ball Band live on stage beginning at 5 pm. El Herradero will be our featured food truck for the evening. The sponsor for the evening is ColorTyme. The Farmers Market will be open with fresh
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