BLACKFOOT, ID (August 26, 2010) – For two nights in September, the 2010 Eastern Idaho State Fair’s Rock Around the Stock theme comes to life when Foreigner, Kenny Rogers and The Oak Ridge Boys take the Grandstand for award-winning performances.

The music begins with Foreigner on Thursday, September 9 at 8 pm. Featuring hit songs “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Urgent,” “Jukebox Hero” and “I Want To Know What Love is”, Foreigner’s thrilling mix of blustery blues and impeccably crafted pop continues to captivate generation... (more)

Old Town Pocatello First Friday Art Walk September 3, 2010

Wrap up your summer fun at Art Walk this Friday night in Old Town between 5:00pm and 8:00pm.  Participating businesses invite you to share the excitement and creativity of area artists and musicians.   

    •    Mind Your Body Wellness Studio S. Main – Chocolates! Lenna will offer Ukrainian... (more)

SAGEBRUSH ARTS FEST will be held September 11th and 12th, 2010

Saturday – 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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BLACKFOOT, ID (August 31, 2010) – The 18th annual Idaho State Arm Wrestling Championships will be held on Saturday, September 4th at the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot.

    The event – held at 2 pm at the Key Bank Community Free Stage located behind the grandstands – is open to the public to compete. There will be weight divisions for all ages starting with a class of age 6 & under for the kids, as well as divisions for those over age 40.  ... (more)

Glen Beck recently held his "Restoring Honor" near the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have  A Dream Speech." Was this appropriate? Why or why not?

THUMBS DOWN: To the legal mess which has ensnared the plan to allow oversized loads of oil refinery equipment to be hauled on U.S. Highway 12, a federally protected river corridor linking Lewiston to Billings, Mont. Gov. Butch Otter and all four members of the state’s congressional delegation gave enthusiastic support to the plan last year, but now Second District Judge John Bradbury has ordered the Idaho Transportation Department to take another look in order to ensure public safety and convenience.

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By Glenn Rawson

    It seems that we focus so much on the Godhood of God that we fail to recognize the Fatherhood of God. For all the names He bears in Scripture, He asks us to call Him “Heavenly Father.”

    Now indeed, He is all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-just. He governs the universe and holds the destinies of men and nations in His hands. But so too, in every worthy... (more)

By Ed Jordan

    The town has been abuzz this last week with the arrival of the Extreme Makeover team to totally rebuild the house of a family in Pocatello. Many have volunteered to help in the project in some capacity, and many others have gone to the site to watch the transformation.

    This whole theme is interesting to me. Out of thousands of potential candidates,... (more)

By Jodeane Albright

    It’s one of the worst possible nightmare scenarios when a mine collapses. It’s also one of the greatest miracles when all 33 of the miners survive. Yet they are trapped and will remain so until at least December after the Aug. 5 mine cave-in under northern Chile’s dry, rocky and barren Atacama Desert.

    In the meantime, how are these miners to... (more)

Schwabacher Sunrise

By Vanessa Grieve

vgrieve@journalnet.com

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Are they necessary?

Press release

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POCATELLO — Idaho State University will host a range of entertainment productions in the 2010-11 “A Season of Note” series held in the Joseph C. and Cheryl H. Jensen Grand Concert Hall of the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.... (more)

By the Marsh Valley Performing Arts Committee

    MARSH VALLEY — The Marsh Valley Performing Arts Committe has announced the 2010-2011 “Diamond&... (more)

Great for the local economy?

Overly-hyped?

What do you think?

By Debu Majumdar

    How is one to be judged as educated? In the 19th century, knowledge of the classics and philosophy was the criteria. I propose that in this century the criterion should be the ability to decipher and judge what is true in the midst of misinformation and disinformation. Information was power sometime back, but now there is so much false and obfuscated information, that power is deciding what or how much is true.

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It’s taken 18 years for the community to pave 8 miles of its fragmented Greenway trail system, and it’s become clear that the city won’t see significant progress on completing this asset without a dramatic change of approach.

    That’s why Mayor Brian Blad and the City Council should be commended for starting a discussion on the only approach with the potential to produce results for what could become a vital cog in the city’s infrastructure.... (more)

The start of a new school year at Idaho State University is a special time.

    The infusion of new faces on campus brings a heightened sense of excitement and energy to this community, and the new year also brings with it an ongoing buffet of events and activities for us all to enjoy and appreciate.

    While all communities enjoy certain advantages, there seems to be... (more)

Gov. Butch Otter says he will continue his fight against “the constant and incessant effort by the federal government to tell the state of Idaho, and the other 49 states, how to run their business.”

    Does he mean the millions of federal dollars which flowed from stimulus funds in the last year, staving off financial disaster for states? Or the federal installation of the Department of Energy which is one of the state’s largest employers? Or the jobs provided by the Forest Service or BLM?... (more)

By Martin Hackworth

    A common sentiment among those driven by a sense of entitlement is that ends justify the means. While this view might be appropriate in some socialistic societies or in a post-apocalyptic world where the rule of law, decorum and manners have vanished, it is counterproductive in a world that exists because of, rather than in spite of, such conventions. When one cheats — be it in an academic setting, in sports, in business, in politics, in a relationship or even by cutting in line... (more)

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THUMBS DOWN: To President Obama for his heartfelt but inept support of a Muslim mosque proposed for a New York City site near ground zero. Obama has said he believes Muslims have the right to build an Islamic center there, though he’s also said he won’t take a position on whether they should actually build it. It was a bit wishy-washy. And  thumbs down to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for likening supporters of the mosque to Nazis and Japanese in World War II, and condemning Saudi Arabia because he says it has no churches or synagogues.

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This Sunday evening Aug. 22, the entire community is invited to a Free Concert in the Park starting at 7 pm at the Ross Park Band Shelter.

The Rapid... (more)