Stress: Laugh it OutBoise, ID(2009-11-20)We conclude our week long series on stress with a segment all about....
the importance of laughter!
Photographer Mark Lisk on Off the Trail Boise, Idaho(2009-11-19)When nationally known photographer Mark Lisk thought about doing a book on Idaho's canyon lands, he started second guessing himself. He feared a glossy coffee table book might encourage too many people to visit this remote desert in southwest Idaho. But he did do the book. It's titled "Idaho Canyonlands." Boise State Radio's Jyl Hoyt stopped by Lisk's gallery in downtown Boise to chat with the photographer--for this week's edition of Off the Trail.
Stress and the MindBoise, ID(2009-11-19)Your focus determines your reality. How you feel affects how you react to things, including stress. During our Stress Week Series, we've explored what stress is, and how it affects your body. But stress also affects your mind. And your mind affects how you deal with stress. Boise State Radio's Samantha Wright takes a look at Hypnosis, Mindfulness, and Fire Cupping; these are some of the novel ways people are dealing with stress.
A New Bed...A New HomeBoise, ID(2009-11-18)Boise's City Light Mission for women and children is more than doubling its capacity for the homeless. On an average night, the shelter is filled with many women having to sleep on mats on the floor. Boise State Radio's George Prentice takes us on a tour of the shelter which is opening the doors of a new dormitory.
Stress: Deal With ItBoise Idaho(2009-11-18)Stress is poison. But there are antidotes. Boise State Radio's Adam Cotterell and Elizabeth Duncan look at what people do to cope with stress, the best and the worst.
How Would You Run State Government?Boise, ID(2009-11-17)Are you one of those people who thinks to themselves "If I were in the Idaho Legislature I do this...I'd cut that...Here's how I'd run things... " Well now is your chance. As Boise State Radio's Krisi Packer reports, Governor Butch Otter is asking Idahoans to "walk at least a few steps in the shoes of policy makers."
Art & Soul -- Amy O'Brien Choreographer 11.18.09Boise, ID(2009-11-18)For Amy O'Brien there are no lines between ballet and modern dance, or using old tools to restore buildings, or choreographing a performance art piece...it's all art . Boise State Radio's Jyl Hoyt shows us the connections on this week's Art and Soul.
Art and Soul Amy O'BrienBoise, Idaho(2009-11-18)For Amy O'Brien there are no lines between ballet and modern dance, or using old tools to restore buildings, or choreographing a performance art piece...it's all art. Boise State Radio's Jyl Hoyt shows us the connections on this week's Art and Soul.
Stress: It's Killing Me?Boise, ID(2009-11-16)Reality is the leading cause of stress. That humorous quote aside probably everyone listening has that big bad thing, or those relentless little things that cause untold turmoil, anxiety and yes...stress in their lives. Boise State Radio's Krisi Packer talks to health psychologist and a cardiologist about what all that stress is doing to your body.
Startup Weekend in BoiseBoise, ID(2009-11-16)From idea to business model to reality. Startup Weekend attracts developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, and graphic artists. Boise State Radio's George Prentice visits the marathon at Boise's Watercooler.
Check Scams Boise, ID(2009-11-16)The people at the Boise Police Department and the Better Business Bureau say an increasing number of people are falling prey to phone and internet scams. The variations keep changing, but there is a common thread to many of these con jobs. It's a check, made out to you, which pops up in your mailbox. Officials say no question about it - it's a fake. Boise State Radio's Samantha Wright explains how the latest scam works.
AWACS: NATO's Eye In the SkyBoise, ID(2009-11-13)An international squad has flown an AWACS, or airborne warning and control systems, jet into Idaho's skies this week. The AWACS is equipped with some of the most sophisticated and classified surveilance equipment in the world. Boise State Radio's George Prentice introduces us to its NATO squad and gets a tour of the tactical jet.
Boise Company Flourishing - a profile of KeyneticsBOISE, IDAHO(2009-11-12) Aside from Apple, Google, or maybe Berkshire Hathaway, how often do you hear about a company that's riding a wave of success? In this kind of bleak economic climate most companies are squeezing this or downsizing that, cutting costs and worrying about the future - not this Boise Company.
On Track? Off Track? Boise, ID(2009-11-12)Randal O'Toole is a Senior Fellow with the Cato Institute. David Eberle is an Economist and Boise City Councilman. The two are on different sides of the tracks when it comes to a proposed streetcar for the city of Boise. Boise State Radio's George Prentice reports.
Honoring Idaho VeteransBoise, Id.(2009-11-12)The Dining Room at the Veteran's Home in Boise was packed with Veterans, their families and friends. Some of the veterans in the room were confined to a wheel chair .Many others needed assistance in getting around.
Living With TBI: A Vet's StoryNew Plymouth Idaho(2009-11-11)Boise State Radio's Adam Cotterell brings you the story of one Idaho family who struggle with a debilitating brain injury and with a system that has been reluctant to help.
Art & Soul -- Mary Clearman Blew On the West and Her Writing 11.11.09Moscow, ID(2009-11-11)Writer Mary Clearman Blew grew up off the beaten track on a cattle ranch in central Montana. Blew broke horses, branded cattle and learned to hang with the toughest cowboys. She's used her past to fuel the pages of her memoires and novels. As our series Art and Soul continues, Sadie Babits has this story of a woman whose words embody the changing West.
Moving Back Into Idaho Capitol BuildingBoise, Id.(2009-11-09)State officials report the 120 million dollar renovation of the historic Idaho Capitol Building is on time and within budget.
Football SeismologyBoise, ID(2009-11-09)The Boise State Broncos are considered by some to be a Force of Nature. Now, for some Geology students and professors, that's more than just hyperbole. Boise State Radio's Samantha Wright reports on a scientific experiment that compares college football to earthquakes and volcanoes.