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What is the Happiest City in Idaho?
What is the Happiest City in Idaho?
What is the Happiest City in Idaho?
Some places seem happier than others.  They just do.  People in these spots have decent jobs, they have access to lakes and sports and shopping, there are lots of choices when it comes to restaurants, and the kids are in good shape with schools and baseball leagues. So which city in Idaho is the happiest?
Add To My List of Dating Deal Breakers
Add To My List of Dating Deal Breakers
Add To My List of Dating Deal Breakers
How about "married!"  That was the worst discovery so far in my online dating adventures. Three months after we dated a guy said to me, "I probably should have told you this, but I'm in an open marriage."  Yep, ya prolly should have mentioned it! What are your dating deal breakers?  One guy had a super hero collection that he was going to let occupy a whole room in his house. W
Why Smart People are Leaving Idaho
Why Smart People are Leaving Idaho
Why Smart People are Leaving Idaho
Hold the phone, I don't mean people are smart to leave this cool state. But there's new evidence that because of a tough job market and better opportunities in other states, well-educated people are moving away -- millennials especially.
In Idaho You Can Eat Road Kill
In Idaho You Can Eat Road Kill
In Idaho You Can Eat Road Kill
I don't know about you, but if I hit a deer the last thing I'm thinking about is eating it.  In fact, I would probably have stomach ache knowing I killed Bambi's mom.  But it's perfectly legal in Idaho to eat road kill if you want, as long as you do this one thing first.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Made Me Feel Funny
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Made Me Feel Funny
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Made Me Feel Funny
If you're with me on the love for Tina Fey, you probably skipped the Zootopia line over the weekend and saw Whiskey Tango Foxtrot instead. If anyone can make a war zone funny it's Tina Fey.  But do we want to? Here's the thing.
Idaho’s Most Popular Baby Names Are a Mix of Old and New
Idaho’s Most Popular Baby Names Are a Mix of Old and New
Idaho’s Most Popular Baby Names Are a Mix of Old and New
Yay for us!  We don't get too cutesy with baby names, and I just know our kids will grow up to be the coolest, smartest, most well-adjusted kids on the planet. The most popular baby names in Idaho draw from the past, and mix tradition with current trends.  If this Top 5 list is any indication, Idahoans are great at naming babies.
American Heart Month Hits Home
American Heart Month Hits Home
American Heart Month Hits Home
There's a big push this month across the country for awareness about heart health, and for me that gets personal. Heart disease killed one person in my family and almost got another.  Don't let it happen to you.

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