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The craft of rug hooking and how it's bringing fairytales to life Jul 05, 2023

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What did you do in your spare time during the COVID-19 pandemic? Two women got together with some very talented folks to make 100 rugs based on fairy tales.

Rug hooking is an old art that’s seeing a resurgence. This huge project was created by rug hooking teachers who spent untold hours bringing fanciful creatures and illustrations to life. Those 100 rugs are traveling the country and will be in Garden City Friday, 7.

Susan Elcox is with the Treasure Valley Rug Hookers and helped bring the Hooked on Fairy Tales Exhibit to life. She joined Idaho Matters to talk more.

Idaho Matters talks with National Book Award Finalist Grace Cho Jul 04, 2023

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This episode of Idaho Matters originally aired on January 24, 2022.

Grace Cho emigrated to the U.S. as a baby and grew up in a small rural town in Washington state, the daughter of a White American father and a Korean mother.

When Grace was a teenager, her mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia.

Cho's new memoir "Tastes Like War" — which was a 2021 National Book Award finalist — chronicles her time trying to reconnect with her mom, through food, conversation and a search into the history of her mother. Idaho Matters talks with the author.

A nurse performs a checkup on a child. — **A unique strategy is helping meet the needs of Idaho students** Jul 03, 2023
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(Brad Elsberg / United Way of Treasure Valley)
When it comes to learning, having the right kind of support inside and outside of the classroom is important. This is why schools all over Idaho are taking part in a new strategy known as community schools to help aid their students.
Community schools work with local partners to help ensure students have what they need to succeed, whether that's food, clothing, school items or other kinds of care. Hayley Regan, the Collaboration Manager for United Way of Treasure Valley, joined Idaho Matters to talk more about community schools and how they work.

Idaho students compete in the American Rocketry Challenge Jul 03, 2023

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In May, 100 teams of kids from around the country gathered outside Washington DC and shot chicken eggs into space as part of the American Rocketry Challenge.

The middle and high-school-age kids that took part in this challenge are the best of the best, beating out 800 teams and 4,500 students to get to the finals. And two teams from Idaho got to go this year, the Spudniks and the Rigby Rockets!

Our senior producer Samantha Wright wanted to find out more so she sat down with Rick Stoddard, a teacher at Galileo STEM Academy and student Calvin Knight to talk about the American Rocketry Challenge.

**Upholding the Indigenous tradition of the 'Three Sisters'** Jul 03, 2023
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(Planet Flem / Getty Images)
Blessing and planting seeds is a farming tradition for Latin America's Indigenous people.
KUER's Pamela McCall visited a ceremony held by a community garden and a cultural arts group in Utah. She has this report for the Mountain West News Bureau.

**New Mexico Pueblo struggles with aging irrigation system** Jul 03, 2023
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A community corn field at the Jemez Pueblo in north-central New Mexico, seen here on March 17, 2023. The Pueblo, which is largely supported by farming, irrigates its farms with snowmelt from the surrounding mountains. (Kaleb Roedel / Mountain West News Bureau )
Water is scarce in much of our region. So every spring, one tribe spends days cleaning ditches that are vital to irrigating their farmland.
But aging infrastructure and the effects of climate change are making it harder for farmers to get enough water - even after the cleanings. The Mountain West News Bureau's Kaleb Rondel reports.

**Summer reading recommendations from Ashley Poston** Jul 03, 2023
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(Harry Haysom/Getty Images)
When it comes to summer reading, there are a lot of books to choose from! So to prevent you from getting overwhelmed as you try and pick your next book we invited New York Times bestselling author Ashely Poston to help us figure out what to read next.

**U.S. Supreme Court strikes down college affirmative action programs** Jun 30, 2023
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(J. Scott Applewhite / AP)
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions on Thursday, in a 6 to 3 vote. This means colleges and universities must find new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
Professor Shaakirah Sanders, who is wrapping up her time at the University of Idaho College of Law, joins Idaho Matters to talk more about this decision. And we should note that Sanders has accepted a new position as professor of law and Associate Dean of Anti-Racism and Critical Pedagogy at Penn State Dickinson Law and Lewis H. Vovakis Distinguished Faculty Scholar.

A man wearing an orange jumpsuit with the words "Prisoner Latah CSO Jail" written in black letters in the back is not facing the camera. His face is not visible. A police officer holds his left arm as he is being escorted. — **Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: June 30, 2023** Jun 30, 2023
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Bryan Kohberger, right, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, is led away following a hearing in Latah County District Court, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool)(Ted S. Warren / AP)
Lori Vallow Daybell's brother speaks out, takeaways from the ID GOP summer meeting, an update on the Kohberger murder case and a look at some of the new laws that will take effect on July 1.
It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up-to-date on all the news that made headlines this past week.
Our journalist panel today:
Clark Corbin with the Idaho Capital Sun
Melissa Davlin, host of Idaho Reports on Idaho Public Television
Scott McIntosh, Opinion Editor at the Idaho Statesman
Nate Eaton, News Director at EastIdahoNews.com

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