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Idaho Matters

Idaho Matters is a wonderful way to stay up to date, meet people and understand there’s much more to this great state. Hosted by Gemma Gaudette on Boise State Public Radio News, it features arts and politics, growth and education, and the interesting stories that make Idaho unique. Send us your questions, comments or story ideas by emailing idahomatters@boisestate.edu or sending us a voicemail using the “Talk To Us” feature on the free Boise State Public Radio app.

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You can pick up a mix of plants at this year's Treasure Valley Pollinator Project that will help beetles thrive! Mix 4 includes ruby grass, blue flax, Bunny Tails and blue fescue. — How to help pollinators this summer, including the beetles May 01, 2023
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You can pick up a mix of plants at this year's Treasure Valley Pollinator Project that will help beetles thrive! Mix 4 includes ruby grass, blue flax, Bunny Tails and blue fescue.( Treasure Valley Pollinator Project)
Two years ago the folks at the Ada Soil and Water Conservation District were worried. They were watching rampant growth and development spread across the Treasure Valley and that growth was taking out the plants and green spaces that pollinators need to survive.
Those bees and butterflies are what pollinate plants, including the plants we use for food, and without them around humans will be in big trouble.
So they created the Treasure Valley Pollinator Project and grew 64,000 flowers and plants. Then they recruited people from all across the valley to plant those flowers and learn how to help pollinators survive and thrive.
It’s time for year three of the Pollinator Project and Jessica Harrold joined Idaho Matters to talk more.

Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: April 28, 2023 Apr 28, 2023

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(Lacey Daley / Boise State Public Radio)

A former Boise City Council member is fighting to get her seat back, students are suffering from a mental health crisis, an Idaho Falls therapist has been charged with sexual abuse and a look at why North Idaho College could lose its accreditation.

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:

Ian Max Stevenson covers the City of Boise and climate change for the Idaho Statesman
Kevin Richert, senior reporter and blogger with Idaho Ed News
Bryan Clark, opinion writer with the Idaho Statesman
Andrea Olson with EastIdahoNews.com

Idaho scholars work to improve literacy outcomes Apr 28, 2023
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(CCAC North Library / Flickr)
Last year, tests revealed a slight improvement in literacy among Idaho’s K-3 students, but the state continues to lag behind a number of neighboring states and at-risk students lag even further behind their peers.
A trio from the College of Idaho got the unique chance to talk about new research on the subject at this month’s World Literacy Summit at Oxford University.
They sat down with Morning Edition host George Prentice to talk about their once-in-a-lifetime moment at Oxford, what Idaho can do sooner than later to improve literacy and how their research particularly focuses on pre-service teachers

How to keep kids safe on the internet Apr 27, 2023
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(LA Johnson / NPR)
How often are your kids on the internet? How long each day are they looking at their phone or computer or playing internet video games?
And this is the more important question: who are they talking to when they’re online? Are they chatting with friends or with people who want to harm your kids? How do you know who they’re talking to and how do you keep them safe from internet predators?
This is why the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force was created, to protect kids on the internet and to teach parents and kids how to be safe from predators online.
A special training on how to keep kids safe will take place Friday in Nampa and everyone is invited to learn about things like cyberbullying, sexting and concrete ways to keep your kids safe.
Jeannie Strohmeyer, the Executive Director of the Nampa Family Justice Center and child advocate Mandi Jimenez joined Idaho Matters to talk more about these issues and ways to keep our children safe.

Tilly Erskine. The premier of Open Arms Dance Project's performance of THREADS at the Morrison Center in Boise, Idaho, April 28, 2022. — Open Arms brings new joy to the art of movement Apr 27, 2023
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Tilly Erskine. The premier of Open Arms Dance Project's performance of THREADS at the Morrison Center in Boise, Idaho, April 28, 2022.(Gregg Mizuta / Open Arms)
Since 2009, the Open Arms Project has been redefining dance and what it means to move and make art.
The group includes dancers of all ages and abilities and this week, they will be wrapping up their latest season with two final performances exploring themes of civility and compassion and how they are cultivated.
The founding artistic director of the Open Arms Dance Project Megan Brandel and Dance Ambassador Heather Marie joined Idaho Matters to talk more about the upcoming performances.
Here's a video from one year ago, thanks to createid on Idaho Public Television:

Water scarcity in tribal communities result in health issues for children Apr 27, 2023
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(Akash Ghai / NPR)
Tribal communities have historically had a hard time getting clean drinking water and that can affect the health of their babies. Some public health studies have tried to change the narrative.
Emma VandenEinde of the Mountain West News Bureau visited a mother near Shiprock, New Mexico to hear about her experience.

What to Watch: TV shows to enjoy from home and a trip to the theater Apr 27, 2023
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A great new miniseries, a fine new film and the weirdest tv series title ever. It's time for What to Watch with our resident movie expert, George Prentice!

Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: April 26, 2023 Apr 26, 2023
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( Johns Hopkins University Press )
It’s time for our weekly Doctors Roundtable, which grew out of the COVID-19 pandemic that started just over three years ago in Idaho.
While we still struggle with cases of COVID-19 and its variants, many are looking back over the past three years to figure out what we did right and what we did wrong, with an eye toward the next global outbreak of a virus.
Dr. David Pate, who has hosted our Doctor’s Roundtable since it began and Dr. Ted Epperly just wrote a book that looks at the last three years of the pandemic and provides over 100 recommendations designed to help everyone prepare for and survive the next outbreak.
The book is called "Preparing for the Next Global Outbreak: A Guide to Planning from the Schoolhouse to the White House" and it’s out now.
Dr. Pate and Dr. Epperly joined Idaho Matters to talk more.

'The One:' An author interview with Julia Argy Apr 25, 2023
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( G.P. Putnam's Sons)
So many folks are hooked on reality tv, especially reality tv dating shows. So what is it about them that draws us in and makes us watch and invest so much time and attention?
Well, author Julia Argy delves into all of this in her newest novel, The One. She joined Idaho Matters to talk more.

'I Have Some Questions for You:' Author Interview with Rebecca Makkai Apr 25, 2023
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( Viking)
This episode of Idaho Matters originally aired on March 8, 2023.
Rebecca Makkai’s last book "The Great Believers," was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and readers and critics alike have been anxiously awaiting her next book.
Her new novel, "I Have Some Questions for You," is out now and Makkai describes her most recent creation as, "the literary feminist boarding school murder mystery you didn’t know you needed!" Makkai joined Idaho Matters to talk more about her enthralling novel.

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