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On The Friday, October 5, 2018 Edition Of Idaho Matters

  • Our team of journalists breaks down the week's headlines.
  • HiRISE orbits Mars while capturing breath-taking images
  • Boise Mayor Bieter declares Indigenous Peoples' Day

- Guest host Matt Guilhem leads a round table discussion of the week's headlines with the region's top journalists. This week we are joined by Mike Sharp from KIVI-TV and Melissa Davlin and Seth Ogilvie of IdahoPTV's Idaho Reports.

 

- The HiRISE - High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment - is orbiting Mars, taking images of the planet's surface. Nicole Baugh, Uplink Planning Lead on the HiRISE project will be discussing her work as part of the 'First Friday' lecture serieshosted by Boise State's Department of Physics. Baugh joins Idaho Matters to talk about taking pictures of the Red Planet.

 

- Boise will join nearly 60 cities on Monday, October 8, to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day. The observance will acknowledge the presence and contributions of Native American, Indigenous, and First Nations people of Boise. We'll speak to an Idahoan who successfully lobbied Mayor David Bieter to replace Columbus Day with this long-awaited observance.

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