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On The Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Edition Of Idaho Matters

  • Library services for the 21st century.
  • St. Luke's emergency physician trains medics from Myanmar.
  • Boise belly dancers pass on thousand-year-old traditions.
  • Curry dinner and Indian entertainment for a good cause.

- The days of card catalogues and mimeograph machines are over. Your public library probably looks more like an R&D lab these days. We'll look at the library programs preparing people for the 21st Century.

- Once a year, Dr. Charles Washington puts together a team and travels to Myanmar to train emergency medics in trauma treatment. Idaho Matters talks with the St. Luke's emergency physician about educating first responders around the world.

- Star Belly teaches the ancient art of belly dancing and on Tuesday's Idaho Matters, we'll find out how she's making the dance accessible to all.

- Illuminate India advocates for impoverished children in India by meeting medical and educational needs. One of their projects is Curry for a Cause - a night of delicious Indian food, Bollywood entertainment and auctions.

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