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Dr. Robert Farivar at Saint Alphonsus in Boise has become the first surgeon in this region to use a new type of heart pump in surgery. Idaho Matters sits down to find out more about this new piece of technology and why it is so significant.
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The City of Boise’s new director of Planning and Development Services says wasting time on designing dysfunctional highways is “time that’s misplaced because it hasn’t worked in any city, anywhere in the world.”
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You've heard about the scarcity of a place to live in Boise. You should probably also know that more families are snapping up cemetery plots. And they're not dying to get in. They're snapping them up for ... well ... let's just say the future.
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Boise Mayor Lauren McLean Wednesday outlined her administration’s plans for the city for the third time since taking office in January 2020. For the first time, she got to do it in front of a crowd.
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In Boise's Warm Springs Mesa neighborhood, a new alert system is the latest step in efforts to improve the community's response and communication in the event of a wildfire or other emergency, as the memory of the Table Rock fire is still fresh for most residents.
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Water, or the lack thereof, has become a hot topic across the region. With severe drought becoming more of a reality with each passing season, City of Boise Strategic Water Resources Manager John Roldan and his colleagues talk about water – downpours and drought – every day of the year.
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Through this effort, the Forest Service wants to reduce hazardous fuels and the risk of catastrophic wildfire to cities in southwest Idaho such as Boise, Garden Valley and McCall.
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Boise’s own Curtis Stigers reminiscences with Idaho Matters about his early career and his 30 years in music. His new album “This Life” looks back as well with new arrangements for some familiar favorites including “I Wonder Why.”The song jump-started his career and he sings and plays it live for Idaho Matters.Curtis will be playing songs from the album at the Record Exchange in Boise on April 24.
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Yes, southern Idaho got some snow last week – with emphasis on “some.” In fact, February was one of the driest on record.
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Catch 22 is much more than iconic book, movie or a contradictory rule or limitation. In fact, it’s reality for too many Idaho families experiencing homelessness.