The City Club of Idaho Falls City Club of Idaho Falls

The City Club was privileged to host Dr. Ken Krell on Thursday, March 28th, as he delivered a compelling presentation on the impacts of Long COVID. His program provided valuable insights and thought-provoking perspectives. While Dr. Krell's speech stands on its own merit, a PowerPoint presentation is also available, link below, containing supplementary information for those interested. We trust you will find the discussion enlightening and informative.


Go to this link for the Dr. Krells slideshow.
https://ifcityclub.com/slides/

On February 22nd, the Idaho Secretary of State, Phil McGrane, addressed the City Club audience on the topic of Election Integrity. During this event, he unveiled the newly launched IdahoVotes.gov website. As you listen to this podcast, please note that the Secretary of State references this website during his presentation, offering a live demonstration rather than a traditional PowerPoint. This update marks a significant enhancement in accessibility and transparency. Phil McGrane, our distinguished guest, captivated the audience with his expertise, ensuring an engaging and informative session. We encourage you to tune in and appreciate the valuable insights shared.

Youseff Ballout is the Director at INL of Reactor System Design and Analysis Division. He gave a very good presentation on the ins and outs and whys of using Nuclear reactors. It was educational and fascinating.

At this link are the slides that he presented in his speech. It doesn't include the video. That is the blank slide.

https://www.ifcityclub.com/past-events-slides/

Idaho Courts: Can They Remain Independent and Impartial in a Hyper-Partisan Era?


Has the judiciary come to be regarded as a third political branch of government?
Should judges be selected based on political affiliation and positions taken on issues likely to come before them?
Does civic education provided by schools and the media adequately inform the public about the judicial process and reasons for judicial decisions?
If there is a civic education deficit, what can citizens do about it?

On Thursday Oct 26th in the Bennion Student Union at the ISU campus in Idaho Falls at Noon, The City Club of Idaho Falls hosted the candidates for Idaho Falls City Council. John Radford, Dawna Howard, Kirk Larsen, Barbara Miller and Michelle Ziel-Dingman. They were given the chance to give an opening statement on their platform, we had time for 3 broad generalized questions and then gave their closing statements. It was a very informative program for those who will be Idaho Falls voters in the upcoming election. Our goal is to help you be more informed and encourage people to use their right to vote!

Luke Mayville presented the case for "Idahoans for Open Primaries" for the City Club audience on Oct 19th. Its a hot topic in Idaho right now. If you are interested in finding out more click in and have a listen. The first 1/2 hour is Luke presenting his side, and the second 1/2 is Dr. David Adler presenting audience questions to Luke as he answers. It was a very interesting meeting, many questions were asked and answered.