Education

The Twin Falls Police Department want to reward kids who play safe and Subway is helping. Together, they have a "Playing Safe" program where they will issue citations to kids they see who are practicing safety.

If you went to Twin Falls High School back in the 1980's, I found something you will want to see. Even if it's something you already have, you'll want to share this just to remind your classmates how bad their hair really looked back then.

The Idaho legislature created the Office Of School Safety and Security this year. That office has begun a campaign to encourage awareness in schools with llamas. That's right. Llamas.

I cast no stones. I got my name wrong on a test once. But, Idaho was just included on a list of the smartest states in America - WAY down the list.

When I first saw the number, I had to do a double-take. MSN shared a story about teacher pay reaching a record low when compared to other college graduates. In no state - none - do teachers earn as much as other college graduates in other fields. But, what about Idaho? I have some bad news for you.

I like being a naive father. What I don't know can't hurt me. Right? Not knowing what life is really like in a Idaho sorority has been good for me - until now. Two of the University of Idaho sororities have just released recruitment videos and my life as a father of daughters will never be the same.

We see statistics all the time and, frankly, most of them are meaningless lists. However, I saw one stat today that is troubling for those of us in Idaho. If the numbers are to be believed, Idaho has a problem with bullying.

We have a report from one of our staff that the CSI graduation ceremony was cut short at approximately 8:40 due to an unspecified emergency. The gym was evacuated immediately.

In case you haven't heard, the government has declared that schools must allow transgender bathrooms. What will you do if Magic Valley schools are required to follow these guidelines?

We are fortunate to live in a part of Idaho where there is job growth. But, just because there's job growth doesn't mean there's a job you would like or are qualified to do. If you're unemployed in Idaho, you might want to think about going to Hawaii. Seriously.

It's time to break out the leather jackets and practice starting songs by smacking the jukebox cause Fonzie is coming to Twin Falls. Yes, he's really Henry Winkler, but he'll always be Arthur Fonzarelli to me.