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Jan 7, 2025 | 
idahostatejournal.com | Nancy Hoch
Classicalmusic.com (the official website of internationally-known BBC Music Magazine) recently named The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square as “one of the ten best choirs in the world.” The review notes that the choirs chosen for the list “range dramatically in size, nationality, and longevity” -- and that “what they have in common is they are uncommonly good” as well as the fact that “all of them perform regularly, tour, and record their music.” Formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir,...
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
idahostatejournal.com | Nancy Hoch
Starting life together in their mother’s womb, Evan and Evelyn Robinson have remained close in many ways throughout their lives. They were born in Pocatello in 1946 at St. Anthony Hospital, and they have spent their lives in various pursuits, as well as traveling to places near and far -- always returning home to Pocatello. Their birth was exciting in and of itself. Until the day of the planned Caesarian section, their doctors assured their parents, via ultrasound, to expect a baby girl.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
idahostatejournal.com | Nancy Hoch
We once heard that a final question asked of fathers at the Pearly Gates is: “How did you treat your wife and children”? Father’s Day is a good time for dads to ask that question of themselves.
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May 10, 2024 | 
idahostatejournal.com | Nancy Hoch
Years ago, when our five lively boys were all still at home--whenever Mother’s Day rolled around the guys would present Mom with the typical, and always appreciated, special cards and little gifts. And they still do!For years, we have kept many of the cards, along with an especially humorous one given to Mom by our oldest son, Glenn.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
idahostatejournal.com | Nancy Hoch
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Nov 21, 2023 | 
idahostatejournal.com | Nancy Hoch
Floyd and Peggy Anderson have been part of the Pocatello scene all their lives. Now, in their eighties, they often look back on all the years and all the changes they have both seen and experienced. They recall the many events and activities of which they have been a significant part. Both born in the Gate City, they became acquainted in a Methodist Sunday School class of eight-year-olds taught by Peggy’s devout grandmother.
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Oct 17, 2023 | 
idahostatejournal.com | Nancy Hoch
Out of necessity,Out of obscurity,Out of the desperation that exists in millions of homes and businesses,THE TOILET MAN COMETH!These words were the intro to an article we wrote many years ago, shortly after meeting a fireball of energy by the name of Don Aslett. And we quickly learned that it has been this amazing individual’s goal throughout his life to emphasize the importance of cleaning and “cleaning up” --including our homes and our lives.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
idahostatejournal.com | Nancy Hoch
Some sixty years ago, Nancy’s father, while traveling away on business, was killed in a single car auto accident. In going through his personal effects when his body was returned home, we found in his wallet a wrinkled 3 x 3.5 card with a classic picture of Christ on one side and the following piece on the other written by James A. Francis, D.D. and published in The Irish Echo, December 27, 1969.
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Jul 17, 2023 | 
pymnts.com | Nancy Hoch |Jan Krämer |Thomas Höppner |Kenneth C. Wilbur
Today, Visa and Mastercard were accused by Block of conspiring to inflate fees and increase retail prices paid by consumers. The antitrust lawsuit filed with the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York stems from the Square payment platform's alleging of inflated "interchange" fees considered "swipe fees" charged by Visa and Mastercard with their member banks every time a customer uses a credit or debit card, reported Bloomberg.
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Jul 17, 2023 | 
pymnts.com | Nancy Hoch |Jan Krämer |Thomas Höppner |Kenneth C. Wilbur
On Monday, Microsoft's appeal against Britain's block on its $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard was formally paused by a London tribunal, giving the parties more time to settle the dispute. This comes after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it could consider a modified deal proposed by Microsoft. The CMA had first blocked the acquisition of 'Call of Duty' maker in April, citing concerns regarding potential impacts on cloud gaming's competitive state.
