Three seasons ago, the semi-pro soccer team Boise Cutthroats didn’t exist.

They hadn’t yet formed as a team with players not just from Idaho, but Colorado, Montana, Washington, and California. They hadn’t yet traveled 12 to 14 hours to play a game. And they hadn’t yet gone on to nationals not once, but twice to showcase their skills and talents to the country.

Now, as the Cutthroats approach their third season with the same talent and desire to succeed, their president seeks to bring another team to Idaho.

You would be hard-pressed to find any worker who enjoys slapping down a 200-page training guide, turning to page one, and investing the next seven to eight hours reading on how to safely operate a construction crane.

Or a worker who kicks up their feet with a popcorn bucket in hand as they watch a three-hour, 10-year-old instructional video on how to drive a bulldozer.

Not only are these training methods tiring, but roughly 52% of Americans prefer hands-on training methods to learn a new skill according to a study developed in 2014 by Everest College.

Two words: summer fever.

Many Idaho residents are familiar with the longing for hot days filled with the smell of freshly-cut grass, melting popsicles, and walking outside without layers of sweaters and coats weighing them down.

They also have the sunny, long hours of the day to look forward to. However, for some, the expanse of hours can be difficult to fill.

What do restaurants, hotels, and schools all have in common?

They all serve food. Which means their person in charge must be a certified food safety manager, according to the 2017 Food Code.

 "They muddy the water to make it seem deep."—Friedrich Nietzsche

Last summer I took my 10-week-old Labrador retriever to my sister’s middle school track meet.

While I was waiting for the runners to come around, a woman bee-lined up to me and told me, in a none-too-kind way, that no dogs were allowed on school property.

Most everyone has heard of or remembers the 1986 Chernobyl disaster that paralyzed people into nuclear fear. Or further back in 1979, when evacuations were advised within a 20-mile perimeter when the second reactor of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station experienced failures and leaked radiation.

Let's admit it. Sometimes, you don't know where to start. Whether you are a company with the desire to snag your audience with colorful communication or a growing YouTube star wanting to learn more about meshing together a stellar video, the fact remains the same—you need a little bit of guidance.

Let's face it. It seems like our cyber security is pretty horrible.

We re-use simple passwords. We download apps and click on links we probably shouldn’t. Our bank sends us a new credit card when someone makes a fraudulent transaction with our number. In fact, CSOonline, which provides security information to corporate security professionals, estimates $6 trillion in losses to cyber crime by 2021.

I like the field of science. You essentially fail your way to success. In order to discover new information and truth, you funnel your hypothesis through the scientific method, go through trials and MANY errors, and eventually come to conclusive ends.

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Homemade bread or bread on the shelf? This is the comparison owner Travis Voskamp makes between his business Leapknot Coffee Roasters and the type of coffee grounds you find at your local grocery store.