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A new program is helping people to strengthen their bodies and peace of mind in just a few minutes a day.

A major medical breakthrough is offering some hope for families battling Huntington’s disease.

A new symposium is shining a spotlight on a series of legal battles around the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Idaho ranchers are embracing new technologies like drones and virtual fencing. 

Romance novelist Ellen O'Cover has a new book out called The Heartbreak Hotel.

One former Boise math teacher is creating award-winning card games which are being played around the world.

For most of us, we only get a few minutes with our physician at the doctor’s office. With so many patients and so few doctors, there is very little face-to-face time with the medical professionals who can have a profound impact on our bodies and our minds.

A new mural in Sun Valley dives into the history of the Wood River Valley and into the history of parachuting beavers.

There was a groundbreaking on the Stibnite Gold Mine last week, the gold mine is also still facing lawsuits from multiple organizations and the Nez Perce tribe, three Idaho Falls schools canceled class after reports and rumors of a gun threat that grew out of a school prank, there is talk a new Nuclear Task Force and a Foster Care Closet in Blackfoot is getting a big boost. 

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

Our journalist panel today: 

Five Idaho lawmakers joined more than 200 other leaders from across the country for a "50 States, One Israel" conference hosted and sponsored by Israel and are now facing criticism.