95.7 KEZJ - Southern Idaho's New Country » america http://kezj.com Southern Idaho's Best Country Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:47:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The U.S. Ranks 120th Out of 169 Countries in Voter Turnout http://kezj.com/the-u-s-ranks-120th-out-of-169-countries-in-voter-turnout/ http://kezj.com/the-u-s-ranks-120th-out-of-169-countries-in-voter-turnout/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:27:54 +0000 Jackie http://kezj.com/?p=125841 According to LiveScience, about 60% of eligible voters will vote in the election today.  And that's VERY low compared to the rest of the free world.  Of 169 countries with free elections, the U.S. ranks 120th in voter turnout.  There are two reasons why.

]]> http://kezj.com/the-u-s-ranks-120th-out-of-169-countries-in-voter-turnout/feed/ 0 The Majority of Americans Haven't Ever Visited Some of the Most Important American Landmarks http://kezj.com/the-majority-of-americans-havent-ever-visited-some-of-the-most-important-american-landmarks/ http://kezj.com/the-majority-of-americans-havent-ever-visited-some-of-the-most-important-american-landmarks/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:50:12 +0000 Jackie http://kezj.com/?p=52591

Wonder why every time you visit a major American landmark it's swarmed with foreign tourists?  It's because American tourists don't ever visit.

A new survey by WebProNews and Hotwire.com found the majority of Americans haven't been to five of this country's major, important landmarks.  Check it out . . .

72% of Americans have never visited the Alamo.

]]> http://kezj.com/the-majority-of-americans-havent-ever-visited-some-of-the-most-important-american-landmarks/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Three Things Americans Want Most are Ice Cream, Pizza, and Cars http://kezj.com/three-things-americans-want-most-are-ice-cream-pizza-and-cars/ http://kezj.com/three-things-americans-want-most-are-ice-cream-pizza-and-cars/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:36:47 +0000 Jackie http://kezj.com/?p=49066

This seems like an awful lot of effort to figure out that Americans like cars and junk food.

A company called NetBase analyzed 2.7 Billion Facebook, Twitter, and other social media messages looking for the phrase "I want."  Then they collected data on what people said they wanted.

]]> http://kezj.com/three-things-americans-want-most-are-ice-cream-pizza-and-cars/feed/ 0 jbhill, Flickr Americans React to News That Osama bin Laden Is Dead [PHOTOS] http://kezj.com/americans-react-to-news-that-osama-bin-laden-is-dead-photos/ http://kezj.com/americans-react-to-news-that-osama-bin-laden-is-dead-photos/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 15:02:44 +0000 95.7 KEZJ http://kezj.com/?p=7341 The world was brought to a standstill late Sunday evening when President Barack Obama confirmed that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. operatives in Pakistan.

Americans quickly gathere

]]> http://kezj.com/americans-react-to-news-that-osama-bin-laden-is-dead-photos/feed/ 0 Ventriloquist-Yodeler Miss Arkansas Takes Second Place in Miss America Pageant [VIDEO] http://kezj.com/ventriloquist-yodeler-miss-arkansas-takes-second-place-in-miss-america-pageant-video/ http://kezj.com/ventriloquist-yodeler-miss-arkansas-takes-second-place-in-miss-america-pageant-video/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:46:09 +0000 Brad Weiser http://kezj.com/?p=2299 She's not your average baton twirling beauty queen: Miss Arkansas Alyse Eady was the highlight of this year's Miss America pageant, thanks in no small part to her talent as a ventriloquist-yodeler. Eady, accompanied by her puppets Rosey and Rocky, turned in an impressive performance that earned her second place. Watch the video after the jump:

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