Provo, UTArchive for November, 2009
New LDS author seeking success with ‘Maze Runner’
By Aaron Shill Mormon Times Published: 2009-11-24 00:17:27 James Dashner was reading from his latest book at the 15th Street Gallery in Salt Lake City when he paused and looked at his son in the front row. “Bryson, close your ears,” he said with his typical dry humor. The Utah author of middle-grade fiction has [...]
Bookclub – SHUDDER By Jennie Hansen
Shudder
Utah State core curriculum update to social studies for grades K-2
More notes from Mike Morley, The Local State Representative. I wish to thank Dennis Lisonbee – a constituent, a university professor, and a strong advocate for public education – for bringing to my attention the fact that The Utah State Office of Education has spent considerable time and effort to update their core curriculum with [...]
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Charles Darwin’s “On The Origin Of Species” First Edition Found On Toilet Bookshelf
LONDON — An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” found in a family’s guest lavatory in southern England. Christie’s auction house said Sunday the book – one of around 1,250 copies first printed in 1859 – had been on a toilet bookshelf at [...]
Motorbike deaths up as gas prices drive people to two-wheels
From http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE59L00620091022 NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – As gas prices rise, more people switch to motorcycles — and the number of people dying in motorcycle accidents rises, according to a U.S. study. “If gas prices increase by a dollar, that leads to about 1,500 more people dying a year on motorcycles,” Dr. Fernando Wilson of [...]
Who Are You and What Have You Done With the Community Organizer We Elected President?
By Robert Scheer What’s up with Barack Obama? The candidate for change once promised to take on the powerful banking interests but is now doing their bidding. Finally, a leading Democrat, in this case Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, has a good idea for monitoring the Wall Street fat cats who all but destroyed [...]
Protesters picket Mormon Temple planned for N. Phoenix
PHOENIX — Dozens of protesters picketed services at a Phoenix LDS church on Sunday. Thirty people lined a north Phoenix intersection, letting passing drivers know of their opposition to the church building a temple. “We respect their right to worship, this isn’t about religion,” said Scott Anderson, spokesperson for the Little Deer Valley Homeowners Association. “What [...]
A Constitutional right
The history and practice of American politics and democracy affirm that churches and their leaders have a constitutional right to speak out in public policy debates. Local, state and national officials regularly consult with religious leaders as a matter of course. During the 2008 presidential campaign, for example, both then-Senator Barack Obama and Senator John [...]
The Vapid Vampires of ‘Twilight’
Arts & Entertainment The Vapid Vampires of ‘Twilight’ November 23, 2009 – 2:11am By Naushad Kabir Ask yourself: Was I one of the fawning multitudes that rushed to a theater last Thursday before midnight to see The Twilight Saga: New Moon? If the answer is yes, slap yourself audibly. Second question: Was I surprised at [...]