Deseret News (Salt Lake City) back issues from January 2008:
2007 Homicides
Jan 01, 2008; ... It was an event that shocked all of Utah and much of the nation. On Feb. 12, a lone gunman marched through the Trolley Square mallrandomly opening fire on unsuspecting shoppers. In just six minutes,he killed five people and injured four before being gunned down byfour Salt Lake ...
The victims, their stories and their killers
Jan 01, 2008; ... 1. ST. GEORGE, Jan. 10 -- Keely Amber Hall, 15, was strangled todeath and her body dumped in a neighborhood park. A 14-year-old boywas charged with first-degree murder, rape and aggravated sexualassault. Carlos Hernandez, now 15, was certified in December tostand trial as an adult ....
Comet-busting craft hurtles past Earth
Jan 01, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A comet-busting NASA spacecraft zipped pastEarth on Monday on its way to rendezvous with another comet in anextended mission that will also see it hunt for Earth-size planetsaround a cluster of stars. The Deep Impact probe made the first of three flybys designed ...
Record violence in Afghanistan
Jan 01, 2008; ... KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. military deaths, suicide bombings andopium production hit record highs in 2007. Taliban militants killedmore than 925 Afghan police, and large swaths of the country remainoutside government control. But U.S. officials here insist things are looking up: ...
Resolve to be more cautious
Jan 01, 2008; ... Taking your personal life online begs the caution that "WWW"still stands for "Wild, Wild West." So, if you're looking for asupport group for your New Year's resolutions, look first to realpeople you know and trust and use the Web with caution. It may seem odd that the host of the ...
Frequent campaign manager Buchanan backs Mitt
Jan 01, 2008 ... Bay Buchanan announced Monday she is endorsing GOP presidentialcandidate Mitt Romney. She had been the head of the now-defunct presidential campaign ofRep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo. Best known for his opposition to illegalimmigration, Tancredo announced last month he was dropping out ...
Romney still trailing Huckabee
Jan 01, 2008; ... Just two days before Iowans caucus to choose their presidentialpicks, GOP candidate Mitt Romney's performance in the polls may notbe strong enough to end rival Mike Huckabee's "Huck-a-boom." A new Des Moines Register poll, released late Monday, showedRomney trailing Huckabee, 26 ...
ABC, Fox cut some candidates from debate
Jan 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK -- ABC and Fox News Channel are narrowing the field ofpresidential candidates invited to debates this weekend just beforethe New Hampshire primary, in Fox's case infuriating supporters ofRepublican Ron Paul. The roster of participants for ABC's back-to-back, ...
Sugar High -- Ex-Davis player will punt for Hawaii in bowl game today
Jan 01, 2008; ... Tim Grasso's dream was simply to earn a spot on a Division Icollege football team and extend his playing career for as long aspossible. He never envisioned being "on top of the world" as a junior incollege, but that's exactly where he says he is. Grasso, a 2005 graduate of ...
Time to adopt 'Just for today' resolutions
Jan 01, 2008; ... Dear Readers: The new year has arrived, and with it our chancefor a new beginning. This is the day we discard destructive oldhabits for healthy new ones. With that in mind, I am sharing DearAbby's often-requested list of New Year's resolutions -- which wereadapted by my mother, Pauline ...
Little steps during week add up to big changes
Jan 01, 2008; ... Dear Readers: Happy New Year! I hope the first day of 2008 isgoing well for you and your family, and will help set the tone forthe rest of this year. My resolutions for 2008? Not to make anyresolutions! I will simply work toward making little improvements inmany areas. Here are some ...
Today on TV
Jan 01, 2008; ... Tournament of Roses Parade (9 a.m., Channels 4, 5 and HGTV): Livefrom Pasadena, Calif. -- and the HGTV coverage is commercial-free. College football: Once upon a time, this was the biggest day ofall for college football fans. There were a lot of games thatactually meant something, ...
Betty is still ready
Jan 01, 2008; ... BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Betty White has a movie coming out nextyear. She just did a guest spot on a hit TV show. Recently, shespent three weeks on a daytime soap opera. Actors a quarter her age wish they could get that much work. But, at the age of 85, the television legend ...
Favorite memories of '07 involve family and friends
Jan 01, 2008; ... Question: "!Feliz Ano Nuevo!" (Happy New Year!) What is yourfondest memory of 2007? What was your favorite question of the year?What are you most looking forward to in 2008? Catherine: 2007 has been a year of change for me. I moved acrossthe country and shifted careers. Through it ...
Elite colleges more generous with tuition aid
Jan 01, 2008; ... When it comes to paying for college, cash-strapped families havehad a few good tidings of late. A string of elite, private collegeshave announced major boosts in financial aid. Duke kicked things off two weeks ago with a plan to spend anextra $13 million on aid by capping loans and ...
Biofuels are bad idea
Jan 01, 2008 ... President Bush has decided to skyrocket food prices by mandatingeven more use of biofuels, the manufacture of which increases theprice of food worldwide, causes tremendous environmental damage andspeeds the rate of global warming. A United Nations food official,Jean Ziegler, called ...
Unsure which film Vice saw
Jan 01, 2008 ... I'm beginning to wonder if Jeff Vice has been suffering from someform of dementia where he can no longer distinguish one movie fromanother. Case in point: "Martian Child" -- rated PG. He wroteprobable "R" (Dec. 28). Warnings included: ...
Paul doesn't know history
Jan 01, 2008 ... Ron Paul recently gave an interview in which he blamed AbrahamLincoln for starting the Civil War, claiming that if he hadn't,slavery would have died eventually, thereby saving 650,000 Americanlives. Ron Paul is evidently too ignorant to know that Lincoln didnot start the Civil War. If ...
Crass remarks unfortunate
Jan 01, 2008 ... Elaine Jarvik's piece "A year of forgiveness" (Religion, Dec. 29)provided multiple examples of forgiveness in the lives of ChrisWilliams, Anna Kei'aho and Ben Howard. Unfortunately, Stacy Hanson(a victim in the Trolley Square shooting) is in ...
Why leave Paul out of forum?
Jan 01, 2008 ... Rumor has it that Ron Paul, one of the top contenders in the 2008presidential race, has been excluded from the forum for Republicancandidates on Jan. 6. This angers me. Dr. Paul is my candidate ....
Don't let profits drive health
Jan 01, 2008 ... Please don't leave our nation's medical health in the hands ofpeople who stand to make a profit from the denial of care ....
At the helm -- Female college presidents bring diversity, different perspectives to higher ed
Jan 01, 2008; ... Keeping with the national average of women in presidential rolesat colleges and universities, Utah has two women at the helm amongits 10 college and university leaders. The schools headed by President F. Ann Millner and PresidentCynthia A. Bioteau -- Weber State University and Salt ...
Kendell retires as higher education chief
Jan 01, 2008; ... Following his last day of meetings, Utah's Commissioner of HigherEducation passed the baton Monday to his interim successor. Rich Kendell, 64, said he's given it his all and leaves theoffice, which he's held for more than four years, "with a good senseof accomplishment but also a ...
40-year low in slayings for Chicago, N.Y.
Jan 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK -- Chicago and New York closed out 2007 with the lowestnumber of homicides in more than 40 years, while cities such asBaltimore, Atlanta and Miami have seen killings go up because ofwhat police say is a surge in guns and gang violence. New York City reported 488 slayings ...
What role should religion play in politics?
Jan 01, 2008 ... Interesting column from The Moderate Voice Web site by MarkDaniels, who notes that "while I have the same disagreements withMormonism as those advanced by evangelical Christians, Ive neverfelt that Romneys religion should preclude him from ...
Troops get little support
Jan 01, 2008 ... The big wish for 2008 is peace and a solution in Iraq. The warbelongs to the entire nation. Whether or not we should have goneinto Iraq is a moot point. Almost 4,000 of our troops have losttheir lives in our efforts ...
Cranky McCain needs a nap
Jan 01, 2008 ... John McCain has been cranky as of late. He needs a ...
Smoking for SCHIP bad idea
Jan 01, 2008 ... Apparently, Congress wants more people to smoke so the taxrevenue from higher cigarette sales would pay for the StateChildren's Health Insurance Program. That is one of the worst ideasthey've come ...
Thanks for computer, Santa
Jan 01, 2008 ... Yes! There is a Santa Claus -- even for seniors. I go to theMidvale Senior Center, where we were given a paper to fill out: Whatwould you like for Christmas? I said "a new computer that works." On the morning of Dec. 26 I ...
2008 promises to be a truly exhausting year
Jan 01, 2008; ... The pain of writing a weekly column that appears on Christmas Dayis knowing that the following week's installment will appear on NewYear's Day. I feel a bit like Father McKenzie of the Beatles classic"Eleanor Rigby." Father McKenzie, you may recall, is "writing thewords of a sermon that ...
Paul has earned our trust
Jan 01, 2008 ... I have always taught my children that the most important qualityin any relationship is trust. It is hard to win trust once it isgone. Where do we find the potential presidential candidate whostands as a statesman and has earned trust? I put before you Dr. Ron Paul. You will have to ...
Our goals for 2008
Jan 01, 2008; ... This year promises to be one of significance. From thepresidential election to the war in Iraq and the Olympics in China,the world faces opportunities to change and set new courses. The same holds true in Utah. People here will deal with manyissues this year that could have ...
Hillcrest hoops at a crossroads
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Hillcrest Huskies have two basketball programs at acrossroads. The boys team has enjoyed tremendous success over thelast couple seasons while the girls are looking to build back up tocompeting. With seemingly nowhere to go but down for the boysprogram, and only room to rise for the ...
Troubles trip up high-definition TiVo
Jan 01, 2008; ... Well, I may have been a little hasty. That is, in myunadulterated praise of the TiVo HD, the newest generation of TiVo,the lovely television recording device. For those who missed myearlier column, I recently upgraded my Series II TiVo, which hadprovided flawless service with Dish ...
Mustangs look to football players, returners for spark
Jan 01, 2008; ... Mountain Crest hopes to inject a little football momentum intotheir boys basketball team this year with a couple of star footballplayers taking to the hardwood. As for the girls team, they can takemomentum from last year's excellent team because most everyone isreturning. BOYS: ...
The number: 13% Pakistanis supporting U.S. war on terrorism
Jan 01, 2008 ... Despite their own mounting concerns about suicide bombings andother acts of terrorism, Pakistanis overwhelmingly oppose U.S.-ledefforts to fight terrorism -- ...
13 new patents span technologies
Jan 01, 2008; ... Thirteen patents were awarded to Utah inventors on Dec. 4. Theyare: * Lowerable blind for irregularly-shaped windows. Danelle Larsen,Riverton. Filed Aug. 27, 2004. Patent No. 7,302,985. * Filter for a drill string. James McPherson, Sandy; David R.Hall, Provo; David S. Pixton, ...
Caption only: World-class Sundance
Jan 01, 2008 ... Skiers take to the slopes at the Sundance Resort in Provo Canyon.One of the most influential travel magazines, Conde Nast Traveler,has released its annual list of best hotels, and Sundance Resortranks near the top in the food category. Conde Nast ...
Birthdays for Tuesday, Jan. 1
Jan 01, 2008 ... Author J.D. Salinger, 89 Actor Ty Hardin, 78 Actor Frank ...
Moving targets -- Privacy concerns grow as ads arrive on cell phones
Jan 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK -- Your cell phone is a potential gold mine formarketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even whatmusic you like. Considering the phone is usually no more than a few feet away,these are powerful clues for figuring out just the right moment todeliver the ...
Dutch firm using asphalt to harness sun's energy
Jan 01, 2008; ... SCHARWOUDE, Netherlands -- If you've ever blistered your barefeet on a hot road you know that asphalt absorbs the sun's energy. ADutch company is now siphoning heat from roads and parking lots toheat homes and offices. As climate change rises on the international agenda, the ...
'WolfQuest' is a wild ride for gamers
Jan 01, 2008; ... MINNEAPOLIS -- The new video game "WolfQuest" allows players tofollow the call of the wild in the role of a wolf in YellowstoneNational Park. Players learn quickly, with help from realistic graphics, thatwolves do a lot of running -- across plains, through forests and upand down ...
Royals hoping to build on last year's success
Jan 01, 2008; ... Depth will be a trademark of both the Roy boys and girlsbasketball teams. It's a good thing for the boys who haveexperienced a number of injuries besides losing a number of playersto graduation. The girl's team features several players who haveplayed since their freshman and sophomore ...
China to allow foreign investors
Jan 01, 2008; ... BEIJING -- Beijing is easing a ban on foreign investment in thesecurities industry but ensuring Chinese control by limitinginvestors from abroad to minority stakes. A foreign investor may own no more than 20 percent of a Chinesesecurities firm, and total foreign ownership of any ...
MormonSpeak: The law of life
Jan 01, 2008; ... I'm not especially fond of snakes. No, that's not right. I can't stand snakes. No, that's still not right. I hate them. No, "hate" isn't right, either. What is the right word? Loathe?Despise? Abhor? Detest? Fear? Yes, that's it. Fear. I fear snakes. I fear them a ...
North Summit dominated 2A in claiming title
Jan 01, 2008; ... Balance was the name of the game for the North Summit Bravesfootball team this year. With an imposing running game (DallinDonaldson went for 1,265 yards and 17 touchdowns running behindtough senior fullback Caleb Adams), a pitch-perfect passing game(junior Deven Holmes connected with ...
Stevenett is a rising star for Davis
Jan 01, 2008; ... KAYSVILLE -- Nothing before his senior season seemed toforeshadow the concept that Jackson Stevenett could emerge as a No.1 scoring threat for Davis. During his junior season, Stevenett averaged a modest 2.1 pointsper game as a seldom-used reserve forward. With his playing ...
Top 20 girls high school basketball
Jan 01, 2008 ... 1. Bingham (10-0) Class: 5A Was: 1. Last week: 1-0. Outlook: The Miners win their annualholiday game against Layton but take on rising Jordan on Thursday.Next up: vs. Jordan, Thursday. 2.Skyline (8-0) Class: 5A Was: 2. Last week: 0-0. Outlook: The Eagles had the holiday ...
Top prep stories of 2007
Jan 01, 2008; ... 1. Rivalry reaches new heights It's hard to imagine the Alta-Bingham football rivalry gettingany better following last year's memorable 5A championship, butthat's precisely what happened in 2007. In Week 2 the 5A powers played a thrilling game in which Binghamprevailed 23-20 ...
Millard's perfect season ended abruptly in 2A title game
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Millard Eagles advanced all the way to the 2A title gameundefeated. They won their region, beat three 3A schools andoutscored opponents 361 to 161. So how come they don't feel betterabout all that they accomplished? A 30-6 loss to North Summit in the2A title game -- that's ...
Down 3 touchdowns, Cal rallies, defeats Air Force
Jan 01, 2008; ... FORT WORTH, Texas -- Stuck on the sideline for disciplinaryreasons, DeSean Jackson and Robert Jordan could do nothing to helpas California quickly fell behind by three touchdowns. "They were chomping at the bit to get in," coach Jeff Tedfordsaid. "They were prancing around on the ...
Ravens fire coach Billick
Jan 01, 2008; ... OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Brian Billick never came close toduplicating the success he enjoyed early in his career as head coachof the Baltimore Ravens, and it finally cost him his job. Billick, 53, was fired Monday, less than 24 hours after his teamconcluded a season of high ...
Bush signs bill to expand government transparency
Jan 01, 2008; ... CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush on Monday signed a bill aimedat giving the public and the media greater access to informationabout what the government is doing. The new law toughens the Freedom of Information Act, the firstsuch makeover to the signature public-access law in a ...
Pilots survey reports 1,266 close calls
Jan 01, 2008; ... NASA grudgingly released some results Monday from an $11.3million federal air safety study it previously withheld from thepublic over concerns it would upset travelers and hurt airlineprofits. The data reflects hundreds of cases where pilots flew tooclose to other planes, plunged from ...
These phrases getting thrown under the bus
Jan 01, 2008; ... DETROIT -- Resist the urge to say you will "wordsmith" your listof New Year's resolutions rather than write one. And don't utter,"It is what it is" when you fail to meet your first goal. Those are two of the 19 words or phrases that appear in LakeSuperior State University's annual ...
Caption only: Having a ball in N.Y.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Jack Ciesemier, center, and his wife, Karen, of Chicago maketheir way through Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebrationMonday in New York City. More than a million revelers gathered forthe 100th ...
Actress Ronan too young to read books of her films
Jan 01, 2008 ... Her role in "Atonement" earned Saoirse Ronan a Golden Globenomination, but she hasn't read the Ian McEwan novel the movie isbased on. Ronan is only 13, and the book deals with sexual themes. "Atonement" is Ronan's third film, but the Irish actress (whosefirst name is ...
Country singer McCready freed from Tennessee jail
Jan 01, 2008 ... Mindy McCready, who was sentenced in September for violatingprobation from a 2004 drug arrest, has been released from jail inFranklin, Tenn. The 32-year-old country singer was released Sunday morning, saida clerk at the Williamson County jail. The violation ...
Rocker Manson dissolves his marriage to Von Teese
Jan 01, 2008 ... Marilyn Manson started the new year as a single man. The goth rocker's marriage to model and burlesque dancer Dita VonTeese ...
Rock 'n' rollers hope to shake up music education
Jan 01, 2008; ... The problem with music education in U.S. public schools, somemusicians say, isn't that there's not enough of it but that there'snot enough of the right kind. That's why Steven Van Zandt, lead guitarist for BruceSpringsteen's E Street Band, is starting what he calls ...
Kwanzaa not religious holiday
Jan 01, 2008 ... Roy Webber (Readers' Forum, Dec. 31) writes that Salt Lake Countymaintains a double standard by allowing a Kwanzaa celebration butnot "another religious service." In fact, Kwanzaa was created in1966 to ...
Arrr! Real pirates not as Depp-icted, professor says
Jan 01, 2008; ... MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) -- There weren't a lot of Johnny Depps sailingaround on real pirate ships. But the actor's popularity in the "Pirates of the Caribbean"movies may help a University of Idaho professor sneak a littlehistory into his students' holds. Starting in January, Ian ...
Designed to help kids, 2 laws take effect
Jan 01, 2008; ... Protecting children from abduction and securing the financialcondition of children whose parents are divorced are the intent oftwo laws that take effect today. Several child support collection amendments are included in HB18.In particular, state law will now allow a court to ...
Caption only: New Year's prayer
Jan 01, 2008 ... A girl and her father pray for the new year ...
Blues' Legace blanks Red Wings
Jan 01, 2008; ... Manny Legace made 31 saves for his 20th career shutout to liftthe St. Louis Blues to a 2-0 road win over the NHL-leading DetroitRed Wings on Monday night. It was the first time Detroit, winners of 14 of its last 16games, was held scoreless this season. St. Louis snapped a ...