Deseret News (Salt Lake City) back issues from March 2008:
Reader's Write: Christian stewardship for the earth
Mar 01, 2008 ... subject: Christian stewardship for the earth message: Unlike many Christians, Latter-day Saints believe thatAdam and Eve were real people who were given a real charge to carefor the earth. The Israelites were required to give the land aSabbath year to lie fallow and recover. The ...
A Mormon perspective on the American quest
Mar 01, 2008 ... Michael Otterson of the LDS Church Public Affairs Departmentresponds to this question on the Washington Post's "On Faith" Website: "According to a new Pew Forum survey, more than four in 10Americans have switched their religious affiliation since childhoodor dropped out of any ...
Bishops see national trend in Mormon congregations
Mar 01, 2008 ... This story from the LDS Newsroom Web site looks at the trendsspotlighted in the recent Pew Forum on Religion and Public Lifesurvey, and talks about how LDS Church structure responds to many ofthe needs exposed by the survey. "The ...
ACLU says ordinance violates Constitution
Mar 01, 2008 ... DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union ofIowa says in a lawsuit that a city of Leon ordinance bans everyonebut churchgoers from parking on some public streets. The federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of Donald Jones and DavidDarling, Leon residents who say the ...
Eucharist celebration at Our Lady of Snows
Mar 01, 2008 ... The celebration of the Eucharist for Catholics is held eachSunday evening at 5 p.m. during the ski ...
Dying church becomes reverse Babel
Mar 01, 2008; ... NEWTON, Mass. -- The languages vary from hour to hour, room toroom -- songs of praise, words of prayer in Arabic, Portuguese,Russian, Hebrew, Tagalog. These worshippers do not share an ethnic heritage, but they doshare a faith, and because of that, a building. The Newton ...
State to end prison's Bible-based treatment
Mar 01, 2008 ... NEWTON, Iowa (AP) -- State officials say they will end a Bible-based treatment program at Newton prison that has been the subjectof a five-year court battle. The Iowa Department of Corrections has notified Prison FellowshipMinistries in Virginia that the program, called the ...
Students suspended for wearing crucifixes
Mar 01, 2008 ... ALBANY, Ore. (AP) -- A pair of Albany teenagers suspended for"gang-related behavior" because they were wearing crucifixes saythey were only wearing gifts from their mothers. Jaime Salazar, 14, and his friend Marco Castro, 16, weresuspended from South Albany High School after they ...
Column offers lesson for teen drivers
Mar 01, 2008; ... Dear Annie: Ten years ago, when my oldest grandson turned 16 andstarted driving, I cut out a column about a 17-year-old boy tellingof his death in a car accident. I gave that column to our grandson,who taped it to the door of his closet where he read it every day toremind him he wasn't ...
Beware the pitfalls of stereotyping
Mar 01, 2008; ... This week the columnists talk about the trouble with stereotypes. Danny: Stereotypes are dangerous to a community looking forcommonalities and bridges. Lumping an entire group of people intoone expectation is damaging for all sides, but most detrimental tothe person who buys into ...
Product manuals kept in envelopes
Mar 01, 2008; ... Dear Heloise: I read your article about keeping up with operatingbooks and instructions for appliances or other products. Years ago I started using 9-by-12-inch envelopes. I write theproduct name (table saw, toaster, whatever) in the upper corner andplace all the documentation, ...
Don't let sticker become a hang-up
Mar 01, 2008; ... Dear Miss Manners: My fiancee and I received a lovely crystalvase as an engagement gift. I began to remove the small sticker withthe manufacturer's name and a statement about the lead content whenmy fiancee chided me, insisting that one leaves such stickers oncrystal, even on stemware, ...
Take time getting to know man upstairs
Mar 01, 2008; ... I've never seen the man upstairs. But I know he's there. Late at night, I hear him rattling around, running water,creaking the ceiling. Years ago, to take the edge off my commute from Brigham City, mywife and I bought a small condo in Davis County where I stay ....
Saturday on TV
Mar 01, 2008 ... Sunday on TV Women's college basketball (3 p.m., The mtn.): Utah at Wyoming The Simpsons (7 p.m., Ch. 13): In an episode that looks suspiciouslylike The Departed -- it's titled The Debarted -- there's a snitch inBart's gang. Everybody Hates Chris (7 p.m., Ch. 30): Chris ...
When A Birth Is Also A Death
Mar 01, 2008; ... The bad news often comes at 20 weeks, during the fetalultrasound, a normally celebratory occasion in which the expectantmother and father are waiting for the word boy or girl . But now,suddenly, there are other words: anencephaly, hypoplastic,triploidy. And then more words, at ...
Another soccer bill?
Mar 01, 2008; ... A bill that would strip Salt Lake County of much of itsrestaurant tax receipts makes no sense at all. SB218 would costcounty taxpayers about $200 million, much of which currently isgoing to pay debts for construction of the Salt Palace and the SouthTowne Expo Center. If passed, ...
Vaccine is flu's chief foe
Mar 01, 2008; ... Imagine if the 6.0 earthquake that rocked Wells, Nev., last weekhad happened along the Wasatch Front. Local hospitals are contending, as they do every winter, withhundreds of admissions for influenza. This year, some 220 peoplewere hospitalized for flu, compared to 143 the previous ...
The winners and the losers
Mar 01, 2008; ... -- Winner: Given the controversial nature of Crandall Canyon Mineowner Bob Murray, it was pleasant to learn this week that he hasdonated land just above the mine for the erection of a memorial, a300-foot walking trail and a parking lot. The memorial will include one large stone, ...
Nothing's worse than when our mighty protectors turn on us
Mar 01, 2008; ... No one likes a traitor. They are the worst kind of enemy scum.They are not only a betrayer; these bloodsuckers are one of our ownwho has turned on us. Their names will go down in infamy, Brutus,Benedict Arnold, Lymphocytes. Who? Our own immune system, the complex part of our body ...
Utah Nobel winner should be celebrated as hero
Mar 01, 2008; ... Mario Capecchi -- a name every Utah resident should recognize. Capecchi is the only Utahn ever to be honored with the NobelPrize for contributions to knowledge. And because Capecchi works atthe University of Utah, the university becomes one of only sevenpublic universities in ...
Sociologists revisit O'Dea's 'The Mormons'
Mar 01, 2008; ... Sociologists' most recent take on The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints was edited by faculty at church-owned BrighamYoung University, but published by the University of Utah Press -- afact that, for longtime Utahns, may illustrate just how much has orhasn't changed in the past ...
Krishna Temple plans Night of Lord Shiva
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Night of Lord Shiva will be celebrated at 5 p.m. today at theKrishna Temple, 8628 S. State Road, Spanish Fork. There will ...
FamilySearch Indexing classes are available
Mar 01, 2008 ... FamilySearch Indexing is an exciting and easy-to-use onlineprogram for indexing genealogical records and making them availableto the public at no charge. Anyone with a computer and access to theInternet can index ...
Methodists to host Day of Prayer meeting
Mar 01, 2008 ... Church Women United in Utah will meet for a World Day of Prayerat 9:30 a.m. today at ...
USU religious lecture on WWII incarcerations
Mar 01, 2008 ... Utah State University's Religious Studies Lecture Seriescontinues at 3 p.m. Friday with a lecture by Duncan Williams on theincarceration of Japanese Americans -- primarily Buddhists -- inUtah during World War ...
Mormon Letters event to feature Bible scholar
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Association for Mormon Letters annual meeting will be March 8at the Wilkinson Center on the Brigham Young University ...
United Methodist plans a human rights event
Mar 01, 2008 ... Human Rights 2008 Celebration will be held from 9:30 to 11:30a.m. March 14 at Mountain Vista United Methodist Church, 8931 S.3200 ...
Christian Center to host Youth Rally in Layton
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Potter's House Christian Center, 120 S. Fort Lane, Layton,will host an areawide Youth Rally March 21-22. This event will feature guest speakers Stacey Dillard and RichMartinez. There also will be a live concert on ...
New research tool helps in finding Finnish roots
Mar 01, 2008 ... FamilySearch has announced the release of a free new researchtool that will help those with Finnish roots to find theirancestors. The research guide, "Finding ...
Madeleine choir to give Founders Day Concert
Mar 01, 2008 ... The choir of the Cathedral of the Madeleine will present theannual Founders Day Concert ...
FamilySearch to present March 12 Y. conference
Mar 01, 2008 ... FamilySearch will hold its first annual conference for softwareand Web application developers March 12 in conjunction with theBrigham Young University ...
Pastor to give sermon in Provo on workplace
Mar 01, 2008 ... Pastor Joshua Harding will be speaking on "God's Plan for theWorkplace" at 11 a.m. Sunday at Provo Bible ...
Ex-LDS support group plans Sunday session
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Community After Leaving Mormonism support group, will sponsora religious transition group for the Salt Lake area at ...
'Truth for Life' show to focus on the gospel
Mar 01, 2008 ... Alistair Begg explores the universality of the gospel on nextweek's "Truth for Life" radio show, airing weekdays ...
220 jobs coming to Utah
Mar 01, 2008; ... Northrop Grumman and the maker of Airbus planes beat out BoeingCo. to win a $35 billion government contract to build up to 179military refueling planes, the Air Force said Friday. In Utah, 220 jobs will be added with the contract, both inNorthrop's Utah operations and with four ...
Delta CFO says airline has a great 'stand-alone plan'
Mar 01, 2008; ... If Delta's consolidation talks with Northwest Airlines Corp. fallapart, the airline isn't committed to finding a replacement deal,said chief financial officer Ed Bastian. Bastian would not say if Delta Air Lines Inc. was prepared towalk away from talks if pilots from both airlines ...
Officer's suit against clinic reinstated
Mar 01, 2008; ... The Utah Supreme Court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by a Loganpolice officer against a therapy clinic, claiming a therapist shouldhave told him that a mentally troubled client was armed with a gun. Officer Mark Robinson and another officer were called to theMount Logan Clinic on ...
Dim spending news sends stocks down
Mar 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON -- Consumer spending is threatening to stall out whileconsumer confidence, battered by soaring energy costs and fallinghome prices, has taken a steep nosedive. Analysts said the two new reports Friday were just the latestdanger signals that the country was edging ...
Classes teach citizens about law enforcement
Mar 01, 2008 ... LAYTON -- Police are launching a citizens academy to give membersof this community a better understanding of how law enforcementfunctions. The Layton Police Department Citizens Academy offers classes onbasic police procedure, legal ...
Reward offered for info on falcon shooting
Mar 01, 2008 ... BRIGHAM CITY -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering areward for information leading to the arrest and conviction ofwhoever shot and killed a peregrine falcon on the Bear RiverMigratory Bird Refuge. Wildlife officials said the shooting happened on Nov. 15. Duckhunters ...
Honks $1 store facing sexual harassment suit
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a civilsuit against a Layton discount store, charging it with sexualharassment and retaliation. According to the suit filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday,the EEOC claims managers of Honks $1 store refused to hire a ...
Recall backlog
Mar 01, 2008; ... The service departments at a number of Utah car dealers arebacklogged for weeks in the wake of an ongoing recall to repair apotentially faulty cruise-control switch in thousands of Ford,Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on ...
Passenger on board an Amtrak train dies
Mar 01, 2008 ... Salt Lake City police are investigating the death of a man onboard an Amtrak train. Someone aboard the train called 911 about 4:21 a.m. Friday toreport a man in his 20s who was unconscious and not breathing.Firefighters and paramedics were at the Salt Lake City train stationby ...
Corrections
Mar 01, 2008 ... Robert Edward Murray, vice president of Murray Energy Corp., wasincorrectly identified in a Thursday story as president and chiefexecutive of the company, a ...
'Unhitched' is unfunny
Mar 01, 2008; ... It is possible be crude and funny. The Farrelly Brothers haveproved that with movies such as "There's Something About Mary,""Stuck on You" and "Dumb and Dumber." But they're only half successful with the new Fox sitcom they'reexecutive producing, "Unhitched." It's certainly crude, ...
'American Idol' overcomes Oscars
Mar 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK -- The math is simple: three nights of "American Idol"beats one night of the Academy Awards. Fox dominated the television ratings again behind its hitcompetition, which was seen by roughly 29 million people on bothTuesday and Wednesday last week. A special Thursday edition ...
Read Buttars' actual words
Mar 01, 2008 ... This is a public petition. I call on every citizen to quitrelying on the media and read for themselves what Sen. Chris Buttarssaid, and in what context it was said, and to read for themselvesthe letter Buttars wrote to Judge Derek Pullan to inform him that itis not acceptable to ...
Refer to illegals as criminals
Mar 01, 2008 ... The media continue their struggle to be politically correct byreferring to illegals by an ever-increasing variety of terms thelatest of which is migrants. I fail to understand ...
Tactics are different
Mar 01, 2008 ... The only difference between lobbyists and the special interestgroups that invade the legislative chambers each year is thedifferent tactics used. The ...
N-waste storage lucrative
Mar 01, 2008 ... An annual $1,000 per ounce Utah surtax on radioactive wastestorage would enable our state government to distribute $20,000 peryear to every Utah resident for the proposed 1,600 tons ...
Retirees should flee Utah
Mar 01, 2008 ... A letter in the Feb. 27 Readers' Forum about retirees in Utahnailed it square on. We are retired after a career that moved us tomany states and metropolitan areas. So we know a bit about taxes instates from East to West and North to South. Utah has the mostaggressive overall tax burden ...
Utahns are warned about 2 tax-rebate scams
Mar 01, 2008; ... An e-mail claims you are eligible to receive an income taxrefund. A caller says you soon will receive your rebate from thefederal government. Both the e-mail and caller ask for personalinformation in order for the refunds to be processed. What both have in common is that they're ...
Prostitution sting nets Ogden arrests
Mar 01, 2008; ... Ogden police have arrested several women in connection with aprostitution sting that used Web sites and personal ads. "We made contact with escort services and got names off ofcraigslist and personal ads," said Ogden Police Lt. Loring Draper. On Thursday, officers set up a ...
Cougar game day
Mar 01, 2008 ... AIR FORCE (14-12, 6-7) AT BYU (22-6, 11-2) MARRIOTT CENTER TODAY, 7 p.m. TV: none Radio: 1160 AM; 102.7 FM Season series: BYU leads,1-0 -- KEY MATCHUP:BYU's 6-foot-11 center Trent Plaisted against AirForce's 6-8 Keith Maren. -- FAST FACT: BYU owns ...
Caption only: Keeping watch at mosque
Mar 01, 2008 ... An Iraqi boy watches an American soldier during a militarymaneuver Friday in front of ...
Pakistan suicide bombing kills 35
Mar 01, 2008; ... PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A suicide attacker blew himself up at afuneral Friday for a slain policeman in Pakistan's volatile SwatValley, killing at least 35 people including the officer's 16-year-old son. It was the deadliest attack in the country since the Feb. 18parliamentary ...
Dixie officials change stance on power plant
Mar 01, 2008; ... ST. GEORGE -- Elected officials in Washington County are speakingout against the proposed Toquop coal-fired power plant to be builtabout 14 miles northwest of Mesquite on Utah's border. In a statement released Friday, Washington County commissionerswithdrew their previous ...
Bonds' testimony made public
Mar 01, 2008; ... SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge on Friday unsealed Barry Bonds'grand jury testimony, an order that would make public what the homerun king said under oath about his use of performance-enhancingdrugs. Federal prosecutors accused Bonds of lying under oath during hisDecember 2003 ...
Busch has home-track advantage
Mar 01, 2008; ... LAS VEGAS -- Kyle Busch carried his hot start to the season intohis hometown Friday, winning the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch ran a fast lap of 182.352 mph in his Toyota Camry to takethe top starting spot for Sunday's race. The 22-year-old is having afabulous start to ...
Writer shares thoughts behind poems
Mar 01, 2008; ... PROVO -- It's the accessible, vivid imagery of a red-and-whitecraft lanyard or hippos on holiday that endears poet Billy Collinsto his readers. Collins, the former United States Poet Laureate from 2001 to2003, read his poems to an audience at Brigham Young UniversityFriday ...
No rabies in coyote
Mar 01, 2008 ... YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- Tests show that a coyote thatbit two people in Yellowstone National Park did not have rabies. Colin Campbell, a deputy superintendent at Yellowstone, says theyoung female coyote bit ...
Gambling: Not guilty pleas in NBA scandal
Mar 01, 2008 ... Two men charged in a betting scandal involving disgracedbasketball referee Tim Donaghy have pleaded not guilty to conspiringto defraud the NBA. New York prosecutors said James Battista, aprofessional gambler with nicknames "Baba" and "Sheep," and ThomasMartino entered the pleas during a ...
NFL, union amend program for retirees
Mar 01, 2008 ... The NFL and its players union, which have been under fire fortheir policy toward retired players, have modified their disabilityprogram and doubled the benefits in one part of it. The changes weremade Thursday by the NFL Alliance, a newly formed group thatincludes commissioner Roger ...
Welcome planned for unit
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Ogden-based 172nd Medical Battalion has 80 soldiers returninghome Sunday morning after deploying to Iraq, Qatar and Kuwait inNovember. A "Welcome Home Warrior-Citizen" ceremony for the Army Reservesoldiers is scheduled at 10 a.m. Sunday at Wahlquist Junior High,1033 N. 1200 ...
Wooden fractures wrist, collarbone
Mar 01, 2008 ... John Wooden broke his left wrist and collarbone in a fall,leaving the former UCLA basketball coach hospitalized Friday.Daughter Nan Muehlhausen said the 97-year-old Wooden fell in hiscondominium Thursday night. She said Wooden was resting comfortablyin a hospital and visited with family ...