Deseret News (Salt Lake City) back issues from September 2008:
Afterthoughts
Sep 01, 2008 ... -- All year long we knew there would be a woman on the ticket.The time is now. Yes. Drum roll, please. -- It's Sarah Palin! -- Behold John McCain's strategy to woo 18 million Hillarysupporters to flock to Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska. A womanwho, while mayor of Wasilla, ...
Is Palin presidential?
Sep 01, 2008 ... Is John McCain's choice, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, vicepresidential material? No doubt, she has done a commendable job asher state's chief executive. Her aggressive stances, suing the federal government to drill foroil in the Alaskan Wildlife Reserve and refusal to accept ...
Obama coverage not skewed
Sep 01, 2008 ... If I continue to hear people complain about media favoritismtoward Sen. Barack Obama, I may go insane. Look at the facts: Sen.John McCain's been around and Obama is new. If the media weren'tgiving as much attention as they have been to Obama, they would beaccused of refusing to do real ...
'Errand' a great movie
Sep 01, 2008 ... After reading several reviews from your newspaper, my wife and Iwent to the movie "Errand of Angels." We loved it and encourage allto go and see it. It was filmed in Austria and was beautifully done.The story ...
'In Praise of Labor' Day
Sep 01, 2008; ... 'In Praise of Labor' Day Religions have their "sabbath." The secular world has "LaborDay." Both are days for people to recuperate. However, it might not be bad for the secular world to take a pagefrom religious folks and their day of rest. Their day is not to beused ...
'Disaster Movie' is truly a disaster
Sep 01, 2008; ... DISASTER MOVIE -- * -- Matt Lanter, Kim Kardashian; rated PG-13(vulgarity, profanity) "Disaster Movie." The name says it all. Not since the Hindenberghas something crashed and burned as spectacularly as this film. This is the latest juvenile attempt by writer/directors ...
Today on TV
Sep 01, 2008; ... Republican Convention: The cable networks -- CNN, C-SPAN, FNC,MSNBC -- will provide coverage pretty much all day long. In primetime, PBS (Ch. 7) will be on from 7-10 p.m.; ABC (Ch. 4), CBS (Ch.2) and NBC (Ch. 5) all plan an hour at 8 p.m. Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon (7 a.m.-5 p.m., ...
Sophomore slump hits The CW's 'Gossip Girl'
Sep 01, 2008; ... "Gossip Girl" has become a teenage "Dynasty." Incredibly good-looking, incredibly rich people live in fabuloushouses, attend lavish parties, pose prettily, have convoluted lovelives (and, in some cases, indiscriminate sex) and get involved withnobility. I won't give away too ...
Don't overlook ceilings during renovation of home
Sep 01, 2008; ... While we devoted the past three columns to flooring, this week itis time to look up and discuss the project hanging over your head:ceilings. The ceiling is often a seriously overlooked aspect of yourhouse's appearance. While walls, flooring and exterior work areimportant when it ...
'Duchess,' 'Honeymooners' on DVD
Sep 01, 2008; ... Here's a disparate fivesome of new-to-DVD television programs. -- "The Duchess of Duke Street: The Complete Collection" (Acorn,1976-77, 10 discs, $99.99). Gemma Jones shines at the center of thisrags-to-riches series set in Edwardian England, as feisty LouisaLeyton (based on the ...
Frittering a fortune on unworn lingerie
Sep 01, 2008; ... Dear Abby: When my wife sees lingerie she likes in a store, sheasks me to buy it for her birthday or our anniversary. The problemis, she'll wear the item only once and never wear it again. She hasa fortune in lingerie in her dresser drawer just taking up space. I hate wasting ...
Layton garden teaches water conservation
Sep 01, 2008; ... Since August has passed with no measurable precipitation, waterconservation is back in the forefront. Utah is always dry, but the increasing needs for water isprompting many to take a harder look at how they use water. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has asked members of Utah's ...
Building a house is daunting blur of activity
Sep 01, 2008; ... It may be "a long, long time from May to December" when you sing"September Song," but the time from May to September has been a blurfor me this year. The reason? My husband, Grit, and I have been building a house. The decisions that must be made one after the other on ...
New 'Crafty Mama' book shows how to add color and fun to motherhood
Sep 01, 2008; ... Abby Pecoriello is a dynamo: fast-talking, energetic andconfident enough to wear a "10-minute tutu" and "no-sew Mohawk"while being photographed for the paper. "I don't mind making a fool of myself," said Pecoriello as shetugged on the pink tutu, which was accented by silk flowers ...
Lost and found
Sep 01, 2008; ... BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Troy Dunn built a business and a lifesearching for people's missing relatives and friends, and itcouldn't have started any closer to home. With his own mother. "Mom here is the reason that I started doing this," Dunn said."She's adopted. I grew up ...
Ad targeting based on ISP tracking now in doubt
Sep 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK -- It sounded like a winning proposition -- free money -- for Internet access providers. By tracking their subscribers'personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted tothe consumers' interests, and claim a share of the burgeoning onlineadvertising market ...
6 Internet providers disclose Web tracking for ads
Sep 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK -- The nation's largest Internet service providers allsay they haven't partnered with Silicon Valley startup NebuAd Inc.to monitor Web surfing and deliver targeted advertising to theirsubscribers. Here is a look at six smaller service providers,however, that have conducted ...
Laboring longer a growing trend for Americans
Sep 01, 2008; ... CHICAGO -- Americans are changing the game plan for retirement,with millions laboring right past the traditional retirement age andworking into their late 60s and beyond. While the average retirement age remains 63, that standard maysoon be going the way of the gold watch -- a ...
Service union vice president steps down amid probe
Sep 01, 2008; ... LOS ANGELES -- The executive vice president of the ServiceEmployees International Union has stepped aside while underinvestigation for allegations she paid thousands of dollars in unionfunds to a former boyfriend, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. Annelle Grajeda is the third ...
Some garment factories scheme to evade monitors
Sep 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK -- Like other garment factories in New York, Jin ShunInc. was a small enterprise on the city's margins, staffed byChinese-speaking immigrants and tucked away in an industrial cornerthat few outsiders see. There were still plenty of eyes on the factory: ...
Craft an easy tutu for your little dancer
Sep 01, 2008 ... Materials needed: 15 yards of sheer organza ribbon (1/ 1/2 - 2 inches wide) Ruler or tape measure Fabric scissors Elastic headband (looks like an oversize ponytail holder) Step one: Measure and cut 28 strips of 24-inch long organzaribbon. Step ...
Remember to honor workers on Labor Day
Sep 01, 2008; ... A tiny piece of metal from the railroad track he was hammeringbroke off and stuck in his eye. Dirty and sweaty from the work, hewent home to clean up, because he would not go to the hospital inthat condition. He had to be clean. My father ended up losing his eye that day. Dad was a ...
'Hope' that Obama inspires is merely wishful thinking
Sep 01, 2008; ... Despite the careful choreography and showmanship, the DemocraticConvention concluded with little in the way of news or surprises. It's no surprise that we no longer need to refer to Sen. BarackObama as the "presumptive" nominee. It is no surprise that theClintons gave rousing ...
MormonTimes.com: When tourists swell small branches
Sep 01, 2008; ... Many Latter-day Saints make it a point to attend church while onvacation. The wards they visit usually have no problem absorbing acouple more kids in a Primary class or a handful of adults in ReliefSociety of priesthood ...
LDS should vote for Obama
Sep 01, 2008 ... Thanks to the candidacy of Mitt Romney, the Mormon vote will senda powerful message to Washington. A vote for McCain tells the baseand leadership of the Republican Party, "You can call me a cultist,smear my faith and treat my people as second-class citizens, andI'll still give you my ...
Media biased against Palin
Sep 01, 2008 ... John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as the vice presidentialnominee unexpectedly revealed just how biased most of the Americanmedia are. I did a Google news search on Palin's name Friday. TheWashington Post reports on a Palin-focused ethics probe as thoughthat had been McCain's ...
MormonTimes.com: Today in the Bloggernacle
Sep 01, 2008; ... Why did McCain overlook Mitt Romney? What did Joseph Smith knowabout Book of Mormon geography? What's up ...
Retirees keep on working
Sep 01, 2008; ... CHICAGO -- Americans are changing the game plan for retirement,with millions laboring right past the traditional retirement age andinto their late 60s and beyond. While the average retirement age remains 63, that standard maysoon be going the way of the gold watch -- a trend ...
MormonTimes.com: The View From Here - Does social networking make us closer?
Sep 01, 2008; ... I'd like to meet someone who went to college in the late 1990s/early 2000s who didn't spend at least one night with roommates andfriends in a dorm room Googleing people they knew. Back then, youwere lucky if you ...
FDA investigating suicide risks of some drugs
Sep 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON -- Cody Miller was a high school football player whowas allergic to ragweed. Douglas Briggs was a doctor coping withpain from an old back injury. Both are now dead, hanging victims driven to suicide, theirfamilies believe, when drugs prescribed to relieve physical ...
Convention setbacks? Say 'Uff da'
Sep 01, 2008; ... ST. PAUL -- THERE'S A CERTAIN kind of attitude that permeateslife up here in the North Star State, and I'm having it explained tome in a book I'm reading in a store called "Lake Wobegon USA" thatis located smack in the middle of the biggest mall in America. The book is called "How ...
Utes are happy with a win, still have much to improve
Sep 01, 2008; ... ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said Saturday's25-23 victory over Michigan in the Big House was "no surprise." Heemphasized it in his postgame remarks to the team. The Utes expected to prevail. And though they did, it wasn't easy. "Coach Whittingham ...
Former site of sludge pit looking rosy
Sep 01, 2008; ... The signs are weathered and rusting, and their warning isoutdated. "Caution," they read. "Waste containment site." Yet no danger lurks beyond the signs and the forbidding barbedwire-topped, chain-link fence to which they're affixed -- aside fromthe occasional skinned knee or ...
Utes fall to No. 19 'Dogs
Sep 01, 2008; ... It could be a tough season for the Utah women's soccer team. For the second time in three days, the Utes lost a home game,this time falling to No. 19-ranked Georgia 2-1. It marked the firsttime since 2000 that the Utes have lost consecutive home games andthe first time ever Utah ...
Mailman delivers even in retirement
Sep 01, 2008; ... Fans that watched the determination, desire and drive of Karl,"the Mailman," Malone over his 19 seasons in the NBA should not besurprised to learn he still has all those qualities. What may besurprising is what he uses as outlets for expressing them. "Family," Malone said is his ...
Shurtleff recovering at home following leg surgery
Sep 01, 2008; ... Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is recovering at home afterundergoing an unusual surgical procedure to save his badly brokenleg. Shurtleff posted photographs of his leg and an update on hisrecovery on his personal blog on the Utah Attorney General's OfficeWeb site, ...
Rain 'harvesting' gains popularity
Sep 01, 2008; ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Tara Hui climbed under her deck, nudged past acluster of 55-gallon barrels and a roosting chicken, and pointed toa shiny metal gutter spout. "See that?" she said. "That's where the rainwater comes in fromthe roof." Hui is one of a growing band of people ...
New search begins for any sign of Fossett
Sep 01, 2008; ... HAWTHORNE, Nev. -- A year after aviator and adventurer SteveFossett vanished on a Labor Day solo flight over western Nevada,friends and admirers are waging a new search for some sign of him inan area of rugged mountains. Steep canyons and gulches choked by concealing trees and ...
Pet of the week
Sep 01, 2008 ... Buttercup is an 18-month-old Australian cattle dog mix.Buttercup's favorite activities include playing fetch, chewing ontennis balls and giving kisses. She is very smart and would do greatin any home that will keep her active. Bella is a 2-year-old female domestic shorthair. She ...
Views are changing on landslide risks
Sep 01, 2008; ... Over the past 10 years, geologists with the Utah GeologicalSurvey have been working toward a paradigm shift in the prevailingthought toward development. The perception among the geotechnical community, says UGS seniorgeologist Francis Ashland, was that landslides in Utah ...
Y. scientists leery of 'barcoding' life
Sep 01, 2008; ... A movement in science to catalog all life on Earth by a simplestandardized genetic tag similar to stores labeling products withunique barcodes could be turning into the definitive apples andoranges conundrum. According to a new Brigham Young University study, the effortthat holds ...
Caption only: Spiritual exercise
Sep 01, 2008 ... Falun Dafa followers Robin Kemker, left rear, Patrice Luong, YanWang and Beverly Clark perform a ...
Huntsman to stump for McCain
Sep 01, 2008; ... ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Republican National Convention is beingscaled back because of Hurricane Gustav, but that's not stoppingUtah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. from stepping in for GOP presidentialcandidate John McCain this week. As one of McCain's top surrogates at the convention, ...
Incremental Iraq drawdown likely
Sep 01, 2008; ... SAN DIEGO -- The drawdown of Marines from the former Sunniinsurgent stronghold of Anbar will take time because there is stillmuch work to be done, a top U.S. commander said Sunday on the eve ofthe once violent province's transfer to Iraqi security control. Today's handover of ...
Toned-down concert ends Springsteen tour
Sep 01, 2008 ... Bruce Springsteen ended his world tour over the weekend, toneddown but revved up. Springsteen played more than 30 songs over 3 1/2 hours Saturdaynight on Milwaukee's lakefront for Harley-Davidson's 105thanniversary celebration. He made few comments between songs. Only for a ...
Billions at stake for tourism, shipping and sugar sectors
Sep 01, 2008; ... HAMMOND, La. (AP) -- Although attention is focused on thepetroleum industry as Hurricane Gustav takes aim at the Gulf Coast,billions of dollars are at stake in other economic sectors: NewOrleans' trademark tourism industry, the shipping business, sugarharvesting -- and even such niche ...
FEMA locator system to aid residents' search for families
Sep 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lost or displaced Gulf Coast residents will beable to search for their families in Hurricane Gustav's aftermaththrough a new FEMA locator system, FEMA director David Paulison saidSunday. The National Emergency Family Registry Locator system aims ...
Don't lower the legal drinking age
Sep 01, 2008; ... The recent release of the Amethyst Initiative's list of 100college presidents calling for a debate on lowering the minimumdrinking age has fueled arguments that on the surface seem rational.If one can fight for his country, why not be able to drink a beer?If we could make drinking ...
Anti-war protest
Sep 01, 2008 ... ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Police arrested nine people taking partin an anti-war march at the Republican National Convention on Sundayafter they crossed a security fence into a restricted area near XcelEnergy Center. The nine ...
Demos back off
Sep 01, 2008 ... ST. PAUL (AP) -- Democrats in town to staff an aggressive "warroom" operation during the GOP convention have instead laid downtheir arms as Hurricane Gustav bears down on the Gulf Coast. Republicans announced a dramatic rewrite Sunday of theirconvention script ....
Homeowners sue over slide
Sep 01, 2008; ... It's been more than three years since the Utah Geological Surveybegan tracking a slow-moving landslide in Mountain Green, MorganCounty. County officials notified the agency in June 2005 that the$587,000 home of Nancy Hayes was slowly being rendered unlivable.The property has ...
Dalai Lama to leave hospital in Mumbai
Sep 01, 2008 ... The Dalai Lama will leave a Mumbai hospital today afterundergoing tests for abdominal discomfort, his spokesman saidSunday. Spokesman Tenzin Takla declined to comment on the results of thetests. "He is feeling ...
Birthdays for For Monday, Sept. 1
Sep 01, 2008 ... Actress Lily Tomlin69 Singer Barry Gibb 62 Singer Gloria Estefan ...
Republicans cancel much of convention due to storm threat
Sep 01, 2008; ... ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Gustav has crashed the Republicans' party. Arizona Sen. John McCain, the party's presumptive presidentialnominee, announced Sunday that a significant portion of the weeklongnational convention will be canceled because of the immediate threatfrom Hurricane Gustav ...
Realignment for Uintah is a unique situation
Sep 01, 2008; ... Uintah High School finds itself in a position unlike any other inthe state's history. Beginning in 2009, the Utes will compete in a 3A region duringleague play, but during the post-season, the teams will take on 4Aschools. Region 9, the six schools in southern Utah, has three ...
Weir shoots a 4-under to lead by 1
Sep 01, 2008; ... NORTON, Mass. -- Sunshine began to bake the greens, the wind keptplayers guessing and the birdie cheers kept right on coming Sundayin the Deutsche Bank Championship, the final one for Mike Weir. His third birdie over the final five holes gave him a 4-under 67and a one-shot ...
BYU and Utah are on track for showdown
Sep 01, 2008; ... It's one down and 11 to go for the Utah and BYU football teams intheir "quests" for perfect regular seasons and a possible BCS bowlgame. After watching the first halves of their games Saturday, youcould see how the two rivals may well end up going unbeaten untilthey play each ...
Holly Oil donation will pay for police vehicle
Sep 01, 2008; ... BOUNTIFUL -- It's nice when a neighbor helps out. Holly Oil,owner of the Holly Woods Cross Refinery, handed over a $200,000check recently as part of a larger donation, which will be completein 2009. The Dallas-based corporation had instructed its local managers tolook for ways to ...
Parity abounds for Region 7 spikers
Sep 01, 2008; ... Some people like to say it's parity. Some people claim it's goodcompetition. Others insist there are just upsets galore. But,whatever it is, Region 7 volleyball seems almost impossible tohandicap year-in and year-out. Last season there were five teams at the top trying to ...
Cougars' road woes are well-documented
Sep 01, 2008; ... PROVO -- Now that it has vanquished Northern Iowa at home, BYU isstaring at its biggest nemesis squarely in the facemask. That wouldbe the Cougars' inability to win a nonconference game on the road. For all the sterling accomplishments BYU has achieved under coachBronco Mendenhall ...
Animator's film shuns computer graphics
Sep 01, 2008 ... Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki forgoes computer graphicsand returns to the pencil and crayon for his latest film, an East-meets-West nod to Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid." Already a hit in Japan, "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" openedSunday at the Venice Film ...
Owlz beat Chukars in 5
Sep 01, 2008; ... IDAHO FALLS -- The Orem Owlz had five players with multiple hitsin an 11-6 victory over the Chukars on Sunday. The game wasshortened to five innings due to rain. Alex ...
Power company wants Sevier County initiative nixed
Sep 01, 2008; ... Attorneys for a power company are suing to remove a ballotinitiative in Sevier County that could stand in the way of a newcoal-fired power plant. Proposition 1 would require voter approval before the county canissue a "conditional-use" permit for facilities like a power plant.It ...
Layton road work to stop vehicles from queuing on rail tracks
Sep 01, 2008 ... LAYTON -- Residents living west of the Union Pacific-Utah TransitAuthority rail corridor in southwestern Layton have temporarily lostaccess to I-15 and state Route 126, which also serves as the city'sMain Street. This closure is the result of a decision recently made jointly ...
Pakistan halting attacks during Ramadan
Sep 01, 2008; ... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan said Sunday it was suspending amilitary operation against insurgents in a tribal region for theMuslim holy month of Ramadan but warned any provocations in the areawould bring immediate retaliation. A Taliban spokesman welcomed the decision to halt ...