Deseret News (Salt Lake City) back issues from December 2008:
Dog survives plunge off 90-foot embankment
Dec 01, 2008 ... KUNA, Idaho (AP) -- A dog that leaped from a 90-foot precipicealong southwestern Idaho's Snake River Canyon was saved byfirefighters, surviving the plunge with a broken hind leg andscrapes. Bill Rice, the owner of the 2-year-old female border collie namedShelby, told firefighters ...
Oil falls to near $53 as OPEC doesn't cut output
Dec 01, 2008; ... SINGAPORE -- Oil prices fell to near $53 a barrel Monday in Asiaafter OPEC declined to cut production at an informal meeting inCairo on Saturday. Light, sweet crude for January delivery was down $1.19 to $53.24a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchangeby ...
Man sought in robbery of bank in S.L. County
Dec 01, 2008 ... Salt Lake County officers are searching for a man who robbed a USBank on Friday. Witnesses told deputies that the man entered the bank near 1900East on Murray-Holladay Boulevard about 3 p.m. and asked the tellerfor money, according to Salt Lake County sheriff's deputy ...
Help sought to identify man found dead on I-80
Dec 01, 2008 ... Police say a man who was found dead Sunday morning along I-80near 2400 South and 800 West may have jumped or been pushed from aspaghetti bowl overpass. Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Steve Winward said investigators aretrying to determine what happened to the man whose body was ...
Payne fitting in nicely with Griffins
Dec 01, 2008; ... Sporting a 9-0 record, Westminster is off to its best start sinceTommy Connor helped revive the men's basketball program a decadeago. The Griffins are not just winning, but are also beatingopponents by impressive margins. One reason Westminster has taken such a dominant turn, even ...
November was bad month for Jazz
Dec 01, 2008; ... The month from somewhere far, far south is behind them now. Good thing, too. Because going 10-7 in November -- even with four back-to-backsets, and the brutal rash of injuries they've incurred -- wasn'texactly what the Jazz had in mind after they opened the 2008-09 NBAseason ...
Hilltoppers stun No. 3 Louisville with defense
Dec 01, 2008; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Western Kentucky found a way to stop SamardoSamuels and No. 3 Louisville. Double-teaming Louisville's freshman big man at every turn, theHilltoppers stunned the Cardinals 68-54 on Sunday for their firstvictory over a top-three opponent in more than 40 ...
U.S. duo skis fast, but jumps fall short
Dec 01, 2008 ... KUUSAMO, Finland (AP) -- Anssi Koivuranta and Janne Ryynanen gaveFinland a 1-2 finish in a World Cup Nordic Combined meet on Sunday. Koivuranta finished the 10-kilometer freestyle cross-country skirace 48.6 seconds ahead of Ryynanen. Ski jump winner Daito Takahashiof Japan was ...
Sports on the air
Dec 01, 2008 ... TELEVISION MEN'S BASKETBALL Wisconsin at Virginia Tech, ESPN2, 5 p.m. NFL Jaguars at Texans, ESPN, 6:30 ...
Kiffin will be introduced as Vols coach
Dec 01, 2008; ... KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Lane Kiffin will become Tennessee's nextcoach, two days after Phillip Fulmer's 17-season tenure ended with agrand and victorious send-off. Kiffin, the former Oakland Raiders coach, will be introduced at anews conference today. "We have had unbelievable ...
U. alumni director honored for service
Dec 01, 2008 ... The University of Utah recently honored its executive directorfor alumni relations for his 20 years of service to the school. M. John Ashton was presented a framed No. 20 U. basketball jerseyin recognition of his years of service to the university and itsmore than 220,000 alumni, ...
Mineral firm donates $7K to food banks
Dec 01, 2008 ... OGDEN -- Great Salt Lake Minerals Corp. has presented $7,000 indonations to food banks in Ogden, Logan and Layton. Tuesday, the corporation presented a $5,000 check to the CatholicCommunity Services Joyce Hansen Hall Food Bank in Ogden, the majorfood bank of northern ...
Ute spikers given No. 12 seed
Dec 01, 2008 ... The University of Utah volleyball team earned the 12th nationalseed in the 2008 NCAA Volleyball Tournament, the NCAA announcedSunday. First and second-round matches of the Seattle, Wash., regionalwill be held in Clemson, S.C., Dec. 5-6. The Utes face Furman in thefirst round, ...
Blazers' win continues Pistons' Sunday woes
Dec 01, 2008; ... AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Pistons are starting to looklike the Detroit Lions -- they're always a wreck on Sunday. For the fourth Sunday in a row, the Pistons played like theirhapless NFL counterparts, losing 96-85 to the Portland TrailBlazers. "Other than asking the ...
Man who killed eagles grateful for pardon from Bush
Dec 01, 2008; ... ST. LOUIS -- Leslie Owen Collier was surrounded by cattle at alivestock auction when his cell phone rang. It was the White House. Twelve years after pleading guilty to federal charges in thedeaths of three bald eagles, Collier learned his name was cleared:He was pardoned by ...
Laura Bush will miss staff and D.C. friends the most
Dec 01, 2008 ... Laura Bush soon will no longer live in the country's most famousmansion or be able to get away to the coveted Camp Davidpresidential retreat. But beyond the perks, she says what she willmiss most about being first lady are the staff and friends whosurround her. "I'll miss all the ...
Utes resume workouts today
Dec 01, 2008; ... Despite not having a game or even a practice last week, Utahmoved up one spot in the Associated Press and Harris Interactivepolls and maintained its No. 6 position in the Bowl ChampionshipSeries standings. Eight days after closing out a 12-0 regular season with a 48-24victory ...
NFL week 13
Dec 01, 2008 ... Top players Jay Cutler, BRONCOS: 357 yards, 2 TD in 34-17 win. DeAngelo Williams, PANTHERS: Only 86 yards, but 4 TDs in 35-31win. Bernard Berrian, VIKINGS: 99-yard touchdown catch 34-14 win. Stat of the day Denver's Peyton Hillis is first ...
Oklahoma moves past Longhorns
Dec 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK -- A week before the final standings are released andthe Bowl Championship Series is already ticking people off. Oklahoma -- not Texas -- is headed to the Big 12 championshipgame with an inside track to the national title game by moving aheadof the Longhorns in the BCS ...
Caption only: Santas on the move
Dec 01, 2008 ... Nearly 200 of Santa Claus' brightly costumed helpers leave thestarting line of the three-mile Santa Run in Ogden on Saturday.Madison ...
Abandoned properties a problem in SW Idaho
Dec 01, 2008; ... NAMPA, Idaho -- Some residents in southwest Idaho cities arehaving to deal with unsightly weeds, trash and fire hazards due to asharp rise in foreclosures and abandoned homes. The number of properties in Caldwell that the city has had toclean up or put liens on due to code ...
Eagle Mtn. gets Kids on the Move
Dec 01, 2008; ... LEHI -- Ari Mathews would never call packing her 21-month-old upfor a 70-minute commute from Eagle Mountain to Orem for therapy aburden -- she'd do anything for her developmentally delayed son. But "Oh my gosh!" said the mother of two, she's so excited thatKids on the Move, where ...
Maestro marks 20 years with southern Utah symphony
Dec 01, 2008; ... ST. GEORGE -- For maestro Gary Caldwell, the 2008-2009 SouthernUtah Southwest Symphony Orchestra season started on a high note. It's Caldwell's 20th with a baton in hand. The St. George-based symphony is a volunteer orchestra whosemembers juggle playing time with work and ...
BYU food team builds a better tortilla
Dec 01, 2008; ... PROVO -- Every day in Mexico, mothers send their children tothousands of neighborhood tortilla mills that dot the country.Often, the children make three trips a day, buying delicious, freshcorn tortillas for each meal. Many Mexican children get half their daily calories from ...
Student participation in out-of-class activities is important
Dec 01, 2008; ... Missing class to participate in extra curricular activities issomething that has always bothered educators. Every year there are discussions about how to reduce the amountof class time students miss while playing sports and participatingin other activities, like debate or drama ....
Destination is unknown for Cougars
Dec 01, 2008; ... PROVO -- After taking Thanksgiving week off, the BYU Cougarsreturn to work this week in preparation for a bowl game. Their postseason destination, and their opponent, are expected tobe announced this week, though perhaps not until Sunday, after theBowl Championship Series pairings ...
Down 18, Utes rally in 2nd half for win
Dec 01, 2008; ... MILWAUKEE -- Utah coach Elaine Elliott breathed a big sigh ofrelief after her club snapped its four-game losing streak. Her Utes did it in stunning fashion Sunday, bouncing back from an18-point second-half deficit to defeat Marquette 79-76 in the WBCAClassic. "That's always a ...
Panthers leap Pack at Lambeau
Dec 01, 2008; ... GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Carolina Panthers should have beentrudging into a snowy Green Bay night wondering for the second weekin a row if they're really as good as their record would indicate. Instead, they were celebrating an improbable come-from-behindvictory Sunday, thanks to late ...
Burress' shooting renews NFL's concerns over player safety
Dec 01, 2008; ... LANDOVER, Md. -- New York Giants receiver Amani Toomer used tosnicker and scoff when he'd notice pro athletes traipsing aroundtown with personal bodyguards. He isn't laughing now. Not after hearing about various violentepisodes involving NFL players, the latest being when ...
Steelers beat Patriots as defense storms the Cassel
Dec 01, 2008; ... FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Pittsburgh's NFL-best defense stopped MattCassel's two-game offensive surge and pushed New England closer tostrange territory: a sideline seat for the playoffs. The Steelers held the Patriots to 267 yards, got two touchdownpasses from Ben Roethlisberger and ...
Victim of hiking fall was U. director of sustainability
Dec 01, 2008; ... The University of Utah is reeling after the death of CraigForster, director of the U.'s Office of Sustainability, who diedFriday after a hiking accident in Zion National Park. Forster, 55, was hiking with friends in Zion Nation Park during aholiday weekend outing. While walking ...
Higgins, Weber stepped up when it mattered
Dec 01, 2008; ... It was almost too predictable. The way Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins bounced back inthe Wildcats' 49-35 win over Cal Poly in the first round of theFootball Championship Subdivision playoffs on Saturday should havebeen seen coming from a mile away. Higgins threw four ...
Cell-phone driving risks affirmed
Dec 01, 2008; ... Modern life may demand it and job descriptions often list it as arequirement, but multi-tasking is way beyond the capacity of thehuman brain, and even too much for the next best laptop computer.They just do so many single things so fast, they appear to be doingseveral things ...
Choi sinks birdie putt worth $340K
Dec 01, 2008; ... INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- K.J. Choi holed an 11-foot birdie puttworth $270,000 on the 18th hole Sunday to win the 26th Skins Gamewith $415,000. Stephen Ames missed a nine-footer that would have tied the holeand forced the foursome including Phil Mickelson and Rocco Mediateinto a ...
Driver survives 36-hour ordeal
Dec 01, 2008; ... RENO -- A Nevada man was counting his blessings after surviving a36-hour ordeal trapped in his crashed Jeep in the frigid SierraNevada. Edward Duncan, 65, was released Saturday from a Reno hospital,where he was treated for three broken ribs and a broken wrist afterbeing found ...
MormonTimes.com: Hotel 'spiritual menu' includes Book of Mormon
Dec 01, 2008; ... Provenance Hotels is part of a new trend in the hospitalityindustry: appealing to visitors from a wide variety of cultural andreligious backgrounds by going beyond tucking a Gideon Bible inguestroom nightstands. Niki Leondakis, chief operating officer with Kimpton Hotels ...
Modano's late goal gives Stars a victory
Dec 01, 2008; ... DALLAS -- Mike Modano scored on a power play with 2:21 remainingto give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers onSunday night. Modano broke a tie with his 537th career goal, beating rookieJeff Drouin-Deslauriers from the left circle off a feed from BradRichards ....
Christensen to coach 'Pokes
Dec 01, 2008; ... COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Dave Christensen, veteran offensive coordinatorat Missouri, will be announced as the new head football coach atWyoming, probably Monday. Missouri football players got that news at their annual footballbanquet Sunday in Columbia. Although the banquet was ...
Mulling over some BCS possibilities
Dec 01, 2008; ... After another exciting Saturday of college football, we'regetting closer to figuring out the BCS matchups, although there arestill numerous possibilities out there. Thanks to Oregon State's devastating loss to Oregon Saturdaynight, Utah's chances for a repeat appearance in the ...
Harris Top 25
Dec 01, 2008 ... The Top 25 teams in the Harris Interactive College Football Poll,with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 29,total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through onepoint for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:... Record ... Pts ... Pvs 1 ....
USA Today Top 25
Dec 01, 2008 ... The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches poll,with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 29,total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through onepoint for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:... Record ... Pts ... Pvs 1 ....
AP Top 25
Dec 01, 2008 ... The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll,with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 29,total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through onepoint for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record ... Pts ... Pvs 1 ....
Eagle Mountain could one day have 200 parks
Dec 01, 2008; ... EAGLE MOUNTAIN -- Tucked away on the west side of Utah Lake, thiscity could become the home of more than 200 parks by the time itreaches its buildout of some 190,300 residents. A smattering of folks from the parks and recreation board, CityCouncil and a few homeowner associations ...
Residents divided over rec center funding
Dec 01, 2008; ... EAGLE MOUNTAIN -- Some 70 percent of residents say they want arecreation center, according to a recent city survey, but only abouthalf the respondents would support paying for it with a monthly feebased on their home value. The likelihood of getting residents to agree to the ...
Homebound elderly getting some holiday cheer
Dec 01, 2008; ... OREM -- The man was old, wheelchair-bound and stricken withmultiple sclerosis. Vicki Erickson, a caseworker for the Mountainland Association ofGovernments' Department of Aging and Family Services, and her twosons knocked on his door to deliver gifts for Christmas. The manfell to ...
'Life' wonderfully uplifting
Dec 01, 2008 ... You don't have to be a dancer or even a dance fan to enjoy thewonderfully uplifting production of Odyssey Dance Theatre's "It's aWonderful Life." I attended both the Friday and Saturday ...
Thank you, shoppers
Dec 01, 2008 ... On Black Friday, I waited in line with many other shoppers at theShopKo on 9400 South in Sandy. By the 5 a.m. opening, the line waswrapped around two sides of the building. The shoppers were sleepy,but excited. At 5 a.m., the doors were opened and we ...
Hold line on gas tax
Dec 01, 2008 ... The good news is gasoline prices have decreased to levels notseen since 2005. The bad news is that state officials arecontemplating increasing the tax we pay on gas. As Utahns, wecontinue to have one of the highest tax burdens in ...
Obama being very rude
Dec 01, 2008 ... President-elect Barack Obama is demonstrating vainglorious illmanners in trying to overshadow George Bush's economic and foreignpolicy efforts before he enters the ...
Construction fines don't slow speeders
Dec 01, 2008; ... Construction-zone speeders face hefty fines, but drivers stillaren't slowing down. The Utah Highway Patrol has issued more than a thousand ticketsalong a two-mile stretch of construction on I-80 since March,officials said. "Unfortunately they're still cruising along," trooper ...
Obama team shaping up with ex-rival, moderates
Dec 01, 2008; ... President-elect Barack Obama unveils a team of national securityadvisers Monday that includes his chief Democratic former rival, asometime-adviser to his Republican opponent and a member ofPresident Bush's administration. At a Chicago press conference, Obama likely will announce ...
MormonTimes.com: Tennessee storehouse cares for needy members
Dec 01, 2008 ... HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. -- When it comes to taking care of needychurch members, Mormons don't mess around. So on the shelves of the Bishop's Storehouse, a Mormon-run foodpantry in Hendersonville, there's everything a struggling familyneeds to get by, from spaghetti sauce and ...
UVU student campaigning to get room at library named for Colbert
Dec 01, 2008 ... OREM (AP) -- A Utah Valley University student is hoping to name aroom at the school library after television's king of "truthiness." Sophomore Nate Bagley says Stephen Colbert, host of ComedyCentral's "The Colbert Report" has played an important role ingetting students active in ...
What others say: A keeper at the Pentagon
Dec 01, 2008 ... The following editorial appeared in Friday's Washington Post: In selecting nominees for his Cabinet and a new White Housestaff, President-elect Barack Obama has so far placed an admirableemphasis on proven competence over personal loyalty or politicalpurity. He's been pragmatic in ...
Scrap festivities in D.C.
Dec 01, 2008 ... I realize it is a tradition to have an inaugural ball for thenewly elected president and going-away parties for the departingpresident, but it bothers me. At a time when the average citizen ishurting - some without jobs, some losing their homes - and thenbeing asked to help bail out ...
No quid pro quo for votes against Hilder
Dec 01, 2008 ... According to the Deseret News (Nov. 25) Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr."blamed 'partisan political considerations' for (defeating JudgeRobert K. Hilder's nomination to the Utah Court of Appeals), notingthat the newly elected Senate majority leadership waited until afterthe vote to finalize ...
Mosquito board efficient
Dec 01, 2008 ... I totally agree with Heidi Hadley (My View, Nov. 28). I spendall spring, summer and fall working in the most mosquito infestedplace in Utah - the marshes east of Great Salt Lake - where I managetwo duck hunting clubs. Four-wheeled ATC's carrying mosquito-larvaehunters are seen ...
Raising gas tax bad idea
Dec 01, 2008 ... When Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. first took office he wanted to do awaywith the food tax because it taxed the poor disproportionately. Hewas right. Unfortunately, the Republican leadership didn't supportcutting the food tax. Now the governor is talking about raising thegasoline tax. It is bad ...
Illinois' snowstorm stalls flights at O'Hare
Dec 01, 2008 ... CHICAGO (AP) -- Aviation officials say Illinois' first snowstormof the season has canceled 50 flights so far at Chicago's O'HareInternational Airport. They add that low visibility Sunday afternoon is causing flightdelays of up to an hour Weather service officials say the ...
World datelines
Dec 01, 2008; ... Brazil: Search continues SAO PAULO -- Rescue workers took advantage of clear skies Sundayto resume searching for victims of devastating floods that havekilled 114 people and ravaged more than a dozen cities in southernBrazil. Heavy rains subsided, allowing authorities to ...
Keep Chief Massasoit
Dec 01, 2008; ... Should he stay or should he go? That was the catch phrase in aJunior Big Boy advertising campaign years ago. Now the line is beingheard again, only this time it's about the statue of Chief Massasoit- of Thanksgiving fame - that graces the grounds of the Utah stateCapitol. The ...
New Smith's Marketplace, fuel center now open in Lehi
Dec 01, 2008 ... LEHI -- A new Smith's Marketplace store is now open in Lehi, thefirst of its kind in Utah County. The store is one of Smith's one-stop shopping centers, offering everything from food to clothing toelectronics. The store, which officially opened Nov. 12, covers 170,000 squarefeet ...
NYC Transit offers riders late notes for delays
Dec 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) -- People late for school or work because of NewYork City subway delays can get notes from the transit agency togive to their teachers or bosses. The New York City Transit division says it gives passengers thenotes so they can prove they're not lying about being ...
4-wheeler accident kills a southern Utah boy
Dec 01, 2008 ... A 6-year-old southern Utah boy died Saturday after the ATV he wasriding on flipped over. Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Steve Winward said Sunday that JubalWhite was a passenger on a four-wheel ATV being driven by a 10-year-old girl on private property near Beaver Saturday afternoon ....
If you give wife a clock, then she'll ask for ...
Dec 01, 2008; ... Things all started with a chiming clock. Not one of those thatnever needs winding and has a tinny sound, but a mellow tolling onethat announced the time with true authority. It was a treasure of a Christmas present, but it looked strangelyout of place sitting on my large, '60s ...