Deseret News (Salt Lake City) back issues from June 2009:
Utahns make pioneer trek in Gunnison Valley
Jun 01, 2009; ... GUNNISON -- About 90 Utahns participated in a covered-wagon trekduring the Memorial Day weekend to get a glimpse of what theirpioneer ancestors went through -- wind, rain-slick trails, thickbrush at their feet and finally a panoramic view of the GunnisonValley. On May 23, eight ...
USU play canceled for business reasons not content, director says
Jun 01, 2009; ... LOGAN -- The head of Utah State University's music and theaterdepartments says a recent decision to cancel a play that mentionsincest was strictly a business decision. Craig Jessop met last weekend with members of the Old LyricRepertory Company to tell them "Ghosts of Ocean House" ...
Roger Aylworth on MormonTimes.com: Going where no man is supposed to go
Jun 01, 2009; ... There are times when, given the opportunity, I would very muchlike to disappear, and to slip away unseen, and unseeable. With the size of my all too substantial being, becominginvisible, or just hiding, is pretty much a physical impossibility,so I am often faced with plan ...
Beth Palmer on Mormon Times.com: Laughing instead of groaning at life
Jun 01, 2009; ... As much as I enjoyed the Broadway version of "Mary Poppins" --and I really did enjoy it -- I was very let down by the exclusion ofone of my favorite numbers from the old Disney movie: "I Love toLaugh." I know it's goofy, but there's just something about Ed Wynn andDick Van Dyke ...
Welfare: Finding employment
Jun 01, 2009; ... Third in a four-part series on church welfare. "We all want to be able to take care of ourselves and ourfamilies, Dennis R. Lifferth, managing director of welfare servicesfor the LDS Church, said in a recent interview. "Unemploymentstrikes at the very heart of our self-confidence ....
Man held after killing of abortion provider in Kansas church
Jun 01, 2009; ... WICHITA, Kan. -- Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation's fewproviders of late-term abortions despite decades of protests andattacks, was shot and killed Sunday in a church where he was servingas an usher. The gunman fled, but a 51-year-old man was detained some 170miles away in ...
Boulder mourns crash victim
Jun 01, 2009; ... BOULDER, Garfield County -- Residents in this picturesqueranching community are mourning the loss of businessman andconservationist John Austin, who died along with a friend, SusanGordon, when Austin's plane hit a power line and crashed Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration ...
Erstwhile pilot at home among comrades
Jun 01, 2009; ... There's an old saying: "You can take the boy out of the countrybut you can't take the country out of the boy." A slight alteration might read, "You can take the pilot out ofthe plane but you'll never take the plane out of the pilot." Such a pilot is President Dieter F ....
Shining moments: An honor to help
Jun 01, 2009; ... Recently, we stayed overnight at the Methodist Church to help ina community program, called Family Promise, to help homelessfamilies. It is a program that offers a hand up instead of ahandout. There ...
The 1857 debate on 'The Mormon Problem'
Jun 01, 2009; ... Most Lincoln historians know about the famous Lincoln-Douglasdebates of 1858, but historian William P. MacKinnon focused on thelittle-known first Lincoln-Douglas debate in Springfield in June1857. It specifically addresses "what was then called, 'The MormonProblem.'" Click here ...
WNBA's Rasmussen to be inducted in Michigan Hall of Fame
Jun 01, 2009; ... EAST LANSING, Michigan -- Kristen Rasmussen fell in love withbasketball when she was a very young girl. "I wanted to be the first girl to play in the NBA,'' Rasmussensaid, with a laugh. "That was my dream. Rasmussen, 30, who was a star at Okemos High and a standout atMichigan ...
These days seeing is no longer believing
Jun 01, 2009; ... An article I read from the Berkeley Lab News Center, titled"Blurring the lines between magic and science," truly left megobsmacked. It is all about a team led by Xiang Zang at UC-Berkeley Nano-scale Science and Engineering Center who have created a "carpetcloak." No ...
Time to knuckle under and write thank-you notes
Jun 01, 2009; ... Dear Abby: I work as an administrative assistant for a company inLouisville. Each year we invite several "high-level" customers toattend the Kentucky Derby. We spare no expense on this event, payingfor hotels, track tickets, food, drinks, limos, etc. for three fulldays. Last ...
Family friendly calendar
Jun 01, 2009 ... CONCERT AND FESTIVALS Annual Riverton Arts Festival, Thursday through Saturday,Riverton City Park, 1450 W. 12800 South (801-253-2236) The Living Planet Aquarium 5th Anniversary, Saturday, 10 a.m.-8p.m., 725 E. 10600 South (801-355-3474) Community & Family Night, today, ...
Broke wrist. Had surgery. Life stuff hard.
Jun 01, 2009; ... Must. Write. Column. For. Paper. Today. However, cannot. Can barely type. Broke stupid right wrist thisweek. Had surgery involving plates and screws and will be setting offairport alarms for the rest of my life. That's nothing, says Friend Louise when I brag about new ...
Suit up for summer: Skirted swimsuit is back with a modern edge
Jun 01, 2009; ... MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- This season's skirted swimsuit doesn'tresemble grandma's version. Many swimsuit brands -- from Juicy Couture to Michael Kors --have reinvented the old favorite with varied skirt lengths, colorsand patterns. And even beachgoers in South Beach, Fla., not ...
Slim in the swim: Lycra, lined, thin summer suits
Jun 01, 2009; ... NEW YORK -- It's no longer a stretch to say certain bathing suitshave a slimming effect. Tackling women's body-image insecuritieshead-on instead of burying them under a lot of extra fabric, theswimwear industry now has its MiracleSuit, SlimSuit and SlenderSuit,among others. "I ...
Duplex remodel maintains historical charm
Jun 01, 2009; ... The beautiful, brick Georgian house is in Salt Lake City Avenueshistorical district, and it was important to Jane Beatty to maintainher home's historic luster. "The bones of the house itself are still strong," she says."Instead of tearing things down, I wanted to incorporate some ...
White paint makes great accent
Jun 01, 2009; ... What's brown and smells like yellow paint? Brown paint. Ha! Getit? You know you smiled. Anyway, on with the show. When in doubt about pairing colors, use white. It goes witheverything. Gail Abbott illustrates this in "Living With White:Decorating With Shades of White, Texture, and ...
After 3-month run, gains are harder on Wall Street
Jun 01, 2009; ... NEW YORK -- The stock market is looking winded from its three-month race upward. After a quick bounce off 12-year lows in early March, Wall Streetis having a harder time carving advances as investors awaitdefinitive signs of a break in the recession. The benchmark Standard & ...
Toddlers live a carefree, clothes-free life of joy
Jun 01, 2009; ... When I grow up, I want to be a 2-year-old. Seriously. Their lives are pretty much awesome. I realized this last week as I watched my daughter run nakedthrough a sprinkler in our backyard. She had no worries about thecellulite on her butt or the pooch in her belly. She just ...
Neil Armstrong to land with Pops, Tabernacle Choir
Jun 01, 2009; ... Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, will help with theCincinnati Pops and Mormon ...
Garden tips and events
Jun 01, 2009 ... Thanksgiving Point is offering a class on perennials June 9, 16and 23, 2-4:30 p.m. or ...
Thin, dry flowers best ones to press
Jun 01, 2009; ... Dear Martha: When I press flowers, they sometimes turn brown.What should I be doing differently? Answer: Lush, plump petals can be a flower's greatest asset inthe garden, but when the blooms are pressed, their natural moisturemay cause discoloration and mildew. Of the many wild and ...
You can expect the same ol' Conan 'Tonight'
Jun 01, 2009; ... When Conan O'Brien takes over as host of "The Tonight Show," he'splanning to be pretty much the same guy we saw on "Late Night" for16 years. "Funny is just funny." O'Brien said in a conference call with TVcritics. "And that needs to be the focus. I think the worst mistakeI could ...
Encouragement trumps criticism
Jun 01, 2009; ... Do you get ever tempted to haul off and give someone a verbalpunch? Maybe you'd like to order an employee to work harder. Or, are youtempted to slam someone for not giving up cigarettes? Dishing out criticism can give someone a much-needed wake-upcall. However, when we offer ...
Stunning groundcovers highlight elaborate garden
Jun 01, 2009; ... ALPINE -- For the past 14 years, gardeners have been able to gobehind the scenes and see into some wonderful backyard landscapesduring the Hidden Garden Tour, sponsored by the IntermountainHealthcare Charities. This year holds the same promise. One featured garden this year ...
Medical and folk bee-sting cures
Jun 01, 2009; ... Question: What's a good treatment for bee sting? I tried bakingsoda and water without much effect on pain or swelling. Answer: There's the official medical prescription and the home-made approach. WebMD.com offers medical suggestions: Remain as calm and quiet as ...
Today on TV
Jun 01, 2009; ... I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here (7 p.m., Ch. 5): NBC tellsus this show is "groundbreaking," but not only is it a Britishimport, it's not new to American TV. It bombed on ABC six years ago.This is sort of a celebrity version of "Survivor," but the alleged"celebrities" are hardly on ...
22 Colorado scouts earn Eagles
Jun 01, 2009; ... Astronaut Neil Armstrong, director Steven Spielberg, and 22Highlands Ranch youth have something in common: All are EagleScouts, an honor achieved by only five percent of Boy Scouts. Representing six ...
White House: General Motors to file for bankruptcy
Jun 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON -- General Motors, the humbled auto giant that hasbeen part of American life for more than 100 years, will file forbankruptcy protection on Monday in a deal that will give taxpayers a60 percent ownership stake and expand the government's reach intobig business. It ...
Horizonte program helps moms thrive in education
Jun 01, 2009; ... It's hard to believe that 10 years have passed -- at age 7, sheplayed in the shade while her parents worked in the hot summer suncutting lawns; she helped them with the yard work as she grew up,until becoming a full-fledged mower of lawns who managed to neverbreak a sprinkler head. This ...
Media fail to be skeptical of Obama
Jun 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON -- The Obama infatuation is a great unreported storyof our time. Has any recent president basked in so much favorablemedia coverage? Well, maybe John Kennedy for a moment; but nopresident since. On the whole, this is not healthy for America. Our political system works ...
Emotions are inherent part of decisionmaking process
Jun 01, 2009; ... The American legal system is based on a useful falsehood. It'sbased on the falsehood that this is a nation of laws, not men; thatin rendering decisions, disembodied, objective judges are able toput aside emotion and unruly passion and issue opinions on the basisof pure ...
Today in the Bloggernacle
Jun 01, 2009; ... O remember to find daily reminders of the Lord's influence, todayin the Bloggernacle. Plus enjoy Mormon artistic expressions, catchup on church growth news and learn about Google Wave. Monday, June 1 O Remember: "O Remember, Remember" counsels ...
GM bailout money is gone
Jun 01, 2009; ... It hardly seems possible that barely a half year has passed sincethe nation's biggest worry was that one of its Big Three automakerswould be forced into bankruptcy. The resulting disruption tosuppliers, bondholders and to general consumer confidence in carswould be devastating to an ...
End minor holidays
Jun 01, 2009 ... I somewhat agree with the letter "Holidays now work days"(Readers' Forum May 29). I feel we should continue have theoccasional day off, but stop making every minor holiday a reason tonot work. We already have ...
Scrutinize Sotomayor
Jun 01, 2009 ... I found Ari Rabin-Havt's accusations of hypocrisy on the part ofSenate Republicans laughable (May 31). Judge Sonia Sotomayor needsto face the same blistering scrutiny in her confirmation hearings asdid Justice Samuel Alito at the hands of Ted Kennedy and ...
Outlaw abortion
Jun 01, 2009 ... In response to Gideon Mickel's letter (Readers' Forum, May 31),he is comparing apples to oranges. First of all, there have beenmore abortions or murders than deaths in any of our wars. The babieshave not had a chance to have life, while the others have. Youcannot compare these murders ...
Keep Cuba out of OAS
Jun 01, 2009 ... The following editorial appeared recently in the Miami Herald: Bringing Cuba into the Organization of American States is thediplomatic version of trying to square the circle. How can youreconcile "the dismal state of human rights in Cuba" (Human RightsWatch) with the OAS mandate to ...
Review mean-spirited
Jun 01, 2009 ... I attended the same performance of Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" onMay 29 as did critic Scott Iwasaki. And I would respectfully requestthat he never again be assigned to review any concert that is notrock or popular in content. His review was rife with factual errors.This piece was ...
News misses the mark
Jun 01, 2009 ... Just think. In the same week Pravda, in Russia, runs an articleon the fast slide of the United States into Marxism, the DeseretNews runs a lead editorial on the glories of CAFE standards for newcars, saying more is needed. This, when CAFE standards played alarge role in tanking car ...
Mexican influence
Jun 01, 2009 ... Marsha Morales and her fellow members of Snow College's HispanicStudent Association petitioned the city of Ephraim to include aMexican flag in its cemetery along with the flags of the UnitedStates, Britain and the Scandinavian nations from which some earlyMormon pioneers emigrated ....
Presidential power
Jun 01, 2009 ... I wish to clarify a point in the lead of your article (May 28)about a presentation I made about my book on presidential power. I quoted from the book that "asking whether civil libertiessuffered more or less under Bush than under Lincoln, Wilson orRoosevelt makes for interesting ...
Don't alter marriage
Jun 01, 2009 ... Dave Argyle's contribution (Readers' Forum, May 28) was veryinsightful and represents sound reasoning. I add that God and lawsdefine marriage between a man and a woman. Mortal man has, over the centuries, made adjustments andamendments to appease their thinking and behaviors. We ...
Thanks to Lockhart
Jun 01, 2009 ... We wish to express our gratitude to Keith Lockhart for theenjoyment he has brought to our community. Whether greeting friendsat the opera, presenting opera lectures or conducting programs atthe Sandy ...
Muslims want tangible change on Mideast from Obama
Jun 01, 2009; ... CAIRO, Egypt -- Respect for Islam, a prescription for Palestinianstatehood and assurances of a speedy U.S. pullout from Iraq --that's what Muslims from Morocco to Malaysia say they want to hearfrom President Barack Obama this week when he addresses them fromthis Arab capital. His ...
Mystery of insurgent leader grows
Jun 01, 2009; ... BAGHDAD -- The self-described leader of an al-Qaida front groupissued a new audio tape this weekend, deepening the mysterysurrounding the identity of the insurgent leader whom the Iraqigovernment claims to have in custody and whose very existence theU.S. once questioned. The man ...
Birthdays for June 1
Jun 01, 2009; ... Actor Andy Griffith 83 Singer Pat Boone 75 Actor Morgan ...
Prince Harry harbors doubts about flying
Jun 01, 2009; ... Prince Harry sometimes doubted his ability to become a pilot,thinking he was not cut out for the job, he said in an interviewreleased to Britain's Press Association news agency. The 24-year old prince is training to be a pilot with the ArmyAir Corps. But he said he found some of ...
Trapped Pakistanis emerge, seek food
Jun 01, 2009; ... MINGORA, Pakistan -- People trapped at home for weeks emerged insearch of food at barren shops while corpses lay exposed in the SwatValley's main city Sunday, as a Pakistani official suggested thearmy offensive against the Taliban in the region could end in days. Elsewhere along ...
Bausch & Lomb settles 600 eye fungal-infection suits
Jun 01, 2009; ... ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb Inc. had anoverriding reason for going private in 2007: It wanted to handle adevastating recall of its flagship lens cleaner, its chief executivesaid, "without a lot of outside distraction." Over the past year, away from the glare ...
Immune therapies working against cancer
Jun 01, 2009; ... ORLANDO, Fla. -- First there was surgery, then chemotherapy andradiation. Now, doctors have overcome 30 years of false starts andfound success with a fourth way to fight cancer: using the body'snatural defender, the immune system. The approach is called a cancer vaccine, although ...
GOP senators sidestep harsh tone
Jun 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON -- Leading GOP senators on Sunday offered more subtlecriticism of the first Hispanic nominated to the Supreme Court, butpassed up the chance to stifle racially charged critiques of SoniaSotomayor by some fellow Republicans. The party out of power in Washington is ...
Singing star Boyle goes from wow to not now
Jun 01, 2009; ... LONDON -- How could Susan Boyle lose? Here after all was the Scottish spinster who stepped up to amicrophone at a British talent show seven weeks ago wearing an ill-fitting dress and tousled hair only to stun the audience with thevoice of a Broadway star. The video of her first ...
Actor's daughter faces charges in tot's death
Jun 01, 2009; ... The oldest daughter of Billy Bob Thornton faces charges in thedeath of a 1-year-old girl she was baby-sitting in October, acelebrity gossip Web site reported Sunday. Police in Ocoee, Fla., confirmed that 29-year-old AmandaBrumfield is charged with child neglect causing harm or ...
Lawyer dispute stalls Gitmo case
Jun 01, 2009; ... GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- A session of the Guantanamowar crimes court that began Sunday will likely show the difficultiesPresident Barack Obama faces in changing the system and closing theprison by January. The case in question, of a Canadian charged with killing ...
U.S. efforts over Cuba face test
Jun 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON -- A diplomatic tug-of-war over Cuba's outcast statusin the Organization of American States takes center stage at thegroup's meeting this week in Honduras, testing U.S. efforts toengage the communist nation. Numerous Latin American countries are pushing to reverse the ...
Octuplets' mother gets own reality TV series
Jun 01, 2009; ... The Southern California woman who gave birth to the world'slongest-surviving set of octuplets has signed a deal to star in areality television series, her lawyer said Sunday. Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to the six boys and two girls inJanuary and also has six other children, ...
World datelines
Jun 01, 2009; ... Britain: Titanic survivor LONDON -- Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the sinking of RMSTitanic, has died, her friend Gunter Babler said Sunday. Babler said Dean's longtime companion, Bruno Nordmanis, calledhim in Switzerland to say Dean had died in her sleep at her ...
Wrong GOP definition
Jun 01, 2009 ... L.D. Jacobson (Readers' Forum, May 30) questions the conservatismof Sen. Robert Bennett, emphasizing immigration as his primarymeasuring stick. He cites a rating by a group measuring Bennett on"Overall Immigration Reduction."The emphasis on reducing all immigration suggests an ...
Trial looms for suspect in alleged jihad plot
Jun 01, 2009; ... ATLANTA -- Armed with a handheld video camera, a Georgiauniversity student drove with a friend in April 2005 to Washington,D.C., and captured scenes of the Capitol, the Pentagon and otherlocations. Investigators say Syed Haris Ahmed, now 24, wasn't a tourist buta wannabe ...
Church-switching priest preaches
Jun 01, 2009; ... BISCAYNE PARK, Fla. -- A popular Miami priest nicknamed "FatherOprah" said Sunday that "church is about forgiveness" during hisfirst sermon since leaving the Roman Catholic Church to becomeEpiscopalian amid an uproar over published photos of him kissing hisgirlfriend on the ...
Sister Parkin: Be an example, kind 'in word and conversation'
Jun 01, 2009; ... REXBURG, Idaho -- It's not just the big, public events wherepeople are examples of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints. It's in the smaller things, too, said Sister Bonnie D.Parkin, former president of the General Relief Society. "We're not required to do what Moroni ...
Padres' victory paced by Gonzalez, Gaudin
Jun 01, 2009; ... DENVER -- Adrian Gonzalez hit his major-league leading 20th homerun, Chad Gaudin struck out a season-high nine and the San DiegoPadres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Sunday. Brad Hawpe and Yorvit Torrealba had two hits each for Colorado,which lost for the first time under interim ...