Small fish in a big pond: A non-Mormon looks at Cache Valley culture
Monday, December 15th, 2014 Posted in Faith | Comments Off on Small fish in a big pond: A non-Mormon looks at Cache Valley cultureBy Michael Royer LOGAN — There is no mistaking the beauty of Cache Valley. The city of Logan, nestled between the Bear River and Wellsville mountain ranges, provides a gorgeous setting for Utah State University. With Logan Canyon and the northern Utah ...
Rush to early marriage feeds Utah’s higher-than-average divorce rate
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Rush to early marriage feeds Utah’s higher-than-average divorce rateBy Dani Hayes LOGAN—Utah has a higher-than-average divorce rate compared to the national average. According to a 2009 U.S. Census Bureau study, the national divorce rate is 3.4, with Utah slightly higher at 3.6. The state has a strong emphasis on ...
Half-naked, accepting and proud—Undie Run Utahns are not uptight
Thursday, September 29th, 2011 Posted in Arts and Life | Comments Off on Half-naked, accepting and proud—Undie Run Utahns are not uptightStory & Photos by Heidi Hansen & Cathy Morgan SALT LAKE CITY—Stripping for a cause—any cause—thousands of people in their underwear ran up State Street and crowded the steps of the state Capitol building Saturday to protest Utah’s “uptight” laws and ...