Coughing Cache residents protest Council inaction on air pollution
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Coughing Cache residents protest Council inaction on air pollutionStory & Photos by Dani Hayes LOGAN—Wearing medical breathing masks, protesters gathered in front of the Cache County Historic Courthouse on Tuesday to demand government action against increasing air pollution in the valley, specifically vehicle emission tests. The County Council was ...
Paradise wants $80,000 from RAPZ tax fund for work on park
Sunday, February 24th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Paradise wants $80,000 from RAPZ tax fund for work on parkBy Dawn Otterby PARADISE -- The Town Council will ask the Recreation, Arts, Parks and Zoos tax fund for $80,000 this year, and put any money received toward a new town park. Jason Summers, the Paradise resident who has been overseeing the ...
ATV News: Old Main Hill, napping Aggies, sports and weather
Sunday, February 24th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on ATV News: Old Main Hill, napping Aggies, sports and weatherBy the Aggie TV News Staff LOGAN—On Aggie TV News this week: sledding, hunger, video games, shuttle buses, campus café options and Aggies caught napping. Old Main sledding is a Cache Valley tradition—but really dangerous! reports Courtney Robinson. Years later, one injured ...
Logan draws line in the air to combat valley air pollution health risks
Sunday, February 24th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan draws line in the air to combat valley air pollution health risksBy Jessica Hinrichs, Grady Smith, Seth Merrill and Teresa Gutierrez The Blue Streak LOGAN—Logan can no longer ignore the tremendous public health crisis posed by air pollution in the Cache Valley, Mayor Randy Watts said Tuesday. That’s why the mayor will join ...
CVTD and Richmond City Council discuss improving bus service
Friday, February 22nd, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on CVTD and Richmond City Council discuss improving bus serviceBy Shayna Marcure RICHMOND – Progress and potential of the Cache Valley Transit District was the main focus of Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “We want to improve service in the face of hard economic times,” said CVTD board member Diane Bush. “Two ...
Request for student help with Providence ‘hero list’ runs into trouble
Friday, February 22nd, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Request for student help with Providence ‘hero list’ runs into troubleBy Paul Christiansen PROVIDENCE— Dissonance was evident at the Providence Historic Preservation Commission's meeting Tuesday. Kathleen Alder, a representative for Providence Pioneer Heritage Inc., spoke to commission members about her organization’s sponsorship and activity plans for the annual city-wide Spring Creek ...
Providence residents ask why change west end of 200 South?
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Providence residents ask why change west end of 200 South?By Paul Christiansen PROVIDENCE—More than 25 citizens and community members turned out for a recent City Council meeting, referred to by several as “a heated exchange.” Public attention was set on the council’s discussion regarding removal of the cul-de-sac at the ...
50¢ more for Aggie Blue Bikes, but fee board rejects other requests
Monday, February 18th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on 50¢ more for Aggie Blue Bikes, but fee board rejects other requestsBy Kyle Heywood LOGAN—Student fees at Utah State University are increasing—by 50¢. After a $41 fee increase this year, the student fee board rejected most of the new fee requests it received, but approved an additional 50 cents to support the ...
Take the bus! Cache Valley riders cash in to improve air, win prizes
Sunday, February 17th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Take the bus! Cache Valley riders cash in to improve air, win prizesBy Seth Merrill LOGAN—Aggie Shuttle, Cache Valley Transit District and the Cache Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring the Cache in for Clean Air program, which will run until the end of the month. The contest encourages residents to use buses instead ...
Falling in love? In the end it’s a chemical romance
Friday, February 15th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Falling in love? In the end it’s a chemical romanceBy Jonathan Larson LOGAN - Love is nothing more than a chemical response to ensure the survival of the human race, researchers say. According to the National Retail Foundation, American spent $1.6 billion on candy for Valentine’s Day. While those millions of ...
Lights out? Cause of campus power outage still unclear
Thursday, February 14th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Lights out? Cause of campus power outage still unclearBy Shayna Marcure LOGAN -- Concession gates down, computer labs closed, classes dismissed -- all thanks to the power outages that plagued Utah State University Wednesday morning. At approximately 9 a.m., a fault occurred in USU’s electrical distribution system. According to Patrick ...
Plowing snow, marking fire hydrants all part of Paradise business
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Plowing snow, marking fire hydrants all part of Paradise businessBy Dawn Otterby PARADISE—Snowy road conditions were the biggest concern for the Town Council when they met Wednesday. “I’ve had quite a few positive comments on the way the roads have been taken care of,” said Councilman Jay Rinderknecht, who oversees road maintenance. ...
Graphic design professor Alan Hashimoto dies in department office
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Graphic design professor Alan Hashimoto dies in department officeLOGAN—Alan Hashimoto, an associate professor of graphic design at Utah State University, died in his Art Department office Monday morning of an apparent heart attack. A colleague found the longtime USU specialist in digital art and design in his office by ...
ATVNews: Ping pong for a cause, spelling, & great Aggie club sports
Sunday, February 10th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on ATVNews: Ping pong for a cause, spelling, & great Aggie club sportsLOGAN—On this week’s Aggie TV News, a look at national and international headlines from North Korea and Egypt, ping pong, spelling bees, hanging art and keeping the campus safe at Utah State; more wintry weather, and great Aggie sports action. • ...
North Logan city officials weigh benefits of boundary change
Friday, February 8th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on North Logan city officials weigh benefits of boundary changeStory & photo by Jonathan Larson NORTH LOGAN - The City Council met Wednesday to discuss a potential boundary change: a trade with Logan to acquire land along the west side of U.S. Highway 91, in an effort to straighten city ...
Oui, merci! Providence first-graders can learn in French, come fall
Friday, February 8th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Oui, merci! Providence first-graders can learn in French, come fallStory & photo by Paul Christiansen PROVIDENCE— Many called it a gift they could give their children. As parents gathered at Providence Elementary Tuesday night to hear details about the French dual-language immersion program their sons and daughters will enter in ...
Richmond P&Z approves conversion of Pet Milk factory to warehouse
Thursday, February 7th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Richmond P&Z approves conversion of Pet Milk factory to warehouseBy Shayna Marcure RICHMOND -- “Do you want an eyesore?” Local businessman Quentin Casperson stood before the Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday, seeking a conditional use permit for the old Pet Milk factory. “We’ve finally got some serious money that will ...
CNN’s Jessica Ravitz comes to USU for Morris Media & Society Lecture
Thursday, February 7th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on CNN’s Jessica Ravitz comes to USU for Morris Media & Society LectureLOGAN—Jessica Ravitz, former Salt Lake Tribune religion writer and now a reporter for CNN Digital, comes back to Utah on Feb. 27 to deliver a Morris Media & Society Lecture at Utah State University. Ravitz is a journalist who has made ...
AggieTV News—Plane crash ends well, winter weather & more.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on AggieTV News—Plane crash ends well, winter weather & more.By the ATV News staff [caption id="attachment_8897" align="alignleft" width="216"] ATV newsman at plane crash.[/caption] LOGAN—On this week’s ATV News, plane crash! Kelton Wells shows you that what goes up, must certainly come down but with a very happy ending. Marie Titze shows you ...
Confessions of a Sundance groupie: My Day with Dan Rad
Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »By Katie Swain PARK CITY—As a fiercely obsessed Harry Potter fanatic for the better part of my life, the fact that my opportunity to report on this year’s Sundance Film Festival coincided with the premiere of Daniel Radcliffe’s new film “Kill Your ...