Landmark Construction wins contract for Smithfield Civic Center
Thursday, October 25th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Landmark Construction wins contract for Smithfield Civic CenterBy Katie Swain SMITHFIELD – City Council members voted Wednesday to allot $90,920 to begin construction on the east entrance of the Smithfield Civic Center. The contract was awarded to Landmark Construction. “Landmark Construction is by far our cheapest option here,” said ...
School board discusses rezoning of Logan’s gravel pit area
Thursday, October 25th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on School board discusses rezoning of Logan’s gravel pit areaBy Heidi Vaughan LOGAN - Future zoning decisions could have detrimental impact on local schools. Will the Board of Education be heard by the Logan Municipal Council? “The city needs to be sensitive in the planning process,” said Superintendent Marshal Garrett at ...
Where does taxpayer money go? Richmond’s recorder knows
Sunday, October 21st, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Where does taxpayer money go? Richmond’s recorder knowsBy Heidi Vaughan RICHMOND – Taxpayers want to know where their dollars are being spent. Are they being spent wisely? Justin Lewis, Richmond's city recorder, knows where the money goes. Much of the money spent by Richmond comes three different funds: the ...
Obama-Romney too close to call, opinion pollster tells USU audience
Sunday, October 21st, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Obama-Romney too close to call, opinion pollster tells USU audienceBy Shayna Marcure LOGAN -- “I’m going to talk about politics because it is that time of the year,” began Gary Langer, founder and president of Langer Research Associates, at Wednesday’s Common Hour presentation in the Taggart Student Center. Langer is a ...
Opinion: Book nazis—Keep your mitts off my reading lists!
Sunday, October 21st, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Opinion: Book nazis—Keep your mitts off my reading lists!By Ted Pease It’s incredible to me that busy-bodies spent so much of their time and energy last year trying to banish books from library shelves. “Incredible” in its literal sense: I can’t believe that anyone in 2012 a) is still ...
Rocky Anderson comes to USU to talk press & presidential politics
Friday, October 19th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »LOGAN—In what will likely be the only Logan appearance by a 2012 presidential candidate, Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party will come to Utah State University on Friday, Oct. 26, to deliver a talk on “mass deception” in the press, ...
Aggie TV News—$512M+, canal lawsuit, sports & more
Friday, October 19th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Aggie TV News—$512M+, canal lawsuit, sports & moreLOGAN—The news team at Aggie TV News has a umber in mind: $512,861,410. That’s the amount Aggie donors have contributed to USU’s capital campaign. In other news, USU fires its longtime head tennis coach, Christian Wright. Landowners file a lawsuit ...
Mendon approves building permits in order to pay for water pipe
Monday, October 15th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Mendon approves building permits in order to pay for water pipeBy Brandon Fonda MENDON – City Council members voted to allow 15 building permits through Oct. 15, 2013, in order to fund a new water pipe. This is the first time in three years that any permits have been allowed. The permits ...
Providence P&Z gives approval to Sunrise Acres for new road
Monday, October 15th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Providence P&Z gives approval to Sunrise Acres for new roadBy Dani Hayes PROVIDENCE – Sunrise Acres got the go-ahead to construct a new road after the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the company’s final plat for a new residential subdivision. The road will continue 330 West running between 600 South and ...
N. Logan council and planning commission close to final ordinance
Monday, October 15th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on N. Logan council and planning commission close to final ordinanceBy Jessica Sonderegger NORTH LOGAN—After two joint workshops and approximately eight hours of debate and discussion, The Planning Commission is feeling confident with their newfound direction. “I doubt there will be another joint workshop,” said Planning Commission Chair Mark Hancey. There has ...
Aggie TV News: missionary policy, debates, USU leadership & more
Thursday, October 11th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Aggie TV News: missionary policy, debates, USU leadership & moreBy ATV News LOGAN—The Aggie TV News team reports on local reaction to the first Obama-Romney presidential debate; USU students enthusiastic about new LDS Church policy lowering age for missionaries; Provost Raymond Coward announces retirement after seven years as USU’s No. ...
Nibley rejects request for beautification funds; land is private property
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Nibley rejects request for beautification funds; land is private propertyBy Danielle Manley NIBLEY — The picture on a projector screen showed an ugly, weed-ridden piece of land. After much debate the City Council declined the request of money for a beautification project. The land at the intersection of 3200 South and ...
Review: Buckethead still making it happen after 20 years
Monday, October 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Review: Buckethead still making it happen after 20 yearsBy Matt Thurber Photo by Ben Hansen SALT LAKE CITY—This fall, Buckethead's seminal album “Welcome to Bucketheadland” reached a milestone, marking 20 years of masked madness. To celebrate, Buckethead hit the road with his custom-made Gibson guitar and that’s about it ...
Aggie TV: Congo visitors, a journalism safari, bikers and Blackhawks
Monday, October 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Aggie TV: Congo visitors, a journalism safari, bikers and BlackhawksLOGAN—The latest Aggie TV Newscast features JCOM students traveling to Ethiopia, and Congolese government officials traveling to Logan. Donors give the College of Natural Resources a financial boost, True Aggie Night, the fall election season heats up, bikers take teddy bears ...
Congolese officials visit Logan, sign cooperation agreement with USU
Monday, October 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Congolese officials visit Logan, sign cooperation agreement with USULOGAN—Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo came to Utah State University last week to sign a memo of understanding with the university for future cooperation in development of a new science and technology university in the west African nation. [caption ...
RIP: A year later, USU Eastern remembers beloved coach
Monday, October 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on RIP: A year later, USU Eastern remembers beloved coachBy the USU Eastern Eagle staff Sometimes it seems like it was yesterday, while other times it seems like it has been an eternity since the sudden death of beloved coach and mentor Brad Barton on the one-year anniversary of his ...
Utah State University’s Code Blue has small following on Price campus
Monday, October 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Utah State University’s Code Blue has small following on Price campusBy Seth Richards USU Eastern Eagle news editor PRICE—Low enrollment in USU’s emergency Code Blue alert system on the USU Eastern campus means getting the word out to students and faculty is difficult in case of emergencies, such as when police arrested a ...
USU Eastern campus near lock down after gunshots; Price resident arrested
Monday, October 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU Eastern campus near lock down after gunshots; Price resident arrestedBy Seth Richards USU Eastern Eagle news editor PRICE—The USU Eastern Price campus was in a state of near lock down and confusion on Sept. 25 when a local resident allegedly shot a high-powered rifle into the air near campus. At about 6 ...
Exhibit of writer Jack London’s papers opens at Merrill-Cazier Library
Monday, October 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Exhibit of writer Jack London’s papers opens at Merrill-Cazier LibraryBy Aimee Cobabe, Misty Inglet and Heidi Smith LOGAN—An exhibit of Jack London materials opens this week in the Merrill-Cazier Library at Utah State University. The exhibit officially opens on Friday with a gallery talk led by Clint Pumphrey, manuscript curator at ...
Journalism students hit undeadline to cover USU zombie outbreak
Monday, October 8th, 2012 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Journalism students hit undeadline to cover USU zombie outbreakLOGAN—A team of intrepid student journalists has been assembled in response to reports of yet another low-level zombie outbreak at Utah State University. For the second year in a row, UnDeadline will cover the human-zombie war “without fear or prejudice,” said ...