FEMA’s new flood map creates a touch of hell for Paradise residents
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on FEMA’s new flood map creates a touch of hell for Paradise residents'They’re absolutely demanding that if you have a mortgage on a property that is in a designated flood area, you must have flood insurance.' - Mayor Leland Howlett By D. Whitney Smith PARADISE — Patience levels crested Wednesday night after a two-hour ...
Temple Grandin: ‘I saw an opportunity to be a practical reformer’
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Temple Grandin: ‘I saw an opportunity to be a practical reformer’'I’m an extreme visual thinker. It seemed obvious to me to look at what the cattle were seeing.' Story and photo by Rachel Kenley LOGAN - When Temple Grandin first began working in the animal agriculture industry, she got down ...
Hyde Park to decide on police department split next week
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Hyde Park to decide on police department split next weekBy Allee Evensen HYDE PARK -- A 32-year relationship between Hyde Park and North Logan police forces may be on the chopping block next week. At Thursday night’s planning and zoning commission meeting, Mayor Bryan Cox announced that an “apples ...
USU-Eastern 11.8% enrollment drop ‘sobering’; numbers rise statewide
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU-Eastern 11.8% enrollment drop ‘sobering’; numbers rise statewideBy The Eagle Staff USU-Eastern PRICE—After several years of enrollment growth, Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah saw a drop in student numbers this fall. USU-Eastern’s 11.8 percent enrollment decline is in contrast to the upward trend of Utah’s other public ...
No garage permit for Richmond resident, planning commission says
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on No garage permit for Richmond resident, planning commission saysBy Rouchelle Brockman RICHMOND -- The Planning and Zoning Commission refused to grant a building variance at their meeting Tuesday to a man who wants to build a two-car garage on his property. Kent Johnson, a Richmond resident, asked the commission what ...
USU essayists tackle Chris Matthews, pundits to win statewide contest
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »By Ted Pease SALT LAKE CITY—Are pundits and political commentators “the ultimate independent journalists”? Two Aggie writers topped 128 other Utah college students to take the top two spots in a statewide essay contest to answer this question. Their resounding “NO!” startled ...
Opinion: Punditry isn’t even journalism
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Stephen Worthington Editor’s Note: This is the winning entry in the 2011 McCarthey Family Foundation essay competition, which addressed the question, Is a pundit the ultimate independent journalist? A political pundit is not “the ultimate independent journalist.” In fact, punditry as ...
Opinion: Pundits are like TV wrestling—entertainment, not reality
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Max Parker Dahl Editor’s Note: Dahl’s essay on whether pundits are independent journalist was the second-place winner in a statewide competition. SALT LAKE CITY—I loved watching professional wrestling growing up. The absurd outfits, hair, muscles and personalities amalgamated to an engrossing ...
Gang of ghouls, fairies collects 2.3 tons of food for Price food bank
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Gang of ghouls, fairies collects 2.3 tons of food for Price food bankBy Austin Ashcraft Eagle staff writer PRICE—Ghosts, goblins, vampires and all sorts of creatures ventured out into the cold Halloween night to collect food for the Carbon County Food Bank. In the process, the wandering monsters inadvertently set a record for ...
Smithfield commits to community covenant to support military families
Saturday, October 29th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Smithfield commits to community covenant to support military familiesBy Nick Bolinder SMITHFIELD - First Lt. Earl Simmons presented the City Council on Wednesday with a proposal to participate in a Community Covenant program. The program is set up to help the community show support for military families. The program ...
River Heights considers adopting auto-pay utility billing system
Saturday, October 29th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Lindsay Nemelka RIVER HEIGHTS – Incorporating a new billing system could have the city reaching directly into resident’s pocketbooks in the future. The City Council discussed at Tuesday's meeting whether they were going to change their outdated billing program to ...
Logan man pleads guilty to underage drinking, running from police
Saturday, October 29th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan man pleads guilty to underage drinking, running from policeBy Kristi Ottley LOGAN--A Logan man pleaded guilty to two separate charges in 1st District Court Tuesday. Trevor Lee Madson, 18, was charged with failing to stop at the command of a law enforcement officer, and unlawful consumption of alcohol ...
Millville City Council discussion goes to the dogs again for round 2
Saturday, October 29th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Millville City Council discussion goes to the dogs again for round 2By Rachel Kenley MILLVILLE -- The City Council once again discussed kennel license compliance issues at the meeting Thursday night. Last month Jessie Floyd, a Millville resident, complained about his neighbor Lisa Shaw, and the number of dogs kept in her ...
Police report: Accused LHS thieves ‘did it for the rush’; trio suspended for Grizzlies’ championship game
Friday, October 28th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Police report: Accused LHS thieves ‘did it for the rush’; trio suspended for Grizzlies’ championship gameBy Kristi Lambert LOGAN—Three Logan High School football players turned themselves in to LHS security officer Mike Russell on Tuesday, admitting to a locker room theft that occurred during a sophomore football game on Oct. 13. According to the police report filed ...
Fake cigarette leads to arrest for suspicion of marijuana possession
Friday, October 28th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Fake cigarette leads to arrest for suspicion of marijuana possessionBy Allie Jeppson LOGAN--Nineteen-year-old resident Kory Thigpen was arrested and booked into the Cache County Jail Thursday on four separate counts: three class-A misdemeanors and one class-C misdemeanor. Thigpen was found by Logan City Police officers in a parking lot around 1300 ...
Councilman explains why NR students should care about government
Friday, October 28th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 3 Comments »Story and Photos by Heidi Hansen LOGAN—Ronald Reagan likely turned over in his grave Thursday afternoon as a Logan City Councilman addressed a room packed full of College of Natural Resource students on why they should care about politics. “I have a ...
Logan High football players under investigation; fellow students react
Friday, October 28th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Kristi Lambert JCOM 1130 News Staff LOGAN—The Logan High School football team, the top seed going into the first round of the Utah state 4A football playoffs on Saturday, will enter the game against Herriman with an overall record of 10 ...
Opinion: Degrees to everywhere—USU students refute lawmaker’s gibe
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Opinion: Degrees to everywhere—USU students refute lawmaker’s gibeBy Edward C. Pease and D. Whitney Smith NOTE: This op-ed column appeared Oct. 25, 2011, in the Deseret News and is reprinted here with permission. LOGAN—When Sen. Howard Stephenson complained last winter about Utah college students wasting time and tuition on ...
Shaking up the valley: Cache County signs on for April earthquake drill
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Shaking up the valley: Cache County signs on for April earthquake drill'Sometimes people forget Utah is earthquake country. People are always forgetting that it is a real threat.' ~ Joe Dougherty, Utah Division of Emergency Management By Allee Evensen LOGAN -- When the clock strikes quarter after 10 on the ...
Couple can rent their home out, N. Logan planning commission says
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Couple can rent their home out, N. Logan planning commission saysBy Steve Crass NORTH LOGAN - One couple can sleep peacefully, knowing their tenants have been granted legal rights to occupy their home after Thursday’s North Logan Planning Commission meeting. Richard Wood and his spouse began renting out their home last year ...