Leppard returns: Iconic rockers would rather burn out than fade away
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »Story & Photos by Ben Hansen Special to The Hard News Café SALT LAKE CITY—Rock juggernauts Def Leppard returned to Utah with another set jam-packed with radio hits, appealing to fans and newcomers alike by focusing primarily on their era as the ...
Federal budget crisis threatens USU program for at-risk students
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Federal budget crisis threatens USU program for at-risk studentsBy Todd Hamann LOGAN—The federal budget crunch could soon affect low-income and first-generation students at Utah State University, the director of the school’s Student Support Services (SSS) program said Tuesday. Student Support Services, USU’s only federally funded TRIO program, already had been ...
Adele delivers to a Utah crowd warmed up by Wanda Jackson
Friday, September 2nd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Max Parker Dahl SALT LAKE CITY -- The crowd was skeptical when Wanda Jackson took the stage to warm up for Adele. People left to stand in line for chow, updated their Facebook and Twitter statuses, and a group mumbled, ...
‘Godmother’ of undergrad research honored at display opening
Friday, September 2nd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on ‘Godmother’ of undergrad research honored at display openingStory & Photos by Heidi Hansen LOGAN—The new display in the lobby of USU’s Merrill-Cazier Library honors both the university’s “godmother” of undergraduate research and several of the Undergraduate Research Fellows themselves. English Professor Joyce Kinkead, former Associate Vice President for Research, ...
Music Review: Red Hot Chili Peppers return with I’m With You
Friday, September 2nd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Music Review: Red Hot Chili Peppers return with I’m With YouBy Ben Hansen Special to The Hard News Café The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ last release, Stadium Arcadium, is known to many as the perfect product of the band’s evolution. During the run of this 2006 album, the band achieved multi-platinum status, ...
Dancing with Irene—JCOM student reports from New York’s hurricane
Sunday, August 28th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Dancing with Irene—JCOM student reports from New York’s hurricaneStory & Photos by Natasha Bodily HNC New York City correspondent NEW YORK—I was not initially worried about Hurricane Irene. Preceding the media’s overreaction to the recent non-eventful earthquake, I assumed the hype was merely built up excitement contributed by political motives, ...
North Logan proposes expanded sports facility on county land
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on North Logan proposes expanded sports facility on county landBy Megan Hoth LOGAN—North Logan Parks and Recreation Director Alan Luce presented a plan to the Cache County Council Tuesday night for sports fields in the Meadow View Park area behind the Eccles Ice Arena. Luce said North Logan and Hyde Park ...
Monster lightning storm electrifies Cache Valley with booms, strikes
Saturday, August 6th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 3 Comments »Story & Photos by D. Whitney Smith LOGAN—Mother Nature gave her Aug. 4 reply to the smoke-filled, gunpowder-fueled month of July by showering the Cache Valley skies with electrified flashes and lightning bolts for over two hours late Thursday. “That was a ...
Column: Obama, some Dems to join Republican Party
Saturday, August 6th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »By Martin Zook WASHINGTON – In a move that caught many Republicans by surprise, President Obama today dropped in the Rose Garden the announcement that he will immediately realign his party affiliation, becoming a Republican in time to enter the Iowa ...
USU Gay-Lesbian center regroups as longtime director departs
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »By D. Whitney Smith LOGAN—Maure Smith-Benanti, revered by many as a friend, adviser, advocate and to some a literal lifesaver, has left her post as LGBTQA program coordinator for USU’s Access and Diversity Center for a similar position at the University ...
Music Review: A wealth and range of talent at Kilby Court, Gallivan
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Music Review: A wealth and range of talent at Kilby Court, GallivanBy Max Parker Dahl SALT LAKE CITY—Reviews from unlikely venues that are exquisitely unique. I will admit that I’m not cool. Incriminating evidence; my first concert in Kilby Court was Tuesday. I have seen concerts at every other Salt Lake/Utah County—starting at ...
Cache Council approves 36-lot development near Beaver Dam
Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Cache Council approves 36-lot development near Beaver DamBy Megan Hoth LOGAN—The Cache Cache County Council has unanimously approved a rezone of a parcel of land near Beaver Dam. The land at 14014 N. 8000 West was originally zoned for an agricultural (A-10) zone but was put up for a ...
Logan curbs trailer-parking on Main Street, turns off electronic signs
Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Logan curbs trailer-parking on Main Street, turns off electronic signsBy Megan Hoth LOGAN—The Logan City Council has approved a resolution restricting parking on Main Street and put a moratorium on Electronic Message Display Signs. The Council unanimously approved the measure prohibiting the parking of towed vehicles and unhooked trailers along the ...
Council votes to revert to 5-day work week for county offices
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Council votes to revert to 5-day work week for county officesBy Megan Hoth LOGAN—The Cache County Council voted Tuesday night to switch the county’s office hours back to a five-day work week from the current 10-hour, four-day work week. The Council looked at statistical information provided and collected by the state to ...
USU plans commercial-housing complex near Romney Stadium
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU plans commercial-housing complex near Romney StadiumBy D. Whitney Smith LOGAN—In this college town, visitors and newcomers alike often wonder, “Where do students go to hang out?” This question is easily answered by indicating the several off-campus haunts that Cache Valley has to offer. However, until recently ...
Review: Rain doesn’t dampen fans’ spirits at Avett Brothers concert
Monday, July 18th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »Review and photos by Max Parker Dahl SALT LAKE CITY -- Despite a steady rain, and the Mosaic regulation of Sabbath observance for the majority population, an appreciative and mature crowd gathered to hear something unusual: A sincere pair of ...
Review: ‘Green Lantern’ is dim, cheesy
Thursday, July 7th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Review: ‘Green Lantern’ is dim, cheesyBy Alison Ostler Ryan Reynolds joins the growing cast of comic book heroes in the newest summer blockbuster, The Green Lantern. This much-anticipated film, released amidst a myriad of comic book-inspired films such as the May box-office hit Thor and the ...
Congressman talks to crowd in Brigham on immigration, flooding, debt
Thursday, July 7th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »Story & Photos by D. Whitney Smith BRIGHAM CITY, Utah—U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop spoke to a packed room at a “town hall” session in Brigham City Saturday. The topics were flooding, federal lawmaking, immigration and the U.S. debt. Before he started, Bishop ...
Logan City adopts new neighborhood business guidelines
Thursday, July 7th, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Megan Hoth LOGAN -- The Logan City Council approved a new land development code concerning standard for neighborhoods in a vote of 3-1 Tuesday night. The vote came after a public hearing and much discussion on whether the code was ...
Column: Finding Your Way
Friday, July 1st, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Ted Pease TRINIDAD, Calif.—You can’t really see Strawberry Rock until you’re far enough away from it. From land, it’s hidden in the redwoods unless you go find it—a massive lump of rocks northeast of Trinidad. Kind of ugly, really, and ...