Save the planet—ignore a tree-hugger
Monday, December 6th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Jakob Asplund As priests and bishops around the world seem to be losing more and more power, a new force is rising in influence and taking on the role as our new bad conscience: the environmentalists. And they have now ...
A ‘Tangled’ tale—Disney reworks another fairy tale
Monday, December 6th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on A ‘Tangled’ tale—Disney reworks another fairy taleReview by David Bowman “Tangled” is everything that would be expected from Disney, with an upgrade. Based on the Rapunzel fairy tale, one of the many compiled by the Brothers Grimm, “Tangled” tells the tale of Rapunzel, the princess with the 70 ...
Stephen King’s latest ‘gets in your face’
Monday, December 6th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Stephen King’s latest ‘gets in your face’Review by Mark Vuong “[The best fiction] gets in your face. Sometimes it shouts in your face,” Stephen King wrote in his afterword to Full Dark, No Stars. Certainly, the four stories in King’s latest book succeed in getting in your ...
Wellsville council hears how HEAT helps with gas bills
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Wellsville council hears how HEAT helps with gas billsBy Satenik Sargsyan WELLSVILLE--The City Council's agenda Wednesday included discussing opportunities to make energy affordable to low-income families and suggestions to improve services provided by the city. Though only a handful of city dwellers were present, council members discussed concerns individual ...
Audit shows North Logan in good fiscal shape
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Audit shows North Logan in good fiscal shapeBy Chelsee Niebergall NORTH LOGAN—City Council members had their annual report from Bear River Health Department and the annual fiscal audit Wednesday. Bear River Health representative Jill Parker was there to address the council on changes and improvements the health department has ...
River Heights looking for library services from Logan, Hyrum
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on River Heights looking for library services from Logan, HyrumBy Megan Allen RIVER HEIGHTS--Due to the snowstorm on Nov. 23, a public hearing to officially ban the synthetic cannabinoid “spice” has been postponed. It will be held Dec. 14. City policy states that the public must have 10 days notice ...
USU student gets fine and jail for drug charges
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on USU student gets fine and jail for drug chargesBy Satenik Sargsyan LOGAN--A Utah State University student was sentenced to two days in jail and required to pay a fine of $1,153 in Logan City Justice Court on Tuesday. Washington native Ian Lonis Coates, 18, pleaded guilty to charges of ...
Smithfield woman will do community service for stealing phone
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Smithfield woman will do community service for stealing phoneBy Megan Allen LOGAN -- In lieu of spending two days in jail, a Smithfield resident was sentenced to 16 hours of community service for her guilty plea to charges of theft. Kristi Phillips, 23, was convicted of theft of a ...
Loud music after midnight costs Logan man $100
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Loud music after midnight costs Logan man $100By Storee Powell LOGAN--A Logan resident was sentenced Tuesday to pay a $100 fine in lieu of serving five days in jail for keeping a disorderly house, a violation of Logan City Code. Dominguez Nurivan, 29, pleaded guilty to the Class B ...
Nibley approves plans for city hall, hears public input on trails and parks plan
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Nibley approves plans for city hall, hears public input on trails and parks planBy Max Parker Dahl NIBLEY--Deliberation for more final plans for City Hall, as well as the trail master plan and park complex, were opened in a public hearing in Nibley City Council. Samples and shades of brick and tile were ...
Hunter fined for taking too many ducks
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Hunter fined for taking too many ducksBy Anya Aether LOGAN--Christopher Curtis, 25, pleaded guilty Nov. 22 to unlawful killing of protected wildlife, a class B misdemeanor. Curtis told Judge Clint Judkins that he and a friend had come across some wild ducks and pheasants at a lake and ...
River Heights will light city Christmas tree Dec. 6
Friday, November 19th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Megan Allen RIVER HEIGHTS--As Christmas gets closer, cities around the country are preparing to create festive atmospheres in their communities. River Heights is among these towns. On Dec. 6, the River Heights Christmas tree will be lit for the first time ...
Next up for Smithfield youth council: Turkey Trot
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Next up for Smithfield youth council: Turkey TrotStory and photo by Elizabeth Grewe SMITHFIELD—Those Youth Council members not waiting in line for Harry Potter met Thursday night to plan Smithfield’s Turkey Trot. The Turkey Trot, an annual event featuring 10K, 5K and one-mile fun runs, is being held Saturday, ...
Paradise council passes scout’s Eagle project in the nick of time
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Paradise council passes scout’s Eagle project in the nick of timeBy Anya Aether PARADISE--Colton Wuetherich has been pushing his luck to complete his Eagle project on time, with his 18th birthday just a week away. He approached the Paradise Town Council Wednesday, asking to have his Eagle project passed off even ...
Smithfield planning commission: 5-dog kennel OK if owner moves it
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Smithfield planning commission: 5-dog kennel OK if owner moves itBy Elizabeth Grewe SMITHFIELD—Wednesday’s Planning Commission meeting went to the dogs, literally. Emilia Mendoza requested a conditional use permit for a kennel for her five dogs. Mendoza’s property, located at 249 E. 200 South, has a kennel now but it ...
Meals at school result in better attendance, higher test scores
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Satenik Sargsyan LOGAN--The famous economic principle states: "There are no free lunches." Students in Logan School District can prove any economist wrong, according to a presentation at the Board of Education meeting Tuesday. Child and Nutrition program coordinator Paul Guymon ...
North Logan decides snow law would be unenforceable
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on North Logan decides snow law would be unenforceableBy Chelsee Niebergall NORTH LOGAN—City Council members Wednesday turned down a proposed ordinance that would have prohibited people from moving snow onto the streets, and finalized an ordinance that defines who can live in a single-family dwelling and puts ...
Bridgerland Literacy board bars press and public from meeting
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Bridgerland Literacy board bars press and public from meetingStory and photo by Storee Powell LOGAN--The board of Bridgerland Literacy, a Logan-based nonprofit organization that closed its doors Nov. 2 due to financial trouble, met privately last night to discuss options for reopening or permanently closing, barring media and public ...
Student gets jail time for writing his own prescriptions
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Student gets jail time for writing his own prescriptionsBy Elizabeth Grewe LOGAN—Jordan S. Allred pleaded guilty to drug charges Tuesday afternoon in 1st District Court. Allred, 24, pleaded guilty to four third-degree felony charges of obtaining prescriptions under false pretenses from May 13 and July 8, 2010. Judge Thomas ...
Franklin man sentenced to 1 year in jail for sexual abuse of a minor
Thursday, November 18th, 2010 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on Franklin man sentenced to 1 year in jail for sexual abuse of a minorBy Max Parker Dahl LOGAN—A Franklin, Idaho man who, according to court documents, has evaded police for two years on charges of unlawful sexual activity with a minor, was sentenced for the third-degree felony in 1st District Court Tuesday. Judge Thomas ...