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Guest Column: The view of Miss USA from behind the makeup

May 21st, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life |

Did Arizona Immigration Question Cost Miss Oklahoma the Crown? By Renae Cowley Editor’s Note: USU JCOM senior Renae Cowley, former Utah Rodeo Queen, is VP/Business Development for a new Salt Lake City-based political consulting group, Humdinger. Cowley’s column is excerpted here with permission. Imagine sitting courtside at an NBA game. The squeak of sneakers on […]

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Embracing Change: A newspaper editor’s advice to the Class of 2010

May 21st, 2010 Posted in Opinion |

By John Diaz, Editorial Page Editor San Francisco Chronicle Editor’s Note: John Diaz, editorial page editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, returned to his alma mater last weekend for what has to be a most daunting assignment—to deliver the commencement address to the next cohort of job-seekers. Here are excerpts of the 1977 journalism graduate’s […]

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Innocent ID switch leads to bureaucratic bullying

May 16th, 2010 Posted in Opinion |

By April Ashland Heads up: Lending a friend your USU ID card could have you both arrested and charged with a Class A misdemeanor and a police record. I am in a sorority, and some of my sisters and I were sitting together in our house, and comparing ID pictures, as most of us do, […]

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Don’t make me laugh, they might sue you

May 15th, 2010 Posted in Opinion |

By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center What is it about humor that all too often results in situations that decidedly are not a laughing matter? Free speech in comedy attracts controversy as well as belly laughs, and in the case of two “South Park” television episodes this season that attempted to feature the Prophet Muhammad, […]

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Cache Valley ‘soapers’ enjoy healthy business

May 7th, 2010 Posted in Business |

By Jen Stevenson Each morning when you get in the shower, lather the soap and shampoo your hair, do you understand what kinds of chemicals are being put onto your body? Look at the label and try to pronounce all the listed ingredients. Have you ever considered what these chemicals might be doing to your […]

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Census count determines federal funding for county services

May 7th, 2010 Posted in Opinion |

By Tyson Thorpe LOGAN–To the Chinese, 2010 is the year of the tiger. To the U.S. government, it’s the year of the census. And for many students at Utah State University it’s a new experience with mixed reactions. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s website , the bureau must conduct a population and housing census […]

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State to rewrite Driver Ed curriculum, includes texting

May 7th, 2010 Posted in Opinion |

Story and photo by Kayla Harding During a state driver education conference in late April, plans to rewrite Utah’s curriculum, including the dangers of unlawful texting and driving were announced. There are currently no questions that deal with texting and driving on the official written test students must pass to obtain their driver’s license, said […]

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Citrus and Sage serves up coffee once more

May 6th, 2010 Posted in Business |

By Cody Littlewood LOGAN–Citrus and Sage, a unique cafe experience, re-opened its doors for business in February. This happened not a moment too soon with spring arriving and coffee houses’ busy season coming up. The shaded patio and ritualistic summer crowd almost were forced to spend the spring and summer apart, after the cafe closed […]

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Woman sentenced for driving on suspended license

May 6th, 2010 Posted in Opinion |

By Kate Clark LOGAN–Vicki Johnson was sentenced to 41 hours of community service Wednesday in Logan City Municipal Justice Court for driving on a suspended license. Johnson, who pleaded guilty for the second-time offense, claimed she wasn’t aware of the suspension, a consequence for driving without insurance. “I didn’t know I was driving on an […]

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Most bus riders say they use CVTD because it’s free

May 6th, 2010 Posted in Opinion |

By Safiyyah Ballard LOGAN–Carolyn Johnson chose to get rid of her car after her husband developed Alzheimer’s-related dementia. “As the dementia got worse, it seemed easier to just get rid of the car so it wasn’t an issue whenever he got the urge to drive.” Johnson has lived in Logan for 35 years and has […]

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Corroon picks GOP woman as running mate

May 5th, 2010 Posted in Opinion |

By Kate Clark LOGAN–For the first time in Utah’s history, a Republican and a Democrat will be sharing a ticket for Utah governor, due to Peter Corroon’s choice for lieutenant governor, Republican State Representative Sheryl Allen. A small group of about 20 campaigners, citizens and volunteers gathered outside the historic county courthouse in Logan Monday, […]

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USU business students want more bang for their ‘differential tuition’ bucks

May 4th, 2010 Posted in Opinion |

By Hillary Bowler LOGAN—At the beginning of fall semester, Tyler Howell had budgeted for just the amount of money he needed for tuition—or so he thought.  When he went to pay for tuition, he noticed the amount was considerably higher than it had ever been.  “I had no idea what it was or why my […]

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Mendon celebrates 148th annual May Day

May 4th, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life |

Story by Cathy Morgan Photos by Karole Sorensen MENDON–With singing songs of the spring under bright blue skies, Mendon held its annual May Day celebration Saturday and crowned their 148th queen. Since the spring of 1863, Mendon, Utah, has held an annual celebration welcoming the coming spring. With 106 children dancing around the Maypoles this […]

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Cops: Overpaid and underworked? Check the data

May 4th, 2010 Posted in Opinion |

By Cody Littlewood LOGAN–Officer Lyle Davis has one minute after his short break and already a call comes through his computer that involves a citizen suspected of smoking meth with a small child in the residence. This begins another part of the work day with his “clients,” as he calls them. Davis and two other […]

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Paradise farmers’ market proud of ‘small-town feel’

May 4th, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life |

By Paul Lewis Siddoway PARADISE–Linda Thomas was a vendor at last year’s Paradise Market. She said that not only did she love it, but also people apparently loved her and her product. She recycles wool sweaters and turns them into mittens. “I actually did great,” Thomas said, when asked how her product sold in the […]

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Logan man gets another 6 months added to sentence

May 3rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion |

By Safiyyah Ballard LOGAN–Clint Clair Gunnell of Logan was sentenced to six months in Cache County Jail by 1st District Court Judge Clint Judkins Monday, for possession or use of a controlled substance. Gunnell, 28, pleaded guilty to the charge and the state agreed to reduce the charge to a class B misdemeanor. Gunnell is […]

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Eating disorders aren’t ‘all about vanity’

May 3rd, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life |

By Bonnie Phelps LOGAN—Sharon Slack wondered what she was doing to herself as she sat on the cold floor of her bathroom, head hung over the toilet bowl. At 17 years old, Slack didn’t feel she was pretty enough; especially when she compared her Marilyn Monroe figure to her slender sisters and the stick-thin super […]

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Allred: ‘I did it my way’ not the theme song of heaven

May 3rd, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life |

By Kayla Harding LOGAN–Richard Allred , a former member of the Quorum of the Seventy for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke at the Utah State University Institute recently about his journey to gaining a testimony and the callings he happily took while being overlooked for promotions by the Air Force. Allred […]

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Falk: Ordinary girls, famous musicians–how they do it all

May 3rd, 2010 Posted in Arts and Life |

By Paul Lewis Siddoway Recently, I got to interview the sisters Falk, some local girls who just signed with a management company in New York, about their experiences in the music industry. The company they’re with isn’t their first. They’ve had international hits since before they were teenagers. However, they are really excited to be […]

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Utah senate hopefuls agree: Immigration laws aren’t working

May 3rd, 2010 Posted in Opinion |

By Kate Clark LOGAN–Utah Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate all agreed that immigration laws in our country should be reevaluated. Utah State University students and citizens from around the valley crowded the Sunburst Lounge Friday to hear what candidates Tim Bridgewater, Jeremy Friedbaum, Mike Lee, Merrill Cook, Cherilyn Eagar, Leonard Fabiano, and Bob Bennett, […]

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