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By Sherman R. Frederick If it takes a comedian to get us talking in clear terms about abortion, then so be it. On April 13, Bill Maher on his HBO […]
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Mt. Wheeler Power accepting student applications for leadership conference
Mt. Wheeler Power is now accepting applications from high school juniors for the annual Michael F. Peterson Youth Leadership Conference to be held July 8-12 at Snow College in Ephraim, […]
Is This You? Reunion-ing Your Family
I do not come from a family that had reunions. We were a small cluster of people who really didn’t step outside of our nuclear circle of parents and three […]
Is This You: Hot Dog a New Shop
Shopping, especially for clothes is not something I “relish.” I do “muster” through it, just to “catch-up” when I need to! Enough hot dog talk. Shopping is an acquired taste […]
History of Presidents Day
Presidents Day as we know it did not start until 1971. That year the February birthdays of President Lincoln and George Washington were combined as part of the Saturday-to-Monday holiday […]
Operation Haylift, 1948-1949
I recently received an email from 91 year old Harold Harvell concerning an earlier article I wrote about the Operation Haylift of 1948 – 1949. Mr. Harvell was personally involved […]
Is This You: Greener Trips
For the longest time I thought that where I lived was the only place where people had to travel to do stuff that people who lived in cities could do […]
Is This You: Painting the House
Now that it has become abundantly apparent to me that I am the only one left in charge of taking care of my home, I have some decisions to make. […]
Eureka’s First Jail
Weather historians in Nevada note the winter of 1869 was particularly hard. Bitter cold and snows held all of central Nevada in its grip. Since 1865, the bustling mining camp […]
Is This You: Pen Man Ship
Some time ago, a few friends and I were putting together a soiree, pronounced “swah-ray.” Fancy smanchie, right? OK, it was just a party. Thought I would get more sympathy […]