FARMINGTON -- The possibility of releasing the wrong inmate from jail is a daily nightmare for one Davis County sheriff's officer.

ROY -- The city will spend $17,000 to have an outside firm conduct a residential fee study that officials hope will kick-start a good landlord program.

KAYSVILLE -- Nobody at the Davis Chamber of Commerce would be surprised if Jim Smith were to bring a compass to the next meeting.

BOUNTIFUL -- Councilman Fred Moss admits a new city master plan has a few things he wouldn't do, but he and other city leaders appear poised to adopt it in the near future.

May I pose a question that's been nagging me for a while now? When did the U.S. become so politically correct?

Back in the early twentieth century, people said things that now wouldn't be taken lightly in our society. However, back then, when those words were used, it wasn't meant to hurt people. Rather, it was simply the word for whatever they were talking about.

(UNEDITED) In a recent article, Mr. Trentelman made reference to our fire employees here at Ogden City. We are very proud of all our very hard working employees and make every effort to pay them competitively. In the article, he referenced a comparison of the rate of pay of Ogden and Layton City firefighters. The amount stated was inaccurate. Currently, there is only a 2% difference in a beginning firefighter's total compensation at both cities. An Ogden

firefighter's total compensation range is $54,645 - $70,416.

This letter is in response to the article from November 17th from the Standard Examiner staff in the Our View section. The article said among other things that "One of the most irksome things about working in the private sector -- where consistent productivity is required -- is to read about the extra holidays that the public sector enjoys." and in that same article "We need holidays to celebrate important events and recharge our own batteries." That is the sentence they used when describing their paid holidays.

(UNEDITED) To begin with, I'm as vehemently opposed to Obama's policies as I ever was to G.W Bush's policies.

 Now Obama plans to send 30,000 more Americans to Afghanistan and putting $billions more down the proverbial rat hole! What for?

NEW ORLEANS -- Who dat sey dey gonna beat dem Saints?

Not the New England Patriots.

Oh, dat's right, we said dat already.

Earl Woods knew there would be days like this for his famous son.

In 1997 and '98, I was able to spend a great deal of time with the Woods family, and a little with Tiger himself, working on the book "Playing Through" with Earl Woods.

PHILADELPHIA -- Mark Twain once observed that reports of his death had been greatly exaggerated.

The same might be said of boxing in 2009, which is enjoying a notable rebirth after years of decline or, at the very least, stagnancy.

SLIDESHOW: Utah Jazz vs Memphis Grizzlies

SALT LAKE CITY -- All things considered, Jerry Sloan would probably like to have a full complement of players at his disposal.

Janice Whatcott has always had a complaint about her fingernails.

I sat in the recovery room after my ankle surgery with my leg stretched out in front of me. It was bandaged up neatly and the nurse was giving me instructions on how to take care of myself.

The aches, the pains, a temperature above 100. You're so sick you cannot get out of bed even to eat. When even the most comfortable position on your bed is uncomfortable, you know there has to be something wrong. It couldn't be swine flu, could it? You did not kiss a pig or even eat ham this week so there is no way you could have it, right?

Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob?

For me, it differs between "Twilight" the books and "Twilight" the movies. In the books, I am Team Edward all the way, but in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," I am fiercely rooting for Jacob, and it's not just because of his impressively fine physique. The on-screen relationship between the actors who play Bella and Jacob (Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner) differs quite a bit from the relationship shared by Stewart and Robert Pattinson (Edward).