WASHINGTON -- Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.

Two recent developments on Capitol Hill may help to ensure continued rocket production at the Top of Utah ATK companies, members of Utah's congressional delegation say.

WASHINGTON --Missed out on Cash for Clunkers? Congress has another deal for you: Buy a home before May 1 and collect up to $6,500 from the government. If you're a first-time homebuyer get up to $8,000.

OGDEN — A natural gas leak Tuesday morning forced employees at two businesses to evacuate an area in Business Depot Ogden.

It was wrong for Roy High School Principal Dale Pfister to OK a school assembly that was only open for minority students.

It's a shame what happened to free speech. No, the First Amendment hasn't been repealed; we still have the constitutional right to freedom of the press, religion, speech and the right to assemble and to petition the government. The problem is with those who own, manage, manipulate, influence, gather and disseminate the news.

(UNEDITED) People shoud stop being mad at this poor psychiatrist and start feeling sorry for him. After spending 6 years at Walter Reed during wartime, people should realize that this guy suffered terribly from PTSD. You can't deal with that volume of shattered soldiers (quadropalegics, blind, and brain damaged) without being greatly affected. Then, when you add on a crappy evaluation and imminent combat deployment orders...things can boil order.

(UNEDIteD) In an age of instant gratification, it is not surprising that so many people loose sight of the true meaning of freedom and what it takes to maintain it. We are all now saturated with information from all sides

British mountaineer and author Stephen Venables has been on top of the world. He has also suffered a parent’s worst nightmare.

OREM -- The one thing Northridge High could not afford in Game 5 was falling behind two-time defending state 5-A volleyball champion Lone Peak.

SLIDESHOW: Davis vs. Pleasant Grove high school football

KAYSVILLE -- Even with the home-field advantage, Davis was expected to be little more than a speed bump on Pleasant Grove's way to the state football semifinals.

The state football quarterfinals were unkind to most Top of Utah teams on Friday as Bear River lost a shootout in the 3-A playoffs, Bonneville fell in the 4-A tournament and Syracuse lost to Bingham in the 5-A bracket.

When motivational speaker Stephen Venables comes to Ogden on Thursday, there will be 10 high school students in the audience paying particularly close attention to his stories of mountaineering and overcoming challenges in his life.

Readers reject Fort Knox comic strip

Last month the Standard-Examiner began running a new comic, "Fort Knox," on a trial basis. We asked readers for their comments on the worthiness of the strip. Needless to say, the response was underwhelming. Here are some of the e-mails and letters we received. You are welcome to add your own comments.

Jared and Jerusha Hess have quietly gone about the business of making their type of movies.

Standard-Examiner music writer Linda East Brady’s audio blog talks of singer/songwriter Chris Gaffney and “Man of Somebody’s Dreams,” the new tribute album by the artists who revered him.