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Common sense trumps education

By John H. Thompson (Guest commentary)
Last Edit: 44 min 8 sec ago (Nov 20 2009 - 7:17pm)

I thought by now someone, pro or con, would have commented on Sunday's piece about how much our mayor should make. ("How much should your mayor make?," Nov. 14)

Early Thanksgiving / Dutch-oven turkey was the entree of the day

By Chris O'Nan (Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau )
Last Edit: 20 hours 3 min ago (Nov 19 2009 - 11:58pm)
(MATT MCKNIGHT/Standard-Examiner) Lisa Arango, her 15-month-old son Samuel and Mark Johnson eat a special Thanksgiving lunch at Northridge High School in Layton on Thursday.

LAYTON -- Tom Turkey was the guest of honor Thursday during the annual Little Noble Knights' Harvest Feast at Northridge High School.

Foreign-exchange teachers from South Korea work in Ogden

By Trent Toone (Standard-Examiner staff)
Last Edit: 3 days 20 hours ago (Nov 16 2009 - 11:58pm)
(BETH SCHLANKER/Standard-Examiner) Utah State University student teacher Yun Hi Chung, who is in an exchange program from South Korea, works with Alicia Jensen, 10, and Connor Bateman, 11, on created land formations out of dough in Mrs. Anderson's fifth grade class at Horace Mann Elementary School in Ogden on Thursday.

OGDEN -- An experimental foreign-exchange teacher program appears to be working well for the Ogden City School District and six college students from South Korea.

National Science Center rolls into lives of Layton elementary school students

By Chris O'Nan (Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau)
Last Edit: 3 days 21 hours ago (Nov 16 2009 - 10:50pm)
(MATTHEW HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Josh Salmon, a student at E.G. King Elementary School in Layton, looks into a plasma ball while learning about science aboard the National Science Center.

SLIDESHOW: Students learn about science at the National Science Center's mobile unit

LAYTON -- A fluorescent bulb flashed with light Monday after just a touch from 10-year-old Candice Pappas' finger, proving that she is a human conductor for electricity.

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See students at E.G. King Elementary School in Layton, learn about science aboard The National Science Center Mobile Discovery Center at the school Monday. The Mobile Discovery center is housed in an 18-wheeler truck and travel across the country to show young people that studying science can be fun as well is important to their future.

College costs covered?

By Hillary Slaughter (TX. Correspondent)
Last Edit: 4 days 22 hours ago (Nov 15 2009 - 9:51pm)
(Photo illustration by ROBBY BARR/Fremont High School)

College -- one word that many teens plan for in their future. It broadens horizons and opens up many opportunities.

High school essay winners get to experience joy of flight

By Mitch Shaw (Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau)
Last Edit: 5 days 19 hours ago (Nov 15 2009 - 12:08am)
(BETH SCHLANKER/Standard-Examiner) Andrey Ahmedov, 15, hops out of a plane after getting the chance to fly it Saturday at the Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Ogden.

OGDEN -- Imagine that it's your first time ever stepping foot inside of an airplane, and you are asked to pilot the flight.

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Farming families taking advantage of Idaho college's management courses

By The Idaho Press Tribune
Last Edit: 5 days 22 hours ago (Nov 14 2009 - 9:31pm)
(MIKE VOGT/The Associated Press) Rancher Doug Burgess looks over his herd of cattle at his ranch in Homedale, Idaho.

HOMEDALE, Idaho -- After a lifetime of family ranching, a local couple now manages their operation with more business savvy thanks to the help of a class designed to help people in agriculture make better financial decisions.

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Author and mountaineer shares insights with high schoolers

By Trent Toone (Standard-Examiner staff)
Last Edit: 6 days 20 hours ago (Nov 13 2009 - 11:07pm)
(BETH SCHLANKER/Standard-Examiner) Mountaineering author Stephen Venables speaks Friday with Ogden and Ben Lomond high school students, who won an essay contest about overcoming great challenges.

OGDEN -- British mountaineer and author Stephen Venables appealed to all audiences Friday at Mound Fort Junior High School.

Box Elder School District defines 'observed' in drug policy

By Nancy B. Fuller (Standard-Examiner correspondent)
Last Edit: 1 week 20 hours ago (Nov 12 2009 - 11:37pm)

BRIGHAM CITY -- The Box Elder School Board has formally adopted a less-intrusive definition for the way students will be observed when taking drug tests required for participation in extracurricular activities.

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