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Jay Hess of Farmington was a fighter pilot during the Vietnam war.

Utah Vietnam vets break silence in KUED documentary

Last updated Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 8:00am

After more than 40 years of silence, Utah's Vietnam veterans are speaking out about the war, their lives and feelings they have buried for decades.

KUED Channel 7 is airing a new three-part documentary series, "Utah Vietnam War Stories," with part one, "Escalation," at 7 p.m. Monday. It will air several times after that and will be available on the KUED website.

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Author Pam Houston will be busy on trip to Ogden

Amy K. Stewart Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 8:53am

Taking a break from her book tour, author Pam Houston will be popping into Ogden this week to coach writing students at Weber State University and also to visit with the public regarding her new book, "Contents May Have Shifted."

Houston, who lives on a ranch in Colorado, is the author of two collections of linked short stories, "Cowboys Are My Weakness" and "Waltzing the Cat." She also wrote the novel "Sight Hound" and a collection of essays called "A Little More About Me." All were published by W.W. Norton.

Houston is an author who gathers her inspiration from her surroundings.

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Sarah Nitta lost 106 pounds during the competition.

Big 'Loser' returns to Top of Utah

Amy K. Stewart Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 13, 2012 - 4:35pm

She may have lost in one aspect, but it has been a major gain in other areas of her life.

Sarah Nitta, who is originally from Bountiful, lost 106 pounds on the reality TV show "The Biggest Loser" during its 11th season, which aired in 2011.

Nitta, 28, now lives in St. George and works at The Biggest Loser resort in Ivins.

She will speak about preventive health and tell her story of weight loss at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Roy City Recreation Department. The event is free to the public.

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Turn your trash into laughs

Amy K. Stewart Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 9, 2012 - 3:57pm

"In my day, we didn't have these fancy schmancy electronic toys. We didn't have smartphones, 'Rock Band' or Wii. We played with stuff our parents thre w in the trash. And we liked it!"

New Utah author Nick Sarkady isn't crabby like "Grumpy Old Man" on "Saturday Night Live," but he does remember that, back in his day, children got creative and played with anything they could get their hands on.

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SPUG: Give from the heart -- or don't give at all

Amy K. Stewart Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 12:53pm

This year, my family has decided to forgo a hefty segment of our traditional gift-giving rituals. The decision is mainly for budgetary reasons, but also due to holiday stress.

Sometimes, traditions become worn-out. It never hurts to examine a ritual and ask why it started, why it continues -- and whether everyone agrees that it is still a positive event or practice.

My family is axing our name drawing, since my siblings and I have grown apart geographically. The ritual has turned into a boring exchange of mailed gift certificates.

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Gina Wiberg of Hyrum is one of four Utah participants on the E! Channel reality series “Scouted.”

'Scouted' features young Utah women

Amy K. Stewart Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, November 27, 2011 - 1:06pm

Some were at the mall -- strolling along, eating frozen yogurt and window-shopping -- when they were spotted. Others were cheering at their high school's football game. And others were simply helping their moms pick out fresh produce at the local farmer's market.

An E! Channel documentary, "Scouted," follows the path of young women, discovered by local modeling scouts, living in Salt Lake City, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco and Richmond, Va.

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In his Ogden office, James D. Dayley explains to a patient how hypnotherapy works.

Just trying to get you to be smoke-free: Free seminar offered during Great American Smokeout

Amy K. Stewart Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 4:15pm

It takes 21 days to make or break a habit.

Hypnotist James Dayley of Ogden aims to get smokers started on the first step to cessation during an event Thursday for the Great American Smokeout, the annual day on which the American Cancer Society rallies smokers to go smoke-free.

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Why try Greek? It’s good

Amy K. Stewart Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 12:41pm

Grocery store shelves are bursting with more and more varieties of Greek yogurt to meet the demands of customers who are hooked on this new twist on a well-known dairy product.

Compared with traditional yogurt, Greek yogurt is thicker, as well as being higher in protein and calcium.

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Charlie Andrews competes on “Knights of Mayhem,” premiering Tuesday on the National Geographic Channel.

Utah jouster on 'Knights of Mayhem'

Amy K. Stewart Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, November 14, 2011 - 12:25pm

The horses gallop toward one another, churning the dirt into clouds of dust with their huge hooves. The horses carry a heavy load: 200 pounds of man and 130 pounds of armor.

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Longing for home: It turns out, Americans are not those brave souls who follow Manifest Destiny

Amy K. Stewart Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 11:26am

OGDEN -- Susan Matt ordered a ginger-lemon iced tea and settled into a metal chair on a deck that smelled of warm wood and sugary pastries at an East Bench neighborhood coffee shop -- and began to explain why she would write a book called "Homesickness."

Pointing northeast toward Ben Lomond peak, the Weber State University history professor said, "Someone told me the mountain was named by a homesick Scottish immigrant."

The book, "Homesickness: An American History," addresses what mobility has meant to Americans.

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