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Ogden School District Assistant Superintendent Sandy Coroles (left) on Friday explains the district’s plan to cut more than 250 part-time reading coach posititions and restructure the program with fewer employees. The coaches can reapply for a reduced number of restructured jobs for the 2013-14 school year. (REYNALDO LEAL/Standard-Examiner)

UDOT experimenting with new snow-removal material on State Road 39

Last updated Friday, May 10, 2013 - 6:23am

HUNTSVILLE — The Utah Department of Transportation believes it has found a new way to open the state’s big mountain passes sooner while using less equipment.

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Garth Tuck asks Ogden School District Superintendent Brad Smith a question on the firing of media specialists during a community meeting in Ogden on Wednesday. (REYNALDO LEAL/Standard-Examiner)

Angry parents confront Ogden superintendent over media specialist jobs

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 11:57pm

OGDEN — Close to 140 angry parents and community members showed up Wednesday morning for a meeting with Ogden School District Superintendent Brad Smith, to urge him and district officials to reconsider the decision that, if approved in June, will cost the district’s 20 certified media specialists their jobs.

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Layne Christensen is completing work on a wind tunnel in Ogden. The entrepreneur says the U.S. Ski Team has already expressed interest in using the tunnel to test the aerodynamics of its apparel. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Ogden entrepreneur builds wind tunnel to test aerodynamics of apparel, race cars, bikes, more

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, May 5, 2013 - 8:04am

OGDEN — A Top of Utah entrepreneur hopes wind is in Ogden’s forecast.

Layne Christensen, founder of Darko Technologies, is putting the finishing touches on a massive wind tunnel housed in a 10,000-square-foot building at Business Depot Ogden.

Vaguely resembling something that NASA might build, the tunnel is 100 feet long and about 20 feet tall at its highest point. The testing section of the tunnel is large enough to fit a car inside — one of only a handful of such facilities open to the public in the United States.

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Riders from the Stanford men’s road team speed into the finish line during the time trials on Antelope Island at the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships on Friday. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Contenders find Antelope Island a picturesque setting for cycling race

Jeff DeMoss Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 5:14pm

ANTELOPE ISLAND — Among the racers talking about their experience on the first day of the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, one superlative kept popping up.

Beautiful.

Friday’s time trial races at Antelope Island featured sunny skies, ideal temperatures in the low 60s, and plenty of praise for the 21-mile course along the east side of the island.

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