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Donation of DVDs presented to WSU

Staff and correspondents Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 3:27pm

OGDEN -- Philanthropist Dean Curtis will donate 3,000 DVDs on Latino parent involvement to Weber State University.

Curtis will formally present the donation at 9 a.m. Monday, in the student center, Weber State University, 3848 Harrison Blvd, Ogden.

The event is the beginning of an initiative called El Grito de la Prosperidad (The Cry for Prosperity) that encourages Latino parents to get involved in education with informational parent DVDs, radio programs on education and parent prosperity groups already meeting in the Ogden area.

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Man plays porn by accident instead of Smurfs at child's birthday party

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 9:54am

TREMONTON — He probably should have stuck to Pin the Tail on the Donkey.

A Tremonton man hosting his child’s birthday party over the weekend briefly played a pornographic video for kids in attendance, Police Chief Dave Nance said Monday.

The man, whose name was not released, had rented “The Smurfs” DVD from a Redbox kiosk to show at the party, Nance said.

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Dragon tales, 'Grit' circulating at Gitmo

McClatchy Newspapers McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 11:33pm

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- If circulation at the detention center library is an indicator, captives are keeping busy in their cellblocks with comics, Westerns, self-help books and video games.

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Glee Season 2 DVD sales to benefit arts programs in schools

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, September 9, 2011 - 8:47am

LOS ANGELES -- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and the National Association for Music Education have announced "GLEE Give a Note," a campaign to donate $1 million to school arts programs across the country.

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While making documentary, reporter grows to love OHS

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, August 27, 2011 - 11:01pm

OGDEN -- Nancy Van Valkenburg did not graduate from Ogden High School, but she wishes she had.

The sentiment developed as the Standard-Examiner reporter shot her documentary, "The Million Dollar School." The film documents the $65 million renovation of the high school, a renovation that is scheduled to finish at the end of next year.

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'Inception' nothing short of incredible

Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 3, 2010 - 3:45am

'Inception' nothing short of incredible

Capsule reviews, by Standard-Examiner movie critic Steve Salles, of next Tuesday's releases:

INCEPTION **** (PG-13) Sequences of violence and action throughout. A team of dream specialists is hired to convince a powerful businessman to change the ways of his father's company. As you'll discover, putting an idea into somebody's head and making them think it's their own is a monumental task. Fortunately, this extraordinary film is up to the challenge.

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