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Let the games begin, but let someone else foot the bill

Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 9:48pm

Gov. Gary Herbert announced Wednesday he is forming an exploratory committee to look into bidding for the 2022 or 2026 Olympic Winter Games because, really, weren't the 2002 Games grand?

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Main purpose of an editorial cartoon is visual comment on issues

Dave Greiling Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 6:43am

The editorial cartoon by Cal Grondahl in Wednesday's paper drew some strong and, in my opinion, unwarranted negative reaction from several readers.

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The many shades of lovely at this year's Black and White show

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 6, 2012 - 10:26pm

When I retire, I want to learn printmaking from Joe Dixon.

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Drug screening an intrusive way to make government bigger

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 10:07pm

A letter to Rep. Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville:

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This would be a boring story if my name were 'Avenue'

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 30, 2012 - 10:12pm

Folks named "Main" or "Street" (there really are some) will not appreciate how thrilled I was to discover an actual paved road with my name on it.

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The Utah response to lost federal earmarks? (... "cricket"...)

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 7:27am

Gov. Gary Herbert slammed the federal government for interfering in Utah's affairs in his State of the State speech Wednesday. He can be proud the federal government is already out of Utah's Mormon crickets.

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Film and Twinkies: Reports of their death exaggerated

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 23, 2012 - 10:46pm

OK, write this down: Twinkies are not going away. Neither is Kodak film.

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Box Elder seethes over Dr. Dewey MacKay's conviction

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 7:30am

There are a lot of angry people in Box Elder County. It's the Dr. Dewey MacKay thing.

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This winter reading list may inspire survival in hard times

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 16, 2012 - 10:26pm

An apology: My Sunday column said Sen. Orrin Hatch was one of many prominent people who have written U.S. District Judge Dee Benson on behalf of Brigham City Dr. Dewey MacKay, asking that MacKay receive a lenient sentence for his drug convictions.

As far as I know, Sen. Hatch is not among those who have written to Judge Benson on MacKay's behalf. I should not have included him in that column. I did so in error.

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An officer dies fighting drugs, a judge consoles a drug dealer

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 16, 2012 - 11:33am

On Wednesday, several thousand police buried Ogden Officer Jared Francom who died serving a search warrant on Matthew Stewart, who was suspected of growing pot.

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In acceptance of gay people, Ogden is found wanting

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 8:00pm

Ogden has made great strides, but we're getting skunked by those bums in Salt Lake City in one very critical area.

The Advocate, a national magazine for gay people, just named Salt Lake City the Gayest City in America. The capital of the reddest state in the nation, home of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, flies the biggest rainbow flag in the country.

And where's Ogden? Nowhere on the list.

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Legislative three-card Monte: Roads win, everyone else loses

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 9, 2012 - 11:56pm

We ran a scary story last week about how much highways are going to cost Utah over the next 30 years. The tab is $69 billion, a chunk of that just in the Top of Utah.

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Jeanie Ortiz, owner of Choo-Choo’s cafe in the Ogden FrontRunner parking lot, has had to call it quits after a recent windstorm caused damage that wasn’t covered by insurance. The newly married woman is considering her options, including going back to school. Meanwhile, the owner of Rooster’s and Union Grill is considering taking over the restaurant/information center. (CHARLES TRENTELMAN/Standard-Examiner)

Recent windstorm blows Ogden cafe owner into a new life

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, January 8, 2012 - 7:29am

Jeanie Ortiz probably had to give up Choo-Choo’s cafe anyway.

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Wasatch Rambler: A few thoughts to make the new year happier, more calm

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 2, 2012 - 11:52pm

As we all go back to work after the holidays, here are a few random thoughts to make the new year more enjoyable:

Ignore politics.

Seriously. Turn off the TV. Read the comics. Silence the screaming. Stick to porn on the Internet.

(I only mention porn because it is reliably reported Utah leads the nation in Internet porn subscriptions.

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Godfrey, that jerk, did a lot of good as Ogden's mayor

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 8:36am

Thursday I had coffee at Grounds for Coffee on 25th Street, then wandered past the shops, restaurants and businesses to Ron Inkley's Imaging Depot for a roll of film I had developed.

Read that paragraph again. Twelve years ago the walk I took was vastly different.

Sadie Clifford's coffee shop didn't exist. Ron Inkley's place was a run-down bus station. Almost none of the shops, stores and restaurants in between were there.

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