The first one goes off without warning, somewhere down the block, and before you've had a single conscious thought your heart is slamming and your body wants the floor. Everyone else is saying "ooh." You're scanning for exits. It's the third week of July in Utah, which means weeks of this — ...

Being careful when using fireworks is always applicable (as discussed in last week's Living section) — but the only way to eliminate the risks is to not use them at all. This year the dry conditions and fire risks have resulted in sweeping bans on fireworks across Utah. It's just too ...

I biasedly believe America is the best country on Earth. It's the friendliest, most generous, least corrupt, and most disproportionally beautiful country I've ever visited. But there are a lot of things other countries do even better that we would do well to adopt. Let me count the ways: 1. ...

North Ogden Cherry Days has always been a centerpiece to my July 4 celebrations. As a kid, I rode in the parade on my uncle’s float or in the back of my grandpa’s convertible as he drove the Cherry Days princesses (I was never a princess, just a barnacle). I jumped around the green stands ...

One of my favorite Dr. Seuss books growing up was And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. If you've never read it, let me save you a trip to the library. A little boy walks home from school and sees — a horse pulling a wagon. That’s it. A horse. A wagon. Completely unremarkable. ...

We've come to expect electronics to get cheaper every year, a premise rooted in Moore's Law. But this year is different, due largely to a memory chip shortage that shows no signs of letting up this year or next, and perhaps even longer. The culprit is the artificial intelligence boom, which is ...