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Head out on the highway: Creating memories through family road trips

I really didn’t see this day coming. I am writing this while on a road trip with my wife, Gayle. We have been road tripping since our marriage in 1969. My family lives in Oklahoma, and hers in Utah. The next year, we were on the road to see my family after our first child was born. We ...

FISCHER: When a minor repair can have a massive consequence

If you've ever wondered how a real estate transaction can be sailing along smoothly one minute and suddenly resemble a three-ring circus the next, allow me to introduce you to the wonderful world of government-backed financing. My sellers accepted a great offer almost ...

Me, Myself as Mommy: Wildfire risks justify a fireworks-free Fourth of July

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 ...

FISCHER: Everybody thinks they saw the elephant

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. ...