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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. ...

Tech Matters: Why waiting for cheaper tech may backfire

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 ...