There was no dramatic blowup. Nobody cheated, nobody screamed. The texts just got shorter. Plans stopped getting made. The person who once knew everything about you slowly became someone you'd nod to across a room. And you're grieving — genuinely grieving — but it feels like you're not ...

The safari was a bonus. The real reason we went to Africa was to visit my son, David, and his family. As a mining engineer, he was working at the Bulyanhulu Gold Mine in Tanzania. My son knew that if he could get his mom excited about seeing the grandkids, it would be up to me to figure out ...

The full Northern Utah calendar of events is on L4, but here are three local events you should check out this week: 1. Weber County Fair Golden Spike Event Center, Aug. 5-8, noon to 10 p.m. August means it is time for all the sights, sounds and fun of the Weber County Fair. The fair ...

Here is a look at many of the events going on in Northern Utah and beyond in the next week: CENTRAL Ogden Aug. 1 “Waiting for Gadot,” Good Company Theatre, 7:30 p.m. (goodcotheatre.com/) America 250-Community Art Show, Ogden Union Station, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (Aug. 1-22, ...

My daughter picked London for her senior graduation trip. My wife and I tried to talk her out of it. Not because we dislike London. It’s just that there are so many more distinctive, if not scenic, cities we’d return to first.  But it was her choice. So we reluctantly booked our flights, ...

I never saw myself as a milestone girl. I couldn’t tell you when I had my first date with my husband, when we went “official,” had our first kiss or anything that followed. Even our wedding date was confusing for the first couple of years. The date was solid, all even numbers, but just ...