Three years ago, Centerville resident Jennifer Call Holbrook found herself suddenly widowed, with an 18-month-old son to care for.Although she had an associate’s degree, Holbrook knew she’d need more education if she wanted a shot at giving herself and her son the best life possible. She ...

Jake is 6 years old. Seemingly, the perfect age for an Easter egg hunt.And yet, I think we can color Jake — whose parents declined to provide his last name — completely unimpressed.Why? This particular Easter egg hunt is held in a few feet of water. And Jake doesn’t swim.On Good Friday, ...

When a convicted criminal is executed by lethal injection, do you suppose they bother with sterilizing the skin around the needle? I mean, you could develop a pretty nasty infection.For that matter, do prison cafeteria workers worry whether the meat in the inmate’s last meal has been cooked ...

WASHINGTON TERRACE — There’s an old saying: “Good fences make good neighbors.” But what happens when those good neighbors start complaining about a fence?OK, so nobody’s really complaining yet, but it’s not difficult to imagine that day will come. Because high in a tree in Macy ...

It’s a miracle.Just in time for Easter, Ted Whitehead walked into the <a href="https://www.wasatch.utah.gov/Sheriff" target="_blank">Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office</a> on Saturday — April Fool’s Day, no less — and basically declared: “I am risen.”He ...

A little more distance might make all the difference.On a hillside near the intersection of U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 89 in Spanish Fork Canyon is a massive heart-shaped memorial, created with colorfully painted rocks. Perched above the image are three wooden crosses — erected in honor ...

So, I’ve been giving this a lot of thought, and I’ve decided there’s nothing wrong with a little texting while driving.I mean, as long as you keep your responses to a reasonable amount — say, a dozen characters, tops.Seriously, what’s the harm in tapping out a quick “On my way,” ...

OGDEN — Joyce Bielik has been at her job for 50 years now.The 76-year-old Ogden woman has been in the same line of work since before Watergate and Woodstock. And yet, for her, the business is just as fresh as the day she started.How did her job stay so fresh? Whaddaya expect? It’s <a ...

FARMINGTON — This must be what it feels like to cross the finish line at the Tour de France.On Sunday evening my wife and I were returning from riding bicycles on the old Denver & Rio Grande Western Rail Trail in southern Davis County. We reached Clark Lane — which runs between ...

OGDEN — At the rate technology is advancing, they say that robots will one day become our not-so-benevolent overlords.Pray we don’t end up being ruled by Samurai.Samurai is a “battlebot” — a very real battling robot — built by a bunch of high school students from <a ...