Editor's column: DOJ wrong to spy on AP’s phone records BY REBECCA PALMER Clipper Editor I join with Society of Professional Journalists President Sonny Albarado and many other respected journalists today in condemning the actions of the U.S. Depa...
Movie Beat: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ exciting and emotional Rated PG-13 for intense action and violence
Directed by J.J. Abrams
Written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof
Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urba...
Sniffling Indefatigably
I t was the sniffling, finally, that got to me.
Not the chin ups on the commuter train’s hand straps. Not the constant din of teenage cell phone chatter. Not even the almost overwhelming ar...
Teach children to save, or else I recently saw a video where a young woman in Florida was appearing before a judge who was setting her bail. The judge asked her if she had any assets. She proudly stated that she a lot of assets ...
Legislative Notes: 45 days and what have we done? By Rep. Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville District 15 Our 45-day legislative session is nearly complete and now it is time to look back and see what we have accomplished. By far the most important th...
Remembering my Bountiful roots After the massive windstorm that hit Davis County December 1, 2011, I was amazed by the monstrous trees that had toppled, their roots peeled from the ground in an instant. Some of the uprooted tree...
To the readers, I’ve done stupid things in sports After reading last week’s column concerning the 17-year old boy arrested for allegedly punching a soccer referee, several of you told me that I was being too harsh on a juvenile. One reader boldly ...
Seeing more than what is visible As soon as I saw her, I thought I had her figured out: a beauty queen, hair perfectly coiffed, make-up, clothes and size all perfect, life of pampering, confident and ambitious.
A fresh, healthy wish for Bountiful I n my last column I used the example of Ralphie Parker from the movie “A Christmas Story” to justify my blatant grandstanding for a visionary corporation to build its headquarters at Renaissance...
A pregnant woman never drinks alone I am grateful for this opportunity to share a message that I consider extremely important.
It is especially crucial for anyone who is of childbearing age. Recently in the news media there have ...
Hope, hindsight and the best age to be MARK GRAY
In a magazine interview published last week, actress Susan Sarandon, 66, was asked about the “best age.” For a woman, she replied, “It has be to post-30 because you spend your 20s t...
Surviving the holidays in the black The weeks immediately after Thanksgiving have some screaming shopping deals. How can you get through the day keeping your budget in the black? Too many people end up in the red. Last year, Time...