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New Utah trend? Grads plug Mormon missions at commencement

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:26:43 MDT

New Utah trend? Grads plug Mormon missions at commencement

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

Updated Jun 11, 2013 06:26AM MDT

Hundreds of Bountiful High graduates lined up to receive their diplomas at the Regional Center in Woods Cross on Friday, many of whom have already received their LDS mission assignments since the minimum age went from 19 to 18 for young men. As is the custom, graduating seniors wrote their names on a card to be read aloud as they crossed the stage. Apparently, dozens of young men added what appeared to be the place of their Mormon mission as a “middle name” – as in John “Russia” Doe and James “N...

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Value of wolves

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:31:01 MDT

Value of wolves

Updated Jun 10, 2013 04:31PM MDT

The image of the government declaring “Mission Accomplished” is etched in Americans’ minds, and not in a good way. Just as former President George W. Bush was wrong when he made that announcement about the Iraq war, the feds might well be wrong in declaring the gray wolf no longer in need of protection in the West. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the mission of recovering populations of the gray wolf, which once roamed throughout the United States, has been successful, and the top preda...

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BYU football gets two more commitments for 2014, now has seven

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:59:12 MDT

BYU football gets two more commitments for 2014, now has seven

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 8, 2013 05:59PM MDT

The list of BYU football commitments from the class of 2014 grew by two over the weekend as coach Bronco Mendenhall and his staff wrapped up Junior Day activities on Friday. The latest players who will be high school seniors this fall to commit to BYU are offensive linemen Austin Chambers and Chandon Herring. Chambers did not attend Junior Day, but made the commitment via telephone from his home in Shawnee Mission, Kan. He picked the Cougars over an offer from Kansas. Chambers is 6-foot-5, 285 p...

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NASA’s veteran Mars rover driving to new spot

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:52:33 MDT

NASA’s veteran Mars rover driving to new spot

By ALICIA CHANG The Associated Press

Updated Jun 7, 2013 07:52PM MDT

Los Angeles • NASA’s Opportunity rover is rolling across the Martian surface again, leaving behind a clay-rich rock in search of more discoveries. Mission managers said Friday that the plan calls for arriving at its new destination — 1 1/2 miles to the south — by August so that the solar-powered rover can be in a favorable spot before the next Martian winter. Opportunity has been exploring Endeavour Crater since 2011. It’s the largest of five craters examined by the six-wheel rover so far and c...

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Subway restaurants raise funds for Salt Lake rescue mission

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:48:28 MDT

Subway restaurants raise funds for Salt Lake rescue mission

By Nicole DeCriscio The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 5, 2013 10:48PM MDT

Tiffany Bills’ life story reads like a Shakespearean tragedy. Years of sexual abuse, prostitution and drug addiction took their toll — including losing custody of her three children. After her friend turned her in for heroin use in 2011, Bills spent six months in jail and was released to the New Life Recovery Program at the Rescue Mission of Salt Lake’s women’s facility on May 15, 2012. She’s been sober ever since. “Just being with the rescue mission has changed my life. I’ve got a whole new ou...

‘Shark Tank’ boost ratchets up sales of Utah belts

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:46:19 MDT

‘Shark Tank’ boost ratchets up sales of Utah belts

By dawn house The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 5, 2013 10:46PM MDT

The Provo-based Mission Belt Co., which makes a distinctive no-holes version of the fashion accessory, has seen sales jump after it was featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” And that’s been good news as well for the international micro-lending organization Kiva, which gets a cut of the profits to help it support entrepreneurship in developing countries. But more about that later. Mission belts, unlike traditional varieties, have a ratchet buckle to keep them tight. Company co-founder Nate Holzapfel ...