http://deseretnews.com/home The latest News from the Deseret Morning News en-us Copyright 2007, Deseret News Publishing Company Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:00:01 MST Thu, 4 Dec 2008 18:53:12 MST Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268110,00.html Funeral services for Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin will be held at noon Friday in the Tabernacle on Temple Square. The public is invited, and those who attend are asked to be in their seats by 11:30 a.m. Tabernacle doors will open at 11 a.m. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 17:37:21 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268022,00.html The Jazz's subs saved them Tuesday night in Sacramento. But with the Miami Heat playing the part of a stingy Congress on Wednesday night, and some with the Jazz acting as if they were looking for handouts there would be no bench bailout this time. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:47 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268070,00.html Gary Andersen was introduced the crowded room of Utah State fans, boosters and media Thursday afternoon and wasted no time in winning over the crowd. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 15:11:37 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268088,00.html With his football days at Timpview High over, Craig Bills is now hoping to become a model. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:04:20 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268071,00.html Hard times have come to Utah state government. Thursday, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. recommended a budget for next fiscal year that is $1.1 billion less than his spending plan of just a year ago. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 18:18:59 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267964,00.html Utah State University has its new guy. And the Aggies are hoping he's able to win a lot more football games than the last Guy. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:47 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268069,00.html Will you help coach the Utes in the Bowl Championship Series? "We'll just have to see. I want to do, obviously, what's best. I don't want to shortchange either school." Thu, 4 Dec 2008 13:56:10 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267811,00.html Utah is No. 5 in terms of health, thanks in no small part to lower rates of smoking, heart disease and cancer deaths, according to a state-by-state analysis released Wednesday by the United Health Foundation. Last year, Utah ranked No. 6. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:51:48 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267865,00.html As Utah's pending immigration legislation continues to take fire from business leaders and other government agencies, the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce came forward Wednesday at a Capitol legislative meeting and pitched a guest worker program it describes as a "tool to improve the Utah economy." Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:57:25 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268073,00.html Robert Redford will be there, that's a given. But the 2009 Sundance Film Festival may also boast guest appearances by actors Jim Carrey, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Ewan McGregor, Billy Bob Thornton, Winona Ryder, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kevin Spacey, Robin Williams, musicians The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White, comedians Chris Rock and Bill Cosby, and boxer Mike Tyson. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:50:54 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267843,00.html Dan Weggeland never saw Joseph Smith. But the Norwegian-born artist?s portrayal of the Prophet was the image of choice for modern-day scholars who know the LDS Church founder as well as anyone can these days. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:20:35 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267910,00.html Utah's Mountain West Conference football success continued Wednesday. The outright MWC champion Utes headlined the individual awards on this year's all-conference team. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:47 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268029,00.html A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended Thursday as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety about the government's November employment report. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 14:33:29 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268035,00.html There are ample reasons for America's shoppers to act like grinches this holiday season, with lost jobs, wilting retirement accounts and shrinking home values topping the list. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:26:19 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268050,00.html Humbled U.S. automakers pleaded with Congress Thursday for an expanded $34 billion rescue package, but heard fresh skepticism in a bumpy encore appearance. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 11:29:16 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267777,00.html The executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation believes that with gas prices at their lowest level in five years and state revenues down, now might be the time to consider changing the way gasoline is taxed. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:58:12 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267858,00.html Lawyers for Warren Steed Jeffs, the leader of the Fundamentalist LDS Church, have appealed to the Utah Supreme Court to reverse Jeffs' 2007 convictions on two counts of being an accomplice to rape and rule that he should get a new trial. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:37:50 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267891,00.html I was visiting another ward on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The main speaker was a member of the bishopric — a youngish man, but I long since got used to being older than church leaders. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:20:35 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268013,00.html The Dee Events Center at Weber State has always been a favorite place for good shooters. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:47 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267797,00.html The 2009 Sundance Film Festival will boast documentary features about human-rights and environmental issues, profiles of well-known attorneys and music artists, as well as other nonfiction and dramatic films with big-name actors. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 01:30:10 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267810,00.html So far, Utahns have shown no interest in joining a recently organized national effort to get Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to run for president in 2012. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:31:29 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267919,00.html In its most general sense, vessels are cups, bowls, pitchers or vases used for holding liquids or other contents (Random House Unabridged Dictionary). Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:20:35 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268024,00.html Talk about a case of history repeating itself. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:47 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267956,00.html Imperiled automakers and their union worked feverishly Wednesday to sell a skeptical Congress on a $34 billion aid plan, promising labor concessions and restructuring. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:20:02 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267876,00.html It's the holiday season, and like moths to a light, we rush to the stores to find that special gift for a special someone. However, sometimes shopping for a gift is difficult. Music is always a good place to start. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 15:59:26 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267892,00.html Broadcom Corp., the maker of chips for phones and consumer electronics, has fired Senior Vice President Vahid Manian, after questions surfaced about the validity of academic degrees listed in his company biography. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:38 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268042,00.html Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on the government Thursday to ramp up efforts to stem soaring home foreclosures, which are feeding into the country's deep economic troubles. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:26:24 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267896,00.html When Glenn Beck was 13, he received a handmade sweater from his mother. He hated it at the time threw it on the floor. Little did he know that it would eventually become one of the most poignant and powerful things to touch his life. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:57 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267605,00.html That old British skinflint who was visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve thought his dreaming days were over. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:00:00 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267794,00.html Chris Buttars is just getting more and more famous these days. Not that that's a good thing. The Utah state senator from West Jordan made it on MSNBC's "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" on Tuesday. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:00:00 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267775,00.html How did Utah's 13 ski resorts follow up near-record snowfall and the fourth consecutive record ski season? They got even better. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:20:51 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267894,00.html The latest evidence of a deepening recession that's already the longest in a quarter-century came Wednesday in a pair of reports that found little relief in sight. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:38 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267953,00.html The teenager is hunched over, contemplating his sneakers with tired, vacant eyes. Shuffle. Step. Shuffle. Step. Then he hears it. "Roy!" Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:57 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268066,00.html Jim Matheson, Jason Chaffetz and Rob Bishop not only won their U.S. House races this year, they raised so much money in the process that they have huge financial head starts for their next races. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:48:35 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267893,00.html Huntsman Corp., the chemical-maker fighting to complete its buyout by a unit of Apollo Management LP, will cut 470 jobs in a new effort to trim costs in the unit that makes textile dyes and chemicals. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:38 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268075,00.html A four-day preliminary hearing for Esar Met, the man charged with killing a 7-year-old girl in South Salt Lake City, has been rescheduled from December to April while defense attorneys contend with communication difficulties and explore whether Met needs a mental competency evaluation. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 14:28:05 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267923,00.html My most cherished memory of Christmas takes me back to Japan where I listened to the lone pensive melody of a single violin. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:20:35 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267854,00.html The eye-opener isn't that students cheat. They've been cheating since the School of Athens and Socrates. The shocker is they think they can cheat and still be a "good person." Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:42 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268077,00.html Three men, including a small-town police chief, were indicted Thursday on involuntary manslaughter counts in the gun-fair death of an 8-year-old who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi that a prosecutor said he never should have been allowed to handle. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 14:34:41 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268027,00.html AT&T Inc. joined the recession's parade of layoffs Thursday by announcing plans to cut 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:04:33 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268030,00.html New claims for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week but the number of people continuing to receive government aid reached a 26-year high and large companies announced more job cuts Thursday. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:41:40 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267778,00.html Facing the scale after not just one, but two, thanks-gorging meals was daunting. But stepping on it and finding out I'd gained a few pounds wasn't the toughest task on my recent suck-it-up-and-do-it list. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:20:19 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267796,00.html Q: Why are love songs so moving to so many of us? Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:20:40 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268064,00.html Who will be named this year's Deseret News Mr. Football? The 12th winner of the award will be named today in a story by Jim Rayburn at 4 p.m. online, as the first installment of the unveiling of the 2008 All-State football team. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:39:45 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267822,00.html Events taking place in the Mormon community. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:20:35 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268028,00.html Iraq's presidential council on Thursday approved a security pact that sets out a three-year timeframe for U.S. troops to leave, a spokesman said, the final step for the agreement to replace a U.N. mandate that expires Dec. 31. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:06:09 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268031,00.html Democrat Al Franken withdrew 633 challenges to ballots Wednesday in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race in what could be a first step toward a quicker conclusion to the recount. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:53:19 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268062,00.html There may be a stand-down in the litigation over the United Effort Plan Trust, but some who live in the fundamentalist border communities of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., don't feel that way. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 11:35:33 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267774,00.html Crouching in a forest as the sun rose on the Continental Divide west of Helena, hunter Russell Ferebee listened to elk bugling and hoped one would draw near enough for him to shoot it not with a gun, but with a bow and arrow. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:20:51 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268034,00.html The National Football League Players Association said the New York Giants violated the NFL's collective bargaining agreement when the team suspended Plaxico Burress a day after he was charged with illegal gun possession. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:17:09 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268049,00.html The NFL Players Association filed a lawsuit Thursday to block five of the six player suspensions for violating the league's anti-doping policy. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:51:00 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268044,00.html Environmentalists say the federal government's current plan for re-establishing the Mexican gray wolf in the wild is outdated and legally invalid and petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise it. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:33:04 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268045,00.html Idaho State University President Arthur Vailas says his plan to create a medical degree program will go before the state Board of Education next year and if it passes, could accept students as soon as 2012. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 11:40:33 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268032,00.html Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich may use his links in Russian soccer to secure a loan deal for CSKA Moscow's Brazil striker Wagner Love, according to the Independent. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:03:41 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705268033,00.html The San Diego Chargers normally are stoked to be facing the Oakland Raiders a team they've beaten 10 straight times. LaDainian Tomlinson should be geeked to be facing his favorite punching bag. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:19:38 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267918,00.html Her children haven't called in weeks, and there are days when the apartment seems so quiet and lonely that she turns on the television for company. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:57 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267972,00.html Find another great reason to blog your testimony today in the Bloggernacle. Plus a gorgeous new temple photo, a golden J. Golden Kimball moment and a silly Twilight video spoof. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:20:35 MST http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705267914,00.html Austin Collie pushed himself to be the best receiver in the country. Did he make it? Let's say he's in the arena and should be on the stage. The question is, can this guy who was a freshman All-American in 2004 receive similar national honors this month, more than four years after first appearing on the college scene in Provo? Thu, 4 Dec 2008 00:19:47 MST