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'Les Miserables' a couple of singers short of a musical
Men, there comes a time in your life when you will arrive at the fork of a road and must choose which direction you will take, one leading to happiness, the other to, well, misery. Read more»
Monday, Dec. 31 2012 10:30 p.m. MST
Child offers lesson in patience, forgiveness
This story is about forgiveness. Read more»
Wednesday, Jan. 2 2013 5:15 p.m. MST
Practicing can lead to the ability to paying better attention
Remember how you spent hours and hours sitting at the piano? Or think about how you spent hours and hours practicing for a particular sport or dance or play. Maybe you spent all kinds Read more»
Monday, Dec. 10 2012 11:00 p.m. MST
With Christmas, Santa, anything is possible
I'm sure my 4-year-old twin grandsons think baby Jesus always lives in a manger that is likely next to the North Pole and possibly that Jesus turns into a baby at Christmas and is a Read more»
Thursday, Dec. 20 2012 5:00 a.m. MST
Cooking traditions can bring families together
Cooking together can be great bonding time for families, and the holidays offer so many fun opportunities. Chocolate-dipped pretzels, popcorn balls, decorated sugar cookies and gingerbread Read more»
Tuesday, Dec. 25 2012 3:00 p.m. MST
Free Lunch: End of the World? Not so fast
If “Prepare for the end of the world” is written down in your day planner for Dec. 21, here’s a bit of advice from Peggy Cain: Don’t mention it to the Mayans. Read more»
Wednesday, Dec. 12 2012 12:14 p.m. MST
There's a lot going on just beneath surface of Utah
I expected the compelling personal stories. I anticipated the spectacular places. What I didn't see coming was the remarkable activity going on behind the scenes. Read more»
Sunday, Dec. 30 2012 11:47 p.m. MST

Sports

U. basketball team ready to be tested
The Utah Men's basketball team completed its first season — the non-conference season — with an 8-4 record. The Utes have already exceeded their win total from a year ago Read more»
Tuesday, Jan. 1 2013 10:10 p.m. MST
Andrei Kirilenko still making the stat crew work
Utah Jazz box scores just aren't what they used to be since Andrei Kirilenko left. Some nights the totals were as lengthy as his Russian phone number. The man was always a threat for Read more»
Thursday, Jan. 3 2013 11:34 a.m. MST
Did BYU's blowout of Lions get Cougars close to solutions?
The Cougars registered a dominated knockout of Loyola Marymount in the WCC opener Thursday night, but did it give Dave Rose enough answers about his team heading into league play? Read more»
Thursday, Jan. 3 2013 9:50 p.m. MST
Fresno State instead of BYU on Ute schedule is puzzling
Utah replacing BYU with Fresno State on the football schedule in 2014-15 is a puzzling move. Read more»
Monday, Dec. 17 2012 8:16 a.m. MST
How the 2013 sports world could, should unfold
Well, another year and has come and gone, and we often wonder where the time went. Read more»
Saturday, Dec. 29 2012 9:45 p.m. MST

Moneywise

Mix your son's monetary gifts with a little financial oversight
Dave Ramsey answers finance related questions. Read more»
Wednesday, Dec. 26 2012 10:02 p.m. MST
A year of work/life balance, from A to Z
Like most people these days, I find myself reflecting on the year that was and contemplating the year to come. So, this week I'd like to share an A-to-Z list of where I succeeded or Read more»
Monday, Dec. 31 2012 10:40 a.m. MST

Opinion

How much are we willing to trade away for Newtown?
Every mass shooting has three elements: the killer, the weapon and the cultural climate. As soon as the shooting stops, partisans immediately pick their preferred root cause with corresponding Read more»
Sunday, Dec. 23 2012 12:04 p.m. MST
The New Church of Finance: Deeply held belief systems and complex codes must be changed
Corporate balance sheets and profits are in the best shape they have been in over half a century. So why do jobs remain scarce? Read more»
Sunday, Dec. 9 2012 12:00 a.m. MST
Awards to the best and worst of politicians in 2012
Believe it or not, the big 2012 political year has come to a close. As our final act of columny in 2012, we hand out year-end awards to deserving politicians. Read more»
Sunday, Dec. 30 2012 12:00 a.m. MST
Stanford professor misplaces disdain for court
While accusing the Supreme Court's conservative justices of "disdain for democracy," Pamela S. Karlan proves herself talented at dispensing disdain. Read more»
Sunday, Dec. 30 2012 12:00 a.m. MST
New Year's optimism great human trait
Sometimes, the rearview mirror can be a disturbing place. But every rearview mirror comes with a switch that allows you to view the same receding landscape without so much glare. Only Read more»
Friday, Dec. 28 2012 12:00 a.m. MST
School board should retool education for the new economy
Utah's state school board members would do our state well to retool themselves for today's economy. Read more»
Saturday, Dec. 15 2012 12:00 a.m. MST
Ah, for a time when modesty trumped exhibitionism in the world
In today's world of social media, where everyone's every little thing is on display, it is sometimes difficult to recall a time when exhibitionism wasn't ubiquitous and was, in fact, Read more»
Tuesday, Dec. 25 2012 12:00 a.m. MST
We should focus more on good things of 2012
Headlines in several newspapers nationwide this weekend lamented 2012 as the year of mass shootings. They were referring, of course, to the brutal murders of children and staff at the Read more»
Tuesday, Jan. 1 2013 12:00 a.m. MST
What will the new year bring us? Here are 2013 predictions
Since leaving the Senate and re-engaging with the private sector, I have rediscovered the forces within America that have the capacity to shape the future in wonderful, productive, Read more»
Monday, Dec. 31 2012 12:00 a.m. MST

Faith

Secularism offers little comfort
In a Dec. 28 article for the New York Times ("In a crisis, humanists seem absent"), Samuel Freedman calls attention to the seeming failure of secular humanists to provide much comfort Read more»
Thursday, Jan. 3 2013 5:00 a.m. MST
How one Mormon mission celebrated New Year's
One mission holds a special missionwide conference call on New Year's Eve. And bloggers are still making resolutions. Or not. Plus some favorite recipes from a favorite food blogger. Read more»
Wednesday, Jan. 2 2013 5:00 a.m. MST
Use monkey bars to craft 2013 New Year’s resolutions
Ready or not, here comes 2013. Are you ready to bid farewell to 2012? Are you ready for New Year’s resolutions? Are you ready to self evaluate the year that’s passed? Are Read more»
Tuesday, Jan. 1 2013 5:15 a.m. MST
2013 has some interesting milestones, including Porter Rockwell's 200th birthday
We Mormons love a milestone. Read more»
Friday, Dec. 28 2012 10:11 a.m. MST
Healing through Jesus Christ: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow offers timely lessons in wake of tragedy
The tragedy in Newtown, Conn., has parallels to tragedies in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's life. In "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day," Longfellow responds to loss by affirming the Read more»
Sunday, Dec. 23 2012 5:00 a.m. MST
Christmas gifts for peace of mind
For millenia people stored harvest abundance preparing for a time of food scarcity. Today easily available food makes it easy to assume food will always be available. Here are some Read more»
Friday, Dec. 7 2012 5:00 a.m. MST
Our favorites from 2012, on 'Mormon Times TV'
This week, a look back at some of our favorite stories from 2012 —including Elsha Stockseth, an artist who doesn't let her muscular dystrophy stop her. Plus the Mormon mega Read more»
Wednesday, Dec. 26 2012 5:00 a.m. MST
Histories, photos and recorded interviews of ancestors, relatives can make valuable gifts at Christmastime
Family histories, photos and recorded interviews of loved ones can be the perfect gifts to give for Christmas this year. Digitizing those things can bring much happiness too. Read more»
Tuesday, Dec. 18 2012 5:00 a.m. MST
Couple from LDS Charities serves Syrian refugees in Jordan
In the last few months, Jim and Karyn Anderson have made hundreds of new memories; one for every Syrian refugee family they've helped with food aid, hygiene and wheelchairs for the Read more»
Tuesday, Dec. 18 2012 5:00 a.m. MST
Being willing to say 'Here am I, send me'
"Here am I, send me," the Savior said in the pre-existence. Then he lived his whole life doing the will of his Father. So can we — trusting that he knows us and living so he can Read more»
Monday, Dec. 24 2012 5:05 a.m. MST
Being kinder, gentler may be the best goals
Achieving goals isn't easy. In fact, researchers will tell you that it’s impossible. New Year’s goals don’t change us and we don’t keep them. Read more»
Wednesday, Jan. 2 2013 5:35 a.m. MST

Family

The best New Year's resolutions revolve around improving our relationships
The best New Year's resolutions, we have found from taking with countless people, are about strengthening our relationships, prioritizing them over professional pursuits. Read more»
Monday, Dec. 31 2012 7:27 p.m. MST
Fashion trends perpetuated by moms
It is closer to truth than myth that moms are behind some of our latest, hippest fashion trends. With a new year of style, thank those behind-the-scenes moms for such things as fancy Read more»
Thursday, Jan. 3 2013 2:05 p.m. MST
A holiday dedicated to giving me a break
The gloom of January is about to set in and some of us are already wishing for another holiday. What if we could all look forward to a no-obligation vacation destination holiday in Read more»
Friday, Dec. 28 2012 6:44 p.m. MST
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