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Several months ago a Utah County motorist had his windshield broken when it was hit by rocks which bounced off a gravel truck when that vehicle hit a bump in the road in the Pleasant Grove area. Last week the same man had the windshield and one headlight of his brand new truck taken out… Continue reading Hazard an the Highway

President Carter’s visit to Utah to accept an LDS Church “family circle” award was healthy thin – a shot-in-the-arm, so to speaE – both for Utahns and the President. And his appearance, and speech to a capacity crowd in the historic Mormon Tabernacle, brought Utah’s observance of National Family Week the local Family Month to… Continue reading Presidential Visit to Utah

Provo School District will hold a special election Tuesday to seek voter approval of a $12 million bond issue to finance a building program, That leaves less than a week for the district to finish its task of acquainting the public with the proposal…and for the citizens who haven’t made up their minds to analyze,… Continue reading Provo’s School Bond Vote

Americans traditionally have believed in fair play. With this in mind, there is cause for concern e regardless of how people stand on the Equal Rights Amendment – about a feature of the proposal to extend the ERA ratification deadline. Under the extension resolution now before Congress, the states which have not approved ERA are… Continue reading Fair Pluy on ERA Extension

Pr0vo’s Freedom Festival commemorating Independence Day encountered an extra problem or two this year – but generally came through with flying colors. Celebration leaders were apprehensive of a letdown in patriotic spirit (and attendance) following the big Bicentennial buildup last year. But crowds were consistently up to expectations with an exception or two, including the… Continue reading Reflections on Freedom Fete

Governor Calvin L. Rampton leaves office Monday noon after an unprecedented three terms at the helm of Utah state government. He will be succeeded by a fellow Democrat, Scott M. Matheson. a newcomer in politics. The 12-year Bampton era has been memorable in many ways, and as “Cal and Lucybeth” move from the governor’s mansion… Continue reading Rumpton Era Closes

There is cause for both optimism and concern by Utahns in remarks by David M. Roderick, president of U.S. Steel Corporagm, during his visit here Wednesy. Mr. Roderick viewed Geneva Works as cost-competitive with other U.S. Steel facilities and said the outlook for growth in the West “is substantially higher than the national average.” indeed… Continue reading Utah Valley and Steel Imports

The philosophy of giving of sharing with others was presented in an interesting manner last weekend by Stan Watts, former Brigham Young University athletic director, keynote speaker at the “kickoff luncheon” for the United Way fund campaiin. I T ere are three kinds of people, said Mr, Watts: – Those whose philosophy is, “What is… Continue reading ‘Whut ls Mine Is Yours’

The folks in Wasatch County know how to do things up right when it comes to their county fair. Year after year, the annual fair at Heber City is one of Central Utah’s celebration highlights. “I have been led to understand that tomorrow you are going to graduate. Well, my strong recommendation is that you… Continue reading The Wasatch County Fair

Why is the turnout so light at elections – here and across the United States? The Census Bureau addressed itself to this question in a study of returns in the 1976 presidential election. Nation-wide, only 54 percent of eligible voters went to t.he polls – the lowest since 1948 and down from a high of… Continue reading Why Aputhy ut the Polls?