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The admonition to “write your congressman” is still good counsel when it comes to problems and programs on which the delegates to Washington can be helpful. But the alignment of the Utah delegation at the nation’s capital has changed somewhat now. You’ll need to know the addresses of the new officials as well as the… Continue reading ‘Write Your Congressmen’

The LDS Church has lost two of its valiant servants and eloquent voices in the deaths Tuesday of Elders Hugh B. Brown and ElRay L. Christiansen. Elder Brown, member of the Council of Twelve Apostles and former first counselor to the late Mormon President David 0. McKay, died after a long illness at 92. His… Continue reading Church Loses 2 Leaders

It’s an old warning in late summer – but important: Carefully guard against fire on the forests and rangers. And on all grassy or vegetated areas, for that matter. Officials of the Uinta National Forest caution that fire danger has become exceedingly high across the state. “The high country is drying out due to high… Continue reading Guard Against Forest Fire

The heart of the community if that term can be used goes out to a Nevada and Wisconsin family which experienced extreme tragedy early Saturday when three young brothers were killed in a motor home rollover and fire on Interstate 15 north of Provo. The Emeran Petrack family was traveling from Pahrump, Nev. to Winneconne,… Continue reading Spirit of Helpfulness

Utah’s State Board of Regents for Higher Education seems to have scored something of coup in hiring Dr. Terrell H. Bell as this state’s commissioner of higher education. Dr. Bell is United States Commissioner of Education, having held the nation’s top school post since June 1974. Before that, from September 1971, was superintendent of the… Continue reading Higher Education Leader

Dr. Dean A. Peterson, a high level administrator at Brigham Young University whose funeral services will be held Thursday, was a modest, humble man; yet with leadership abilities that carried him to the top in many endeavors in which he became engaged, Prior of his 34-year career at BYU he taught at North Sanpete High… Continue reading ‘Y’ Loses cz Friend, Leader

Two groups of school teachers in Utah Valley recently have protested, in letters to the editor, the National Education Associations endorsement of a presidential candidate. “We feel this to be an unprofessional act by a professional organization,” said one group. “As educators we retain the right to endorse whomever we will and choose not to… Continue reading Protests on NEAtPoIicy

Amid feasts and family gatherings. Americans across the . world pause today to give thanks for life’s goodness that embodies . many. many blessings. Thanksgiving, one of America’s favorite holidays, had its origin in the cradle years of civilization in this country, as we know it today. In those first years, the Pilgrims especially expressed… Continue reading Thcmksgix/ing Day, 1976

Your heart may be your best friend – and by by all means you should take care of it. To help you maintain good heart health. alpublic family – oriented county-wide meeting is scheduled Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Provo Tabernacle. It’s sponsored by the Utah Heart Association as a public service – and… Continue reading For Better Heurt Health

With the Nov. 2 general election less than three weeks away, it’s time “undecided” voters start “cramming for the examination.” As we see it, whether citizens “pass the test” will depend a great deal on HOW they vote that is, how well they are informed on the merits of the candidates and issues. In other… Continue reading Crum for Nov. 2 ‘Exum’