Letter from the editor: Pioneer Day

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute   Hello readers, Even if you’re in the minority of Utah Valley and not a Mormon, you’ve probably heard about the pioneers. What can I say? Those Mormons are as proud of their pioneers as Americans are of their apple pie. The long and short of the pioneer’s story is that they followed their spiritual […]

Pioneer daze

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Unilike the rest of the states in the union, Utahns have two excuses every July to makes things explode. There’s Independence Day, and twenty days later, on July 24 for Pioneer Day. While national pride is prevalent around here, the sense of state pride is a strong rivals. Annual parades, rodeos, fairs and the like […]