Events Calendar
Nov. 23-29 Editor’s Pick of the Week: The cast of Hale Center Theater in Orem will perform A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens this holiday season. This traditional story about…
2009
Stories — Page 8
Top 10 wits
To perpetuate the known cliche that laughter is the best medicine, here’s my top 10 wits of all time. 1. Oscar Wilde, who on his deathbed was heard to say,…
10 Things I’m Still Mad About
With the year drawing to a close, I thought I would review some items that I’m still mad about. Some items are recent, and some I’ve just never gotten over….
A no fowl day of thanks
While millions of people across the country will overdose on turkey this Thursday (and continue to OD on leftovers for days after), many other people choose to have a gentler…
F Stop Cafe
Is owning a coffee shop in a place like Provo something of a quixotic endeavor? Perhaps. This is an area whose largest demographic is a group of people who believe…
MEdiatation: Balance, intervened
Meditation and mediation. They almost beg to be combined into a single concept, don’t they? Meditation is an active pursuit, but it is aimed inward. The disparate, warring elements of…
Critique of the Week – Date spots in the valley
Well folks, this week I’ve decided to do something a little different and do a double feature. (After all, I can only use the word “fun” so many times to…
O holy day in the valley
While some people (OK, a lot of people) in this county attend various houses of worship (OK, one particular house of worship) each Sunday, other people find that their day…
Courage to keep going – Letter to the editor
I am so happy about the Nov. 16 article “Project Encourages Women to Continue Their Education.” It helps me keep being motivated and continue with my professional career. A couple…
Just another brick in the wall – How the Supreme Court could limit acaemic freedom
Epictetus once said “only the educated are free,” but a Supreme Court ruling may challenge that. Although no professors were involved in the Garcetti v. Ceballos case that was settled…
