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Work world reminds me what I should have learned in college
One of the more arbitrary graduation requirements at Utah State University is to pass a barrage of computer literacy tests. The idea is to have incoming freshmen take them first thing, but most st...
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Rebellion, fireworks light up Fourth of July memories
Hot-dogs, hamburgers, picnics, hot weather, swimming, parades, fireworks and patriotic music — these are the things that combine to make up Fourth of July memories. There probably is no other holi...
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After nearly three decades, I’ve finally seen a play
I am a person who likes to learn as much as possible in life in just about any area. I like to learn about other cultures and even spent two years serving an LDS mission in Venezuela and learned...
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A U.S. soccer fan sings before heading to the stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday to watch the World Cup Group C soccer match between the United States and Algeria. The U.S. won the match 1-0 on a late goal by Landon Donovan.<br>- AP photo / Jerome Delay Don’t get the World Cup? Relax, there’s still hope for you yet
Devoted readers of the “Out and About” franchise will know that this is the space wherein Transcript staffers are given unbridled license to discuss their personal lives, often in painstaking deta...
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Life lists, like dreams, should be revised every so often
A few weeks ago a letter came in the mail to my parent’s home with the return address of my AP English teacher from when I was a senior in high school. I recognized the chicken-scratch handwriting...
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Cheering at Superbikes for the man from the Land Down Under
Unfortunately, I’m starting to realize I’m about to reach the senior citizen stage in life when you start getting discount prices on food and receive other perks. I realized how ancient I am as I...
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The secret art of liking meetings
by Tim Gillie
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Perhaps I have stumbled across a second career that is more suitable to me than I had thought. I like writing and I enjoy going to meetings. The writing part is obvious and journalists, at least ...
Road trip follies make best memories
by Jake Gordon
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Summer starts at different times for different people. For students it is that last day of school, but for me summer starts as soon as the last high school sporting event ends, which is this week. ...
Is the golden age of books drawing to an end?
by Jeff Barrus
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I took my son to see “Iron Man 2” over the weekend and afterward, curious about how faithful the film had been, we dug into a box of my old comic books in the basement of our home. I fished out a y...
Ag beat comes with a different set of characters
by Sarah Miley
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I’m not much of a farm gal. Before working at the Transcript-Bulletin, I hadn’t ever really known real-life farmers and ranchers. When I was growing up, people told me I lived on a farm — thanks t...
What we collect says a lot about who we are
by Missy Thompson
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Everyone collects something. Collections, whether extensive or consisting of a few limited edition items, are evident in just about everyone’s home. Groups for stamps, coins, baseball cards and eve...
Closers know deals get done with comedy, persistence
by Mark Watson
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I spent the second week of March in Cancun, Mexico, with my dad and I would like to return ASAP. Not so much for the beaches (which were superb) or the ancient ruins (which were fascinating) or th...
Let’s be fat, and let’s be OK with it
by Scott Spjut
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Have you ever had deep-fried turkey? I have. It may very well be the most delicious thing on the planet. The No. 1 thing that ruins a good turkey is it being too dry. Soaking the big bird in oil fo...
Even in the modern world Mother Nature shows us who’s boss
by Tim Gillie
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Have I told you about my uncanny ability to predict things? I am not just talking about simple things like knowing Obama was going to win — which I did — or knowing in the first five minutes of a ...
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