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Utah: We spent the first day of our trip driving across the high desert of Wyoming towards Utah. While it made for an unusual Easter Sunday, a traditional pot roast and a potato casserole reminded of the family holidays and fueled us for another day of traveling. Day two involved even more driving, with a memorable stop near the border of Utah at the Bonnevelle Salt Flats. The weather was theatrically arid for our visit, despite rain in the region last week. We spent the beautiful sunrise taking

Operation Overlord     Operation Overlord was the most decisive operation for the Allies on the European front. Many brave men stormed the five major beaches of Omaha, Utah, Sword, Gold and Juno in Normandy, France on June 6th 1944. The five beaches ranged in lethality, leaving some allied forces decimated while others were able to rally and push the combined axis forces back. The acts of bravery and determination quickly became legend and the men who laid down their lives are still honored to this

Good morning, this is Chris Verstandig and Rose Atkinson. Welcome to *CNN*. Today is July 6th, 1944. It is a hot one outside in New York City, so be sure to stay cool! In other news, the Summer Olympics were officially cancelled due to war raging across the globe. The organization will hold a tiny ceremony in Switzerland in the summer of 1944, reminding the world that the spirit of peaceful international athletic competition is still alive. The games are to be held in London in 1948, for they have

taking action against quagga infestations. Idaho, for example, has boat inspection stations set up at almost every major road entering into the state. Laws require that boaters must stop at one of these stations on their way to recreational waters. Utah, in conjunction with Idaho, spends $2.6 million per year to contain quagga mussels. To put this amount in perspective, that is the same amount the United States government spends on presidential vacations alone! Since 2009, when Idaho launched its

I have always wanted the opportunity to have a day where I had a choice of whatever I wanted to do, regardless of cost. To me personally, family time is essential, and all these activities that I would do in my perfect day wouldn’t be the same if I didn’t have family with me. As the day goes on, it becomes obvious that this is a very unrealistic day, cost and time wise. The places I would visit, the old friends I get to see again, and even the great food I would get to eat, make my perfect day truly

My dad married his high school sweetheart, Lisa Malee Erickson, on February 5, 1993. He had joined the Army Reserve and left soon after they were married to attend basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri. I'm his first daughter, Christine Brianne Hill. I was born May 26, 1993, while he was in training. Daddy was given leave to come home and see his new baby daughter, but had to return just two days later. He completed his training two months later and returned to his wife and baby. He

“Wow, what a beautiful sunset.” everybody said, excited looking at the sunset while being devoured by the ocean. We were all sitting in the cold wet sand together enjoying the view as a whole family. “We made a great choice coming to the beach before the sun set” said my dad. We all agreed with him. After looking at the sunset we all went to go eat dinner at a Mexican restaurant because everybody was craving Mexican food. I ordered a burrito with steak and rice inside. My parents both ordered the

Exploring the Mormons Who were the Mormons? The Mormons were a very different to other people they had a communal life and this means they try to get other people to follow there religion. The man who founded the Mormons was Joseph smith a son of a poor family in Vermont. Joseph smith claimed he saw a vision of an angel in 1823 called Moroni. The vision he had told him to find some secret hidden golden plates in a hillside called Cumorah in Palmyra, in the New

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints: Mormon Lifestyle Amanda Laney Concepts Sept. 8th, 2016 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints: Mormon Lifestyle The Mormon faith has been around since the 1800s starting in New York. The Mormon lifestyle is similar to ours but can differ in many ways from history, beliefs, marriage, diets, and branches of the religion and even care plans. Most people

After I graduated High School, I moved to Logan, Utah to pursue my Bachelors at Utah State University. This move was actually quite easy. My mom drove down with me to help me move into my apartment and all of my belongings easily fit between our two cars. About halfway through the semester, everything kind of fell apart. I hated my program, I didn’t like the atmosphere of the university and I wanted out. It was not anything like I was hoping, and I decided I was definitely not going to stay. However