http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Jeff Benedict en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:01 MDT Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:02:24 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578618/Terrorists-messed-with-wrong-people-in-Boston.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578618/Terrorists-messed-with-wrong-people-in-Boston.html I was writing a blog on college sports when the bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon. The images of fallen runners and... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:32:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625945/My-birthday-reminded-me-to-enjoy-simple-things.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625945/My-birthday-reminded-me-to-enjoy-simple-things.html When I was a kid, I never understood why adults dislike birthdays. I recently turned 47. Now I get it. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619224/Child-offers-lesson-in-patience-forgiveness.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619224/Child-offers-lesson-in-patience-forgiveness.html This story is about forgiveness. Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865569208/Why-Jabari-Parker-chose-the-Blue-Devils.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865569208/Why-Jabari-Parker-chose-the-Blue-Devils.html The anticipation is over. Jabari Parker, the top high school basketball player in the country, is headed to Duke. Here's why. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:52:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618130/Witnessing-grief-and-compassion-in-Newtown.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618130/Witnessing-grief-and-compassion-in-Newtown.html Dave Checketts is not a professionally trained clergyman. The former chairman of Madison Square Garden and the New York... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616604/Sports-Illustrated-to-profile-football-odyssey-of-BYUs-Ziggy-Ansah.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616604/Sports-Illustrated-to-profile-football-odyssey-of-BYUs-Ziggy-Ansah.html The fact is that the football odyssey of Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah is a modern-day Book of Mormon story. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765613123/Saturday-Night-Lights-in-Pullman.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765613123/Saturday-Night-Lights-in-Pullman.html I'm writing this post from the air. It's a Sunday morning and I'm on a plane from Spokane to Seattle. Last night I was in... Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765605096/Young-mens-faith-determination-made-me-a-believer.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765605096/Young-mens-faith-determination-made-me-a-believer.html If it weren't for basketball and the LDS Church, I would have never crossed paths with these guys and a dozen others from... Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765602466/Adage-is-true-2-everyone-needs-somebody-to-love.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765602466/Adage-is-true-2-everyone-needs-somebody-to-love.html I'm running to Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love." I'm in San Francisco. Blue sky. Setting sun. Only the peaks of the... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765598416/NBCs-Rock-Center-will-devote-full-hour-of-prime-time-television-to-Mormonism.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765598416/NBCs-Rock-Center-will-devote-full-hour-of-prime-time-television-to-Mormonism.html In a week when Mitt Romney has started to show and tell more about his Mormon faith, NBC's "Rock Center" with Brian Williams... Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 MDT