http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Daily home and garden articles, news and headlines for Salt Lake City and Utah - Deseret News en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Sat, 25 May 2013 07:08:20 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580584/Common-Core-State-Standards-attract-controversy-across-US.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580584/Common-Core-State-Standards-attract-controversy-across-US.html Some say the Common Core State Standards adopted by all but five U.S. states will better prepare graduates for college and... ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 14:15:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580609/Gallup-poll-shows-shift-in-views-on-morality-over-last-decade.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580609/Gallup-poll-shows-shift-in-views-on-morality-over-last-decade.html Cheating on a spouse came in dead last in a Gallup survey measuring American attitudes about how morally acceptable 20... ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 10:25:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580608/Hundreds-of-police-officers-attend-kindergarten-graduation-for-fallen-colleagues-daughter.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580608/Hundreds-of-police-officers-attend-kindergarten-graduation-for-fallen-colleagues-daughter.html Members of the Phoenix Police Department supported a fallen officer’s family as they attended his daughter... ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 09:25:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580534/Sherry-Young-Life-is-like-growing-roses-if-you-dont-tend-to-responsibilities-it-may-fade-on-you.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580534/Sherry-Young-Life-is-like-growing-roses-if-you-dont-tend-to-responsibilities-it-may-fade-on-you.html Raising roses is a lot like raising children. There is a lot of work involved and frustration with how they progress. They... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 12:37:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580538/Suicide-becoming-an-epidemic-in-developed-countries.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580538/Suicide-becoming-an-epidemic-in-developed-countries.html America and other developed countries are facing a new epidemic: suicide. The Daily Beast reports the number of suicides in... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 11:45:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630407/Dandelion-roots-and-more-finding-food-at-our-feet.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630407/Dandelion-roots-and-more-finding-food-at-our-feet.html Ellen Zachos is a modern-day forager, gathering wild foods to enrich her cuisine. New York's Central Park provides the... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 07:36:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580509/Habitual-overeating-learned-in-infancy-BYU-study-says.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580509/Habitual-overeating-learned-in-infancy-BYU-study-says.html Babies predominantly fed formula for the first six months were 2.5 times more likely to be obese by age 2 as babies whose... ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 22:49:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580427/Experts-stress-the-importance-of-teaching-children-innovation.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580427/Experts-stress-the-importance-of-teaching-children-innovation.html Schools must teach today's students to be innovators as preparation for a changing job market, experts say. ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580489/Woman-uses-public-punishment-to-teach-a-lesson-about-bullying.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580489/Woman-uses-public-punishment-to-teach-a-lesson-about-bullying.html After discovering that her stepdaughter was bullying a classmate about the clothing she wore, this stepmother took the... ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580479/18-year-old-musician-dies-after-inspiring-others-to-live-video.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580479/18-year-old-musician-dies-after-inspiring-others-to-live-video.html Zach Sobiech has more than 4 million views of his YouTube video featuring his song, "Clouds." But Zach has done much more in... ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 11:25:00 MDT