Simon Bamberger

Last updated: Wednesday, Aug. 31 2011 5:48 p.m. MDT

Book of Mormon expressly condemns anti-Semitism

In 1894, Alfred Dreyfus, a young French artillery officer of Jewish origin, was framed and unjustly convicted of spying for Germany. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the distant, dreaded penal colony called Devil's Island, and placed in solitary confinement.

Published: Sept. 1, 2011

Escape to another time at Lagoon's Pioneer Village

Amid the midway crowds, scattered screams, mechanical clatter, and sundry bells and whistles at Lagoon, a more peaceful reminder of another time reposes in a tree-canopied corner of the popular amusement park.

Published: Aug. 18, 2011

Governors have a ball inaugurating

Of course each governor of Utah has taken an oath to perform his office properly. Gov. Gary Herbert will do this in the capitol rotunda today at noon. But an official inauguration — with pomp and circumstance — may find its beginning in Utah with the last territorial governor of Utah, Gov. Caleb W. West.

Published: Jan. 2, 2011