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Hero's welcome planned for Archuleta

Welcome back David! We love what you are doing for yourself, for Murray, and the state of Utah!

My wife loves him more than she loves me. I'll be at murray high with her.... but going to the game with my bro. I bet my wife wishes she could be at the Jazz game now. haha

Who is David Archuleta?

Alright David Archuleta! I saw Tues. Night's "American Idol" and you did "crush the competition"! I'm sure our family will be at the festivities in Murray, our daughter will be sure of that. She wants to marry you!!

To Who Is, get a life and wake up, your missing some great Television and a wonderful story.

Seems kinda special education, and I've already quit watching the show.

So whats up with Randy continually dissing Syesha? Does he go deaf when she is permorming?I thought both of her songs were great!David A.is extremely talented and is blessed with an angelic voice! He might beat out David Cook to win it all.If "Dreadlocks" isn't cut tonight,then the Earth is FLAT!He should have gone weeks ago!

What is it that makes him a HERO????
All he does is sing.

Yeah, I was also wondering, who is this guy?

Look I am cheering for David as much as the next guy, but the term "Hero's Welcome" does NOT fit. He is not a hero he is a talented singer, lets not over due our celebrity worship people! Our men and women in uniform are heros. Soliders, firemen, and policemen, not a kid who can sing.

Don't get so caught up in the words. Let the people have thier fun. Let the kid have his moment in the sun. If he makes them feel good or inspired....good for them and good for him. Relax.

Well deserving!

Since when is an entertainer a HERO, we sure have lost ground of what is a HERO, what has David done to save anyones life, what has David done to be a HERO, for goodness sake he is a young entertainer at this point. Where are the headlines for our soldiers on the front lines? Reporters are sure shallow in their idea of important stories

re Glado, Anon, Hero? All of you need to take your happy pills! Sheesh cheer up and enjoy the good news for once!!!!!!!!!

No one is minimizing our heroes in uniform but find me one who single-handedly has put Murray on the map and I will for sure shout his/her praises from the steps of the state capitol. This is about a great young Utahn who has performed solo in front of tens of millions every week for about ten weeks and has been nearly flawless in the process. This is about a clean-cut young man who the entire state can be proud of. Our young people need examples like this young man to look to rather than so many entertainers whose public image is far less than exemplary. Hero can have many definitions and can come in many forms. Let's allow this one hero status rather than so many others whose notoriety is far less than desireable by any standard.

We are talking about a young man who has a talent, not a "Medal of Honor" recipient right?

He may not be a hero, but I think that it is wonderful that we can support him in what he's doing. What an opportunity for Utah to stand behind one of their own! We're proud of you David!

I find this story very disturbing.

When media outlets spend more efforts on smoke and mirror stories like this; also to declare who is heroic and who is not based on the minority pop culture viewpoint is irresponsible at best. Now our elected officals are getting in on this, and that is not what they were hired for.

The rest of us are dealing with real life issues. The local media is largely ignoring most of the social/political/economical portents that are gaining strength, and American Idol is not one of these portents. It is a commercial venture to continue the music industry with fair results - nothing more. A man's ability to sing is not a scarce talent here, and we'll never be in short supply of aspiring singers.

News outlets are protected under the 1st Amendment and State Constitution, and through back-door political channels to report hard news that affects us all. Instead they go for what will sell commercials and increase the bottom line. This story is not news, but just a way to capitalize on something a minority of Utahn's see as important.

Hero is right--He is not a Hero! Just a kid who can sing really really good. He will really become a "Hero" if he does not turn "Hollywood". So many do-- If he doesn't ma an pa might. That is what can be sad for these young people. He really is talented. I hope he will use it for good in this world.

Hero is really over the top. He is a great singer and from what I see and hear a very good young man. Heroes are people who put their lifes on the line to rescue or help someone.

I would not be surprised at all if he doesn't win the contest.

I am not a doomsdayer, but for some reason I had an uneasy feeling last night when they talked about a balloon ride. I have gone up in a balloon and it was great and want to do it again, but once more I just had an uneasy feeling when they said that. Hope I am soooo wrong.

As far as those claiming they don't know who he is they are trying to be funny, or they really don't have a life. They certainly couldn't be reading the newspaper or even pay attention to this website.