An ice cream van of dictators
By Stephen Philip Druce
I was ordering an ice cream from an ice cream van.
"A butterscotch ice cream, please."
"Sorry, I've run out of ice cream. I can do you a Joseph Stalin on a cone."
"Who's...
The Independent
The Bureau of Land Management Cedar City Field Office will temporarily restrict access to a section of public land in the Three Peaks Recreation Area on May 30 and 31 as a safety requirement for an offroad race,...
After an extensive search and interview process, the Utah Shakespeare Festival recently announced the hiring of Zachary Murray as its new general manager.
As general manager, Murray will serve in a senior leadership role, working with executive director R. Scott...
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Come out and mingle on Wednesday, May 28 at the grand opening of the Cliffside Restaurant. Located adjacent to the Inn on the Cliff above Bluff Street, you'll get to enjoy a beautiful view of St. George while...
A kissagram caper
By Stephen Philip Druce
A kissagram lady died inside a giant birthday cake she was expected to leap out of at a party attended by my wife and me.
I said to my wife, "Now there's a plan backfired."
"Well...
The Independent
Under new ownership, the House of Jump indoor trampoline park is holding a ribbon-cutting and grand opening on Memorial Day weekend.
The ribbon cutting will be Friday, May 23 at 1 p.m., with members of the St. George Area...
I was recently reminded that I am not an edgy black woman living in Brooklyn, leading bicycle tours around the city and writing novels. That is a partial, mostly incomplete description of a friend of mine, and I’m not sure...
(This post will assume you have a basic grasp on the major political and economic issues in Southern Utah. If this is not the case, I’ll sum it up for you right now: Water is life in the desert,...
Aaron Patrick Tippetts is an emerging professional artist from Southern Utah known for his colorful pen and ink portraits. He is mostly self-taught, but studied art at Dixie State College from 2006-07, earning a professor's choice scholarship.
He recently switched...
We’ve all heard that remark when we’ve missed a short three-footer for par or watched the pros putt for hundreds of thousands of dollars if they make that putt. Truth is, many are saying that it’s a statistical mistake...