Tag: the Independent
Frontier Homestead State Park and Smithsonian magazine present Museum Day Live!
Frontier Homestead will provide free admission for all visitors on Saturday, Sept. 26, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 11th annual Museum Day Live! For...
St. George Astronomy Group will assist with viewing total eclipse of...
The entire United States will be treated to a total eclipse of the moon on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 27. The St. George...
Two deputies resign from the Iron County Sheriff’s Office after a...
A pair of Iron County Sheriff deputies resigned two weeks ago and may now face criminal charges after a night of drinking and partying last...
The Planned Parenthood video is a red herring
The term "red herring" comes from the folkloric belief that if a red herring is dragged across a trail hounds are following, it will...
Hope can change the world
"Hope"
It's a small crack in a big stone
Ever patient
Waiting, watching, growing
Ready to burst open
To show its depth, its vastness
Cracking,...
CARTOON: ‘Preaching to Congress’
From cartoonist Clay Jones about 'Preaching to Congress' and an optimistic Pope Francis versus This Congress
Pope Francis addressed Congress. He’s the first Pope to...
Brigham’s Playhouse ‘The Secret Garden’ underway
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Brigham’s Playhouse opened the captivating musical, “The Secret Garden.” Based on the classic novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, this...
Book Review: Richie Norton’s ‘The Power of Starting Something Stupid’ can...
"The Power of Starting Something Stupid" by Richie Norton
Shadow Mountain, 2013. Hardcover and electronic formats and audio book. 320 pages.
Believe it or not, the...
Recent Zion National Park rockfall will keep road closed through weekend
A large rockfall that closed the east side of Zion National Park yesterday has not been cleared and will keep that section of the...
Will Fukushima create a “new species”?
According to an article in WashingtonsBlog, Japanese experts have stated that Fukushima is currently releasing up to 93 billion becquerels (a measurement of radioactivity) of...