The Easy Chair
Musings by J.P. Starrs
The power of kind words from a stranger…
This week has been interesting and I don’t want to do a negative story today.
So, while this will start out down, hopefully we will all be lifted before I am done.
Life circumstances found me at the local credit union yesterday explaining that I [...]
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Through the sister's dreams, pranks, plays, letters and courtships, women [...] May28Seeing Music in Color: Student Translates Sounds into Lights Category: Learning, Music | Leave a CommentWhile Jeremy Bowen was on a vacation in Brazil, he had an epiphany. As a graphic design and music major, he had heard that there was a program that could translate sound waves into light waves, but in Brazil it "occurred to him that he could do this." May28Those of us who run websites and send out emails to thousands of people know that being on the Internet is sometimes a little like war. We live with the stark and unpleasant reality that there are hackers out there who are purposely creating programs to sabotage you and bring you to your knees. They [...] May28WASHINGTON — The set-top box, a necessary appendage for millions of cable televisions for decades, is moving toward extinction. May28Worldwide Mormon leader made surprise visit to Brampton Sunday Category: Religion, Technology | Leave a CommentPresident Thomas S. Monson, who became president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in January, was to speak to all members of the Church in Canada via satellite from Salt Lake City. May28BYU-Hawaii Religious Education Professor Aaron Schade encouraged students in his May 20 devotional to “be not afraid,†but to actively “be doing good†and trust in the Lord for strength and guidance during tough times in life. May28When I think about John Hart, I think about the day a call came in from the Uinta Mountains. A Boy Scout was terribly upset and wanted to come home. John was the boy's bishop. He was also in the middle of a major story for an upcoming edition of the Church News. He could [...] May281. There is a very liberating feeling when Utah is to your back. I love where I live, but I love getting away. May28A little over a week ago, a small group of student leaders and advisers from the Center for Service and Learning loaded inside a couple of BYU rental vans and bounced down to Cedar City for a retreat. It was your standard leadership training, group bonding, individually motivating two-day drill-the kind of thing uber-involved (and [...] May27If a person goes to see a movie or play, there is normally a gentle reminder at the start for audience members to turn off their cell phones. May27Salt Lake County residents would be more likely to attend touring Broadway shows at a theater in Salt Lake City than in Sandy, but most say a new 2,500-seat venue isn't needed anywhere in the valley. May27Potter thrown for a curve but he vows not to let arthritis slow him down Category: Visual Art | Leave a CommentPotter thrown for a curve but he vows not to let arthritis slow him down May27When John Mount of Highland gets ready for Memorial Day, he grabs a wool cap and a black powder musket. 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It's standard to get reminders to ward activities [...] May25Teaching LDS Church History a challenge to some professors Category: History, Learning, Religion | Leave a CommentSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Teaching college students in Utah about the history of the LDS Church has its own set of challenges, whether instructors are Latter-day Saints or not, because most students believe they already know the subject and understand it well. May25Before he was a best-selling author, before he went to college and majored in communications and English, before he wrote anything at all, Brandon Mull was a daydreamer. May25The 84th Annual Spring Salon, at the Springville Museum of Art through July 6, is a visually and thematically diverse exhibition. And while some might consider the exhibit too eclectic, it's this striking diversity that gives the show its energy. May25Director to receive award for service to music school, more May25When Ballet West presents "Innovations" at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center this week, three Ballet West dancers will premiere new works. May25SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There is insufficient evidence to say former LDS Church President Brigham Young ordered the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and ample evidence that says he did not, according to the church's assistant historian. May25SACRAMENTO — Researchers with the LDS Church's historical department say conflicting accounts and missing documents have vexed historians looking to determine exactly how the Mountain Meadows Massacre came about and who had prior knowledge of the plan to murder about 140 men, women and children in southern Utah. |
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