By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 18B SALT LAKE CITY – When you think of Utahns, you probably think of someone Mormon, conservative and white. In other words, Orrin Hatch. But within Utah, the capital Salt Lake City is an exception to the rule. Consider: Nearly half of the students in Salt Lake City schools […]
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 16B SALT LAKE CITY – He’s hard-working. He’s good at his job. So there was really only one way that Mickey Beavan stood out from his fellow Olympic volunteers. “Everybody makes fun of me because I say ‘y’all,’ ” said Beavan, 28, of Dallas. Beavan and 71 others here […]
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 14B SALT LAKE CITY – When it appeared two Canadian figure skaters would have to unfairly settle for silver instead of gold, the reaction was swift. At least in the checkout lines of the official Canadian Olympic clothing store here. “Americans were coming in saying, ‘You were robbed! We […]
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By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 14B SALT LAKE CITY – “You’re an artist, aren’t you? I can tell you’re an artist. That’s the kind of pin an artist, a sophisticated collector would want.” Marlee Baker, one of the many people hawking Olympic pins on the streets of Salt Lake City, is doing a marvelous […]
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 14B SALT LAKE CITY – Siegfried Meyer knows bratwurst. He just didn’t expect to have to know this much. “I’m going through 1,000 pounds of bratwurst a day,” said Meyer, who runs Siegfried’s Delicatessen in downtown Salt Lake City. “The Germans want to eat German food.” Siegfried’s, which normally […]
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer PARK CITY, Utah – If an Italian Olympic skier wanted to observe Ash Wednesday this week, chances are he did it with a little help from some folks from the Dallas area. Eighteen North Texas Catholics have traveled to Park City to help the town’s one small parish deal with […]
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 16B WEST JORDAN, Utah – They may be part of the axis of evil, but at Jensen Middle School, Iran is still a welcome member of the family of nations. Jensen was stuck with one of the most difficult assignments in the One School, One Country program, which links […]
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By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 16B SPANISH FORK, Utah – For television viewers around the world, there’s no sight more associated with Utah than the spires of the Salt Lake Temple, spiritual headquarters of the Mormon faith. But an hour south, atop a hill and down a country road, sits an altogether different temple. […]
By Joshua Benton Staff Writer Page 16B SALT LAKE CITY – Prince Albert probably knows all he needs to about his royal lineage. But the rest of the Monaco bobsled team decided to ask the Mormons for help finding their roots. Thanks to an unusual religious belief, the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints is […]
Page 17B There may not be many Texans competing at the Winter Olympics, but the state was well represented at a U.S. Olympic Committee reception Tuesday night. Gov. Rick Perry flew into town to attend the reception at the University of Utah. Members of the Houston 2012 Foundation also were there to promote the city’s […]