Stories from Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The morning's lecture focused on the birth of the American government. Standing at the front of the small classroom, it was Stehvn Tesar's first lecture of the day. As he outlined the steps that would eventually lead to the creation of the Constitution and the federal government, his students were busy jotting down notes they knew would likely appear on a test in just a few days...

Billy and Courtney Ireland have reported that the USDA has confirmed a wolf killed a calf on their property Saturday evening. The 100-pound calf was killed adjacent to the Canyon Creek Canal, near where the pavement ends on Canyon Creek Road and only about two miles from the nearest subdivision...

Greg Jones will be named the Person of the Year during Friday's 24th Annual Black History Banquet. The event will be held at the Elks Lodge at 325 S. 3rd West St. The theme is "At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington."...

Dear editor: I am writing to you as the Mission Delivery Chair for the Relay for Life of Elmore County. Did you know that February is tobacco prevention month? It is a fact that Americans can prevent one-third of all cancers by not using tobacco. During the past three years, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has played a significant role in statewide smoke-free campaigns, which protect the health of millions of workers and patrons...

Dear editor: Second Amendment advocates are accused by elected officials of spreading "hysteria" over talk of gun control. Perhaps 56 million people disarmed and killed by governments in the 20th Century is too dated a reference to cause elected officials to lend an ear to rational concerns. Let's bring it home...

Dear editor: A couple weeks ago during the big winter storm, we came home to find our heavy duty mailbox that we built had been hit by someone with their car, due to the icy road conditions. Frustrated and thinking we would be putting out a bunch more money for repairs, we were surprised the next day to see someone had started making repairs on the pole and two mailboxes. ...