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Elgin history spotlight – Nancy Lou Webster This is the story of longtime Elgin resident/artist Nancy Lou Webster and her 1935 Straight 8 Buick Coupe with suicide doors named “Katie.” The story begins with Nancy Lou as a teen in Oxford, Mississippi. “Miss Kate Skipwith was a philanthropist who lived on Main Street in Oxford, Mississippi. She wanted a car so she ordered a new car to be shipped by rail to her. A 1935 Buick Series 40 Coupe. It arrived by rail in Oxford with five miles on the…

Initiative (PLI) suggested by Representatives J. Chaffetz and R. Bishop encompasses 4.6 million acres within the Bears Ears area (Bears Ears Coalition) (Chaffetz and Bishop). The difference between the two proposals is the difference of priorities. Utah is a very conservative state and the legislature supports limited federal involvement in public land management. The Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition 's objective is to prevent further abuse of land that is sacred to Native American tribes…

Put plainly the United States government’s treatment of Native Americans, in this particular case the Ute Indian nation of the old West, was, quite frankly disgraceful. Ranging from at best intimidation and prosecution and at worst which was sadly quite often one-sided warfare and outright large-scale slaughter. The Utes, the earliest inhabitants of Colorado, fittingly enough lived throughout Colorado. Like many Greats Plains Tribes, Their diet consisted Primarily of Buffalo, with the odd…

Unemployment in Preston County is an ongoing problem. Everywhere you see, people are working less and less. West Virginia is at the top of the state unemployment and labor statistics list. It has many people asking questions. Is it that hard to obtain a job in Preston County? The worst thing about the whole situation is that West Virginian residents seem like they do not want to work. MarketWatch reported in March of 2015 that less than half adults (18 or older) in West Virginia have a job.…

a hospital in Heber, Utah. The person who had inspired him was a surgeon that he had associated himself with. who had invited him to come and watch one of his operations which had amazed Robert and truly made him want to get a job as a surgeon.The experiences that he had while he was at Wasatch high…

The relationship between my faith and my work as a therapist is very interesting to me. I was born and raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) also known as Mormons. When I was two my family moved to a home in Provo, Utah where my father became a professor at Brigham Young University which is owned and run by the LDS Church. The area where I lived was about 99% Mormon. In fourth grade there was only one student in my entire grade-level who was not a member of the…

I woke up on a perfect morning and I can smell yummy waffles when I sat down on the chair when I look at my waffles there was syrup and butter on top when I grab my fork I dive into the waffles I hear a crunch it when in my mouth it was so yummy. Then, we went to school it was fun at school we did lots of writing that, science, and reading, after a lot of things at school we went home.Then We went to the pool It was really fun going to the pool. When we got to the pool it was cold like ice cubes…

A business trip took us to The MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was a fantastic Travel Meeting and let’s hope what happened in Las Vegas didn’t stay in Las Vegas. Ricky and I were eager to return to the office and share. I have to admit though, that in between meetings, we did A LOT of sight seeing and if you have never been to Las Vegas, there is a lot to see….and hear. Think sensory overload. Ricky and I discovered the Guinness World Book’s LONGEST road… Las Vegas Boulevard. It goes AROUND the world…

In 2012 some of my family and I went to the Smokie Mountains in Tennessee. Since it was at the end of my family's trip we drove from Orlando Florida to the Smokie Mountains which is roughly a 10 hour drive. May I Remind you this is before I had any electronics. When we finally got to the cabin it took us four tries to get up the driveway. When we did we went in the cabin and saw It was BEAUTIFUL! My parents got up stairs my aunt (to be) and uncle were on the main floor and the kids were shoved…

The Great American West An Analysis of Willa Cather’s “My Antonia” The feminist movement in America was a time of great struggle, change, and most importantly retaliation. Considering the low status of women at that time, being subordinate to their husbands, it was difficult for them to give their. This led many women to the outlet of writing; writing was often a way for them to display their knowledge and independence and begin this new revolution which would disturb the order of things which…