As the science scandals keep coming, the air has gone out of the climate-change movement

Margaret Wente

Published on Friday, Feb. 05, 2010 6:45PM EST

Last updated on Saturday, Feb. 06, 2010 4:15AM EST

In 2007, the most comprehensive report to date on global warming, issued by the respected United Nat

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Beth Elmer - Eagle Valley Elementary
January 20th, 2010 @ 10:56am

Mrs. Elmer is our child's 4th grade teacher at Eagle Valley Elementary in Eagle Mountain. She is a fantastic example of a teacher that truly cares about her students' academics as well as personal growth. She has been a real asset in forming our child's future. She has been there for us as parents by phone or email, early in the morning, along with during her lunch break. While she is a full time teacher, she is also an Alto in t… Continue

Eagle Mountain launches a $250,000 ad campaign
Published: Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 11:17 p.m. MST
EAGLE MOUNTAIN — Find yourself in Eagle Mountain.

That's not just the city's new slogan. City officials hope it will be some people's and some businesses' dream. And city leaders are willing to put $250,000 worth of advertising behind the effort.

The campaign will formally kick off this month and run for at least a year. It includes billboards along I-15, a new city Web site and logo, local televi… Continue

Hey Dave, I was just wondering if you could help get the word out about an event coming up on Saturday at Dragons and Fairy Tales here in Eagle Mountain. We have a National Bestselling author coming to do a booksigning. Brandon Sanderson, author of the new Robert Jordan novel "The Gathering Storm", as well as a long list of other Fantasy/Sci Fi titles, and the popular middle-grade action "Alcatraz"series. Brandon will be meeting fans and signing books. Dragons and Fairy Tales has books to purcha… Continue

Saratoga Springs swears in Mia Love, Utah's first black woman mayor
By Abigail Shaha

Deseret News

Published: Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 1:00 a.m. MST
SARATOGA SPRINGS — After his replacement took her oath of office and gave her remarks, Saratoga Spring's previous mayor, Timothy L. Parker, started a new tradition.

Removing the plate with his name and title on it from the desk name plate, he slid one in… Continue

Please remember that by city ordinance, to assist with snow removal, you cannot park vehicles or trailers on city streets between the hours of 4:00 AM and 4:00 PM, whenever it snows two or more inches. Also, please do not plow snow from sidewalks and driveways into the street. City plows need to be able to maneuver to clear the roads for your safety.

By city ordinance, snow plowing is prioritized as follows:
# 1. All main arterial roads (also schools, fire stations, and sheriff's department) re… Continue

I finally got a hold of the minutes from the UTAH TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION meeting held on August 13, 2009 in Saratoga Springs, Utah. This is the meeting where I said "I love the smell of fresh asphalt in the morning, it smells like transportation." They didn't quote me on that in the minutes, but below is the summary of statements made by the attendees from Eagle Mountain.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Mayor Heather Jackson from Eagle Mountain thanked the Department for the work being done on the west sid… Continue

2.9 earthquake shakes Utah County
January 5th, 2010 @ 7:34am
By Andrew Adams
UTAH COUNTY -- Many people in northern Utah County woke up to feel a small earthquake early Tuesday morning.

Seismologists at the University of Utah say the 2.9 magnitude quake was centered 4 miles northwest of Saratoga Springs.

Calls and e-mails to KSL reported what seemed like a much larger event.

"Our whole house started shaking and the stuff on the TV came down. It woke me up immediately," Robert Tuttle of Eagle… Continue

Snowstorm squelches climate change protest
By Judy Fahys

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated: 12/30/2009 06:36:58 PM MST


A downtown protest of the climate change talks in Copenhagen became a victim of Wednesday's snowstorm.

"Not many people showed up because of the blizzard conditions," said organizer Clea Major, an international studies student at the University of Utah.

It didn't take long for the six friends to pack up a bullhorn and posters they'd planned to use for their "scream-in," an out… Continue

Eagle Mountain looks for other ways to honor Pony Express
By Donald W. Meyers

The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated: 12/30/2009 08:17:10 PM MST

Courtesy photo Eagle Mountain City Council rejected a plan to buy this larger-than-life statue to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Pony Express. The city is now looking for another statue or an artist who is willing t

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