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In interview, John Miller reflects on band’s tragedy 3 years ago

Many think it's business as usual for the American Fork High School Marching Band, as it won first place at the Utah State Fair Jazz Festival on Sept. 11 and first place again last Saturday at the Mt. Nebo competition at Payson High School. After all, this is the band that performed at a ...

The Happy Denizen: A picture of pet reverence

We have a dog. Mary is our 9 ½ year old Miniature Schnauzer. She’s an earnest family member and is well cared for. My sons and husband play with Mary, pet and touch her, give her appropriate attention. I on the other hand, do very little to none of that.I enjoy dogs—believe in the humane ...

Life in Bits: Something plaid this way comes

<span><span>It is fall around here. We know that because there is a sudden infusion of red amongst all the local leafy greens. Also, the mountain-scarlet has started to fade, and instead of being a boiling 104 degrees outside the temperature has plummeted to a balmy ...

As A.F. flirts with the bicycle, can it break up with the car?

While American Fork continues to be saddled with road constructions -- to the west, the 900 West widening and repaving; to the east, the repaving of State Street and 500 East -- few here are ready to think about a new project, more orange cones, flaggers, lane restrictions and cross street ...

Citizen news from 50, 60, 70 and 80 years ago

<strong>Published Thursday, Sept. 27, 1962</strong>Fortunate were the occupants of a new car, which was completely demolished in a spectacular one-car accident Saturday at about 9:30 a.m., one mile west of the Alpine Country Club on highway U-80, coming out of ...

The School CEO: Why can’t we teach math?

I had a parent ask me why we don’t teach Compass and Straight edge Geometry anymore. Thank goodness he gave me a link to the Wikipedia article to explain what it is. (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_and_straightedge_constructions" target="_blank"><span ...