The sun blazed down on the sidewalk of Provo’s Center Street as community members pounded the pavement to the finish line. The marathon had started before the sun had even risen, and amongst the clumps of college students was an older gentleman dressed in bright yellow. He finished in under ...

Have you ever been asked this question? “So, what do YOU do?” What is your response? When I was asked this two days ago I was exhausted and I didn’t know how to reply. Admittedly, I am addressing this mostly to women because they are often wives, mothers, daughters, sisters and ...

Sixty-five, a birthday many of us look forward to, became the full retirement age all the way back in the 1930s. By 1940, those who turned 65 could expect to live another 12.7 or 14.7 years (males and females, respectively). By the 90s, those averages had increased to 15.3 to 19.6, but the ...

US workplaces are becoming increasingly diverse, a result of both a younger and more racially diverse working class and successful diversity hiring efforts. In federal agencies alone, minority employees jumped from 28.4% of the workforce in 1994 to 36.7% in 2017. And while that progress is ...

Yesterday was my husband’s birthday. This is a big deal of course, but he’s learned that September is very busy for me and often the month I feel short on funds. He’s never really expected much. The least I could do for him this year was host a family get together so we could see our Utah ...

Would you believe me if I told you that working American adults have, on average, over five hours of leisure time per day? It’s true: The data comes straight from a 2019 report by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many studies have shown that leisure time can lower stress and depression and ...

Autumn is often a time for reflection, and as we head into autumn this year, we have had the opportunity to reflect quite a bit. The challenges of the past year have been significant and have given rise to questions and concerns for many. However, despite these challenges, I have seen great ...

AMERICAN FORK Americana Festival — The 3rd annual Americana Arts and Music Festival will be held all day on Saturday, Aug. 28 in Robinson Park. The festival honors and celebrates the city's long history with the arts. The festival will feature artist booths, live performances, food trucks, ...

<strong>COVID-19 Quarantine Parental Log, Day 5</strong>: <em>Streaming overwhelm has commenced. Kids have officially watched and re-watched every episode of “The Mandalorian,” “Stranger Things,” “A Series of Unfortunate Events” and “Anne ...