Also: Why Brad Wilcox and Rick Larsen say, "As the family goes, so goes the state. Utah gets this."
She’s leaving the ‘Louvre of skiing’ in good hands |
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| | In the beginning, Connie Nelson was just looking for a way to fund her habit. It was the start of 1999 and she was hooked on skiing, the sport that had lured her to the Utah mountains. So when she saw a classified ad in the town newspaper, the Park Record, for a business manager position at the new Utah Olympic Park, the venue that was ramping up to host the bobsled, luge, skeleton and Nordic jumping events at the upcoming 2002 Olympics, she jumped at it. Little suspecting she was about to unleash another passion. |
Read more about Connie Nelson's transition from business manager to museum curator. |
| When it comes to realizing the nation’s most important ideals — from the American dream to the “pursuit of happiness” — Utah has a well-deserved reputation for leading out, write Ryan Larsen and Brad Wilcox. The state has a pioneering record when it comes to maximizing the odds that poor kids make it in America and that its citizenry is happy. And the research tells us that the fact that no state in America has stronger families than Utah is a big reason why this state does so well on so many national rankings. In other words, the “Utah family miracle” — with the state ranking No. 1 for the share of kids raised in married families — helps to explain so much of what makes the Beehive State great. Read more about what Brad Wilcox and Ryan Larsen say about marriage. | Faith Latter-day Saint missionary from Idaho dies in New Jersey (Deseret News) New houses, medical beds and food baskets: How the Church and its members are helping those in need in Europe (Church News) Family RootsTech 2024 keynote speaker Kristin Chenoweth on music, family and how she wants to be remembered (Deseret News) Ganel-Lyn Condie: There are still too many who believe the lie that we would be better without them (Deseret News) Business The priceless family history gift FamilySearch CEO Steve Rockwood received at RootsTech (Church News) Bactelife: The agritech company innovatively tackling Utah’s water crisis (Utah Business) Utah 2 dead in workplace shooting at Salt Lake business (KSL) New prison, new problems: Inside the effort to staff Utah's new $1B prison facility (KSL) Weber State's new Taylor Swift-themed class won't leave students asking 'Is It Over Now?' (KSL) Dixie Technical College students develop Android apps under pressure (St. George News) The West Crowd grabs Tucson protester after she disrupts Jill Biden's speech calling for cease-fire (Arizona Republic) Blizzard hits California mountains with heavy snow and high winds, shutting down ski areas (LA Times) The Nation Nikki Haley wins first primary, as Donald Trump wins Idaho, Missouri (Deseret News) Patrick T. Brown: The path forward on IVF (Deseret News) The World VP Harris urges Hamas to agree to an immediate ceasefire, pushes Israel on aid to Gaza (Reuters) Haiti violence: Gangs free 4,000 inmates in mass jailbreak (BBC) Sports What Ryan Rehkow shared about being a missionary at the NFL Combine (Deseret News) Deep bench has helped surprising Cougars move into tie for fourth place in the Big 12 (Deseret News) |
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