Plus: How much snow Utah got, the worldâs most powerful passport and how the U.S. is fighting for religious freedom around the world.
How a skiing class at BYU launched a legendary ski instructorâs career |
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| | Jerry Warren was just looking for a good grade as a student at BYU, so he signed up for a ski class. The teacher (who was the golf coach at BYU) turned to him and said, âYouâre really good at this. Why donât you help me teach?â Not only did he get an A in the class, but he also found his calling. Now at age 75, after years of professional accolades for teaching people to ski and literally writing the manual used by the Professional Ski Instructors of America, this year will be his last as a full-time instructor. | Utahâs legislature and Gov. Spencer Cox have passed strict legislation regarding teens and social media. According to a Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll, however, voters see leeway in terms of the age requirements for social media accounts. By the numbers: 60% of Utah adults favor limiting social media to children 16 and older. Only 8% of respondents say they donât worry about what their children find online. 68% say they have taken all necessary precautions to protect their children. 63% of respondents say they are worried their children are finding inappropriate content online. Read more here. | Business and Technology: Seeing more electric cars on Utah roads? Here's why (KSL) Unicorn companies with IPO dreams might be in trouble (Utah Business) Culture: Hereâs a list of the worldâs most powerful passports. Whatâs No. 1? (Deseret News) An axolotl, a Korean immigrant and BYU students won big at the College Television Awards (KSL) Environment: Winter by the numbers: Just how much snow did Utah get this year? (Deseret News) Utah search and rescue braces for a tough and expensive season (KUER) Hereâs how much water golf courses use across Utah (Salt Lake Tribuneđ) Faith: Religious freedom is threatened in countries around the world. Hereâs how the U.S. is fighting back (Deseret News) Religious freedom is a bedrock right. Why is it given second-class status? (Deseret News) Perspective: The role of the market in building community (Deseret News) Davis County: Fruit Heights mudslide destroys building, traps and injures couple (KSL) Couple critically injured in basement explosion at their Layton home (KSL) Wasatch County: Helicopter and plane crash Saturday in Utah, but no serious injuries reported (KSL) Salt Lake County: Alleged homeless man arrested for arson in Sugarhouse neighborhood (ABC4) Utah County: Lighting Farnsworth PeakâAn Easter tribute to Dean Davidson (ABC4) Iron County: Report of shots fired at Southern Utah University causes evacuation (ABC4) Sports: Taking the field â a memory maker for a lifetime (Deseret News) The latest with Rudy Gobert shows how much things have changed for the Jazz (Deseret News) |
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