If you've had a pet, you know how animals can easily get the best of their human companions. But have you ever heard of an animal bartering with unsuspecting tourists?
A video that recently went viral shows a monkey sitting on a little wall overlooking beautiful cliffs by the sea in Bali, holding a woman’s phone ransom in exchange for just the right kind of fruit.
Inside the West’s $5 billion wild horse problem and one Utah man’s nation-wide ride to fix it
A 20-year-old from Heber City has embarked on a multi-state backcountry horseback ride spanning 7,000 miles from Utah all the way to New Jersey, then all the way back to California before returning to the Beehive state. Jake Harvath's goal is to complete this trek within a year.
Jake has named this endeavor the “Year of the Mustang.” He’s documenting it all on his YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok page with the help of his friends and family to download, edit and post videos from his GoPro whenever he’s able to connect to the internet. He also organized a GoFundMe page for the endeavor, for which he’s raised over $4,800 so far.
If he’s able to pull it off, Jake hopes to set a record for the longest horse pack trip ever done in the U.S. in a year’s time. But that’s not the main reason he’s doing it. Most of all, he wants to remind us of the power of the horse — how it helped settle the West — but also raise awareness of the modern-day plight of the wild horse.
In a stunning feature story, Katie McKellar follows the beginning of Jake's journey and the motivations behind his mission.
Earlier this year, the nonprofit Mormon Women for Ethical Government, referred to as MWEG, combined efforts with Younify to share the documentary “The Abortion Topics,” which delves into how women can find common ground when they are faced with polar-opposite views.
“Our politics don’t currently offer many examples of true peacemaking,” said Jennifer Walker Thomas, the co-executive director of the organization. “And it is hard to do what you don’t see. ... No matter how strongly women feel about an issue, they can and should talk to others who feel differently, which is exactly the sort of skill we work on at MWEG.”
But, in addition to calls for peacemaking, as MWEG’s name suggests it seeks to weigh in on ethics in government. The organization has not shied away from partisan issues where its leaders say they feel they can make a difference.
Their stated goals are to foster nonpartisan peacemaking, but the organization has also seen its fair share of internal and external conflict, testing its desire for civil dialogue and bipartisanship.
Read more about how the organization began and how it has influenced public policy.
More in Politics
Utah Sens. Mike Lee, Mitt Romney weigh in on House speaker chaos (Deseret News)
Jim Jordan falls short in first speaker’s vote, he vows to continue on (Deseret News)
Rep. Burgess Owens sponsors bill to block Palestinians from immigrating to the U.S. (Deseret News)
Robert Griffiths: In a polarized political landscape, there is real value in the middle ground (Deseret News)
FROM OUR SPONSOR CHARTWAY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Limited-Time Earn Up to 5.30%
A CD ladder is an easy strategy that smart investors are using to capitalize on multiple share certificates. Take advantage of short-term returns at 5.30% APY with long-term gains of 5.00% APY, guaranteed. Laddering CDs lets you save more and dream bigger. See how Chartway can unlock your potential.
After all, the Cougars are No. 68 in ESPN’s latest College Football Power Index, ahead of No. 75 Marshall, No. 81 Georgia Southern, No. 83 Western Kentucky and No. 87 Louisiana, teams that also have four wins and two losses on their record.
But a case could certainly be made that BYU, which was absolutely pummeled by TCU 44-11 last Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas, would have a tough time beating any of those four teams on their home fields, or at a neutral site.
The team has been underwhelming this season, writes Jay Drew, who hopes the Cougars can learn from their mistakes and build on their strengths before the season's end.