Doug Wilks

1 week ago | deseret.com | Doug Wilks

The headline reads: "Violent Shock of an earthquake in San Francisco." That was the single-column story announcing the first paragraph - the lede, in journalism parlance - that states: "The residents of this city were aroused this morning, Feb. 15, at 23 minutes past five o'clock by the most violent shock of an earthquake which was felt in every portion of the town."This was not a report on the great earthquake that leveled San Francisco in 1906. That would happen 50 years later.

2 weeks ago | deseret.com | Doug Wilks

Jovita Neliupšienė, originally from Lithuania, is the European Union ambassador to the United States, based in Washington, D.C. She understands what it means to live without freedom. It's been a part of her family's life and helped form her desire to serve her country and those around the world who need a better life. The European Union is one of the largest trading partners with the United States of America, representing 30 percent of the global trade.

Dec 31, 2024 | deseret.com | Sarah Jane Weaver |Doug Wilks

Among the impressive collection of article published in 2024 by the Deseret News are hundreds of stories that offered in-depth narratives and perspective to our audience. Today, looking back on 2024, the Deseret News shares 20 of our favorites, in random order, that address politics, personalities and important issues. More than 600,000 people go missing in the United States each year, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons database, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Sep 28, 2024 | yahoo.com | Doug Wilks

There is a marriage paradox, says Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. On the one hand, about 1 in 3 young adults today will never marry. And that’s bad news because the science — the data on the benefits of marriage — overwhelmingly reveal the benefits of marriage. “It looks like marriage matters you know, more than ever, for both kids and for adults.

Sep 13, 2024 | deseret.com | Doug Wilks

The University of Utah began the new school year with an interesting approach. Its leaders made a unique effort to pair knowledge with something perhaps even more valuable: wisdom. And they turned to The Professor of Happiness to do it. "We have this conception that if I'm successful, I have money, power, admiration. And if I'm successful, then I'll get happiness and it's actually not true. According to data, the truth is exactly the opposite.