Valerie Phillips: Get out of your favorite restaurant rut at the Downtown Dime ORound
It´s back and it´s bigger. During the third-annual Downtown Dine O´Round, 40 Salt Lake restaurants will offer a special three-course dinner for either $15 or $25 (drinks and tips are extra). The event runs Friday through Sept. 30. There were 33 restaurants in the first Dine O´Round in 2003, begun as a way to lure people downtown at night, and to get them out of their "favorite-restaurant" rut.  More.....

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NRC ruling wont end fight over N-waste
WASHINGTON — Utah officials say they are disappointed but not surprised that the Nuclear Regulation Commission ruled Friday to let a consortium of nuclear power utilities store nuclear waste on Goshute Tribal lands in Tooele County. "I think we gave up on the NRC a long time ago," said Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah.  More.....

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1st Nile death in Utah
VERNAL — A Uintah County man who died Sept. 3 is the state’s first death linked to West Nile virus infection, the TriCounty Health Department has confirmed. Shirley Dale Cook, 72, described by family and friends as a burly former construction worker with the heart and lungs of an 18-year-old, began showing symptoms of infection Aug.  More.....

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Messaging gets easier for deaf
SOUTH JORDAN — A free messaging service for the deaf promises to create 750 new Utah jobs and take handheld mobile devices to a whole new level. Called IP Relay, the technology by Salt Lake-based Sorenson Communications allows deaf and hard-of-hearing people to place text calls through a mobile device like a BlackBerry, and then have those messages read aloud by a communications assistant to a hearing person.  More.....

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Trashy fashions earning failing grade at schools
It’s back to school again, and many teachers find themselves dealing with the usual distractions: bare bellies, sagging pants, low-cut looks and tiny tops. And added to the fashion rage this year: lace-adorned silk camisoles for girls that one local fashion consultant says are designed specifically to mimic underwear.  More.....

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Chinese writer translates very nicely — from French
Dai Sijie, a Chinese novelist (and filmmaker) who speaks no English and writes his books in French, is on a conference call from Paris. His answers to my questions are being interpreted by a Frenchwoman who is slightly uncomfortable with English. She had never met him before today, and the conversation is a tense and often frustrating experience.  More.....

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Smoking declines 25% among adults in Utah
Smoking among Utah adults has dropped 25 percent since the state initiated aggressive tobacco prevention programs six years ago, according to a new report from the Utah Department of Health. That’s 29,000 fewer smokers since 1999, credited largely to programs funded by the master settlement agreement between states and big tobacco companies, the report says.  More.....

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Incinerator proposal incenses activists
Activists in five states say the Pentagon should close the Utah chemical weapons incinerator when it finishes destroying its stockpile of toxic munitions. The Base Realignment and Closure Commission submitted a final report to the president Thursday, including a recommendation that Deseret Chemical Depot remain open after it finishes its work with chemical weapons, provided a study finds it is feasible to use it to demilitarize conventional ammunition.  More.....

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Project wild: Students get to know the animals of Utah
The deer, bear, elk and moose were easily identified by a group of young first-graders. The peregrine falcon, bighorn sheep and even the pelican were not so quickly named, even though all of the animals share residency in the same state — Utah. Again, the fox and cougar were easily recognized by youngsters.  More.....

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Finally retiring at 91 - Layton barber plans to hang up his clippers, razor after 70 years
LAYTON — There is a sign, yellowed with age, that hangs above the mirror in LeRoy Terry’s barber shop. Patrons chuckle when they see it, calling the sign an oddity or relic of the past. "Haircuts," it reads. "Adult: $3. Children under 14: $2.50." For the past 24 years, those words have been posted inside Terry’s shop, a red brick building with no signage, located along Main Street in Layton.  More.....

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Pl. Grove's oldest cabin to take a ride - Developer gives 1849 building to city; it will be moved to park
PLEASANT GROVE — Behind the weedy overgrowth that choked the foundation and under the piles of trash that accumulated over the years of sloppy living, the cabin was still there. As the elements conspired to hide the old log cabin from public sight, residents who had heard the rumors of its existence assumed it had been destroyed.  More.....

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Health hotline: 4 types of treatment for prostate cancer
Although it moves slowly, prostate cancer does progress over time. While older men with other health concerns might not want to seek curative treatment, "it’s very appropriate" for younger, healthier men. And treatments have improved greatly. That’s the view of Dr. Richard Labasky, urologist at Alta View Hospital, and Dr.  More.....

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Utah to file appeal of N-repository ruling
Utah will file a federal appeal of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s granting a license to build a high-level nuclear repository in Tooele County. That was the word Monday from Mike Lee, general counsel to Gov. Jon M. Huntsman. Last week, the NRC granted a license allowing construction of the facility by Private Fuel Storage.  More.....

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Health Care Hotline: Monitor prostate antigen levels over time, callers told
Prostate-specific antigen test results are not a diagnosis of prostate cancer but may indicate the need for biopsy. And even if the biopsy is normal, the PSA level should be monitored over time because the tissue for the biopsy might have been taken from a cancer-free area. "You can miss it. That’s why follow-up is important," Dr.  More.....

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Utahs air quality is clearing up, but work remains
State officials are claiming victory in a 25-year struggle over air pollution — but they warn Utah is close to violating two new health standards and must work hard to control those pollutants. Rick Sprott, director of the Utah Division of Air Quality, said Monday that the state is submitting documentation to the Environmental Protection Agency to show that three former non-attainment areas — places that were cited for violating PM10 air pollution rules — are now in compliance.  More.....

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Support centers strengthen fragile Utah families
A place where parents near the breaking point can take their children and calm down sounds like a godsend to families trying to cope under today’s pressure. But while thousands of families have taken advantage of the Family Support Center for nearly three decades, thousands of others are too embarrassed to acknowledge they could use the help.  More.....

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