Topic “Featured”

By Jamie Lampros (Standard-Examiner correspondent)

Right now, your feet are probably tucked away in a pair of wool socks or warm, fuzzy house slippers or a thick pair of boots to get you through the winter snow.

But when you get a few minutes, take a good look at your naked feet. You may just end up saving your own life.

The...

By Becky Cairns (Standard-Examiner staff)

LAYTON — Playing in the dirt is how Ann Dare spends a good portion of her summer.

There are flowers to plant and then flower beds to weed, vegetables to plant and vegetables to weed. It’s plenty of work, but also plenty of pleasure.

“I just like doing it — it’s therapeutic,” says Dare. “You just go out there and you’re alone and...