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Mayor Brent Taylor in uniform, the icon for his facebook page. (Facebook)

Ogden mayor killed in Afghanistan

Hillary Reilly November 8, 2018

North Ogden mayor and Utah National Guard Maj. Brent Taylor was killed in Afghanistan on Nov. 3.Taylor was a husband and father to seven children on his fourth deployment, this time to Afghanistan. His...

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Bad in the backyard: Japanese in America during WWII

Alexa Nielson October 18, 2018

When Americans talk about WWII, they don’t often refer to the Japanese-American incarceration camps that spanned the country in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. These camps, created...

Left to right: Stacy Palen, Dee Fawcett, Jeong Hinton, Amy Crosbie, discussing obstacles they had to overcome. Photo credit: Alyson Johnson

Women speak on shattering expectations and rising to success

Hollie Webster March 23, 2018

Weber State University celebrated women’s history month by hosting a panel of four women, all leading successful careers in fields usually dominated by men, with the help from the women's center...

Veteran rewarded with homes courtesy of WSU

Joe Traub January 25, 2018

Gulf War veteran Travis Parsons received a gift of a lifetime during the holiday season. Through help from Weber State University and Habitat for Humanity, students in the engineering and technology fields...

JROTC students helping each other make a rope beam.  (Sara Parker / The Signpost)

Weber races to recruit for ROTC

Brandon May November 9, 2017

For the sixth time in as many years, Weber State University’s Army ROTC hosted the Junior ROTC competition. WSU’s ROTC program uses the event as a recruiting opportunity to bring local high...

Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, attend a news conference at the White House on March 17, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Michael Kappeler/DPA/ZUma Press/TNS)

Do you know your news: July 25

Ashton Corsetti July 25, 2017

1. Which member of the Trump administration resigned last week?a) Attorney General Jeff Sessionsb) Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conwayc) Press Secretary Sean Spicer2. Which member of the Trump...

British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses a press conference at the end of the first day of the EU spring summit on March 9, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. (Ye Pingfan/Xinhua/Sipa USA/TNS)

Do you know your news: July 11

Ashton Corsetti July 10, 2017

1. World leaders gathered at this meeting in Hamburg, Germany last week:a) Group of Sevenb) Group of 12c) Group of 202. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes President Donald Trump took what stance...

Women sing along as thousands pack the streets for the Womens March on Washington rally outside the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. A new study has found that social and structural barriers continue to obstruct the advancement of female members of Generation X and millennials. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Check your current events: June 27

Ashton Corsetti June 26, 2017

1. This country threatened to treat U.S.-led coalition aircraft as targets after a Syrian government warplane was shot down:a) Iranb) Russiac) North Korea2. The Senate Judiciary Committee argued on June...

Cadets buckle-up for lift-off. (Doug Manifold / The Signpost)

Wildcat Battalion ascends

Doug Manifold April 11, 2017

It was a cold and rainy afternoon in Ogden as the cadets and cadre of the Weber State University Wildcat ROTC Battalion stood on the athletic field below the Social Science building, listening to the incoming...

A flighter pilot headset is on display among other headsets and veteran uniforms at Weber State University on Nov. 10. (Emily Crooks / The Signpost)

Veteran Services showcases history

Ashton Corsetti November 11, 2016

Veteran Services coordinator Charlie Chandler sees the problem with understanding history as generational, and “the farther we get away from each conflict, the more we get out of the touch with the people...

Monse Wisdom, left, and Destinee Oitzinger hang a painting titled We Could be Heroes by artist Steve Mumford for the Joe Bonham Project, a collection of drawings and paintings of severely injured soldiers in VA hospitals, at the National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago on Thursday, May 21, 2015. (Source: Tribune News Service)

Veteran’s Day and Art

Jeweliette Cordero November 11, 2016

When I think of Veteran’s Day, I think back to when I was a little kid. Whenever I was with my mother and we would see someone in uniform, my Mom would say to me, “Go up to them and say thank...

Thank you notes to veterans decorate bulletin boards of a veterans luncheon at Weber State University on Nov. 10. (Emily Crooks / The Signpost)

Show meaningful gratitude toward your vets

Brooke Facer November 11, 2016

Veterans appreciate your gratitude. Here’s how they want to be thanked. Air Force Staff Sergeant Nathaniel Cragun said that hearing the standard, “Thank you for your service” gets kind...

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