Brooke Ward

June 06, 2012 04:03 AM MDT
"What’s in a name?" Shakespeare long ago asked. "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," wouldn’t it? For those familiar with the Calgary Stampede, it’s hard to imagine the beloved rodeo spectacle with any other handle.
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May 30, 2012 04:05 AM MDT
Complete with cowboys, fugitives and dusty little cabins euphemistically dubbed ‘flannel palaces,’ the story of a Mormon settlement in southern Alberta reads with all the intrigue and romance of the Wild West. However, the migration north is first and foremost a story about faith and cultural resilience, said Lynn A. Rosenvall, who will discuss the transfer of Mormon culture to the region in his keynote address at the Mormon History Association’s upcoming 47th annual conference in Calgary, Alberta.
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May 09, 2012 04:07 AM MDT
Veterans and rookies of the world of LDS fiction gathered together in Provo, Utah, on May 5, as the best works of 2011 were honored at the 5th Annual Whitney Awards. The awards—named for writer, poet and apostle Orson F. Whitney—recognized novels in seven categories, as well as the lifetime achievements of genre pioneers Jack Weyland and Douglas Thayer.
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