Lee Benson
Former BYU football greats agree to participate in infrared light therapy study
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 21 - 9:00 p.m.
Former BYU linebacker Larry Carr's tireless crusade to save football and football players — and anyone else with a brain injury — received a big shot in the arm last month. Two shots, actually.
On International Volunteer Day: Here's how it's done
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 8 - 11:31 a.m.
A decade ago, when she was in middle school, Quinn Hennessy went on a field trip to the Salt Lake City Library in observance of World Refugee Day. When they arrived, the schoolkids lined up and were each given 10 cards they were told represented all their worldly possessions.
From Springville to Wendover: WWII buildings are going back where they came from
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 7 - 7:00 p.m.
A Utah company is making a donation to preserve a piece of the state's and World War II's history.
How a phone call turned into 40 years helping homeless people
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 30 - 9:00 p.m.
After four decades, Zions Bancorporation chairman and CEO Harris Simmons is stepping down as chairman of Shelter the Homeless but will remain on the board
They're remembering all he did so the rest of us don't forget
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 29 - 5:02 p.m.
The folks around a conference table are talking up their favorite politician, former Utah politician Jake Garn, extolling his many virtues — so those who haven't forgotten won't let them die.
He's standing up for the coral reefs … with his violin
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 10 - 12:00 p.m.
Ever since he started taking lessons at the Deborah Moench Studio in Salt Lake City when he was 4, the violin has taken Chad Cannon places.
What they grew up doing for fun … they're still doing it
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 8 - 7:02 p.m.
The Lewis brothers of northern Utah have built their Atomic City film company over the course of decades from a hobby as teens to a full-time endeavor. Here's their story.
Meet a financial adviser who doesn't really care about money
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 26 - 10:30 p.m.
"I don't really care about money," says Carl Richards. It's not exactly the first thing you expect to hear from a man who makes his living talking about money.
At Moon's Rare Books, the past is in the present
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 25 - 7:10 a.m.
Moon's Rare Books, a Provo landmark, has become a bucket list item for travelers the world over.
BYU celebrates 150 years of history and tradition
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 13 - 3:00 p.m.
BYU is turning 150 this coming Thursday. Exactly a century and a half ago, on Oct. 16, 1875, the deed of trust was signed for the founding of Brigham Young Academy.
Then and now, Moab is next level
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 12 - 10:05 a.m.
From author Edward Abbey then to Brad Walker now, Moab's Utahraptor State Park has never ceased to amaze. And Walker wants everyone to experience the wonders, too.
Domestic violence: We can't throw too harsh a light on this problem
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 5 - 7:15 a.m.
The recent killings of two Tremonton-Garland police officers responding to a domestic violence call threw a harsh spotlight on a dark subject.
This is no ordinary bike shop
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 20 - 10:02 a.m.
If you squint, the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective looks like any other successful bike shop. But look closer and you realize this is no ordinary bike shop.
Why this Salt Lake woman gives away hair
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 8 - 6:18 a.m.
Ever since losing her hair in radiation treatments, Lacy Gadegaard-West has had empathy for others going through the same thing.
Special Collections: Where the old stuff never gets old
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 6 - 2:46 p.m.
It's 10 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, the library has just opened, and Cherie Willis is already having a good time.
Utah's lifetime ambassador for the game of golf
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 31 - 7:02 p.m.
It's been 80 years, but Ernie Schneiter Jr. can still pinpoint exactly when he stopped skiing — which turned out to be a great decision for him, and eventually, for Utah golf.
At 76, 'Batman' is living his dream
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 24 - 9:00 p.m.
Gene Chidster, 76, is in his fourth season as the batboy for the Salt Lake City Bees. He applied in the summer of 2022 and has carried out the role ever since.
'The magic of the space calls to people'
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 17 - 10:30 p.m.
If you're curious who'd want to run an independent bookstore — a place that sells actual books printed on actual printing presses — meet Anne Holman and Calvin Crosby.
Right to the end, Frank Layden never stopped giving back
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 4 - 6:18 a.m.
Right to the end, Frank Layden, who brought the Jazz to Utah, was looking out for others. There's been a lot of reminiscing on the Utah icon.
The old dude on the rad ride
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted July 28 - 1:02 p.m.
Due to such things as motion sickness, fear of heights, just ate lunch and other age-induced ailments/excuses, extreme roller coaster riding trends toward people who say "like" and "bro" and "dude" a lot.
Remembering the 1847 guys trip that settled Utah
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted July 21 - 10:17 a.m.
This week 178 years ago they started rolling in, the first non-Indians to enter the Salt Lake Valley and not keep going.
He likes to put smiles on people's faces
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted July 19 - 5:04 p.m.
Every summer at the entrance to Grove Creek Canyon, in his hometown of Pleasant Grove, Kyle Fox flies the world's biggest American flag.
Utah's 'Captain McGregor' serves his country in a unique way, with a unique uniform
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted July 13 - 4:55 p.m.
As "Captain McGregor," Doug McGregor has proudly worn this uniform to hundreds of events, large and small. His job? Making sure our flag is still there — for generations to come.
Buffalo Soldiers in Utah finally getting their due
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted July 6 - 2:58 p.m.
Thanks to Utah Cultural Site Stewardship, these men who played an important role in Utah history are getting a chance to take a bow more than a century later.
