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Local man would like you to know he does not have a Facebook account

February 23, 2010
By Rick Gatewood, Five-Tool Editor
Local man would like you to know he does not have a Facebook account

Tom Bauer, a Natural Resources major at Utah State University, takes pains to make sure that everyone he comes in contact with learns that he doesn’t use Facebook. “My super-cool, secretive plans are too important for anyone to find out,” Bauer said. “Facebook? I tell even the vaguest acquaintances that I don’t use it.” Since most...
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Special to The Truant: Allow me to share my secret of good health, by Provost Raymond Coward

February 14, 2010
By Rick Gatewood, Five-Tool Editor
Special to The Truant: Allow me to share my secret of good health, by Provost Raymond Coward

Ed. – We were recently contacted by one of the most important men in all of Logan, Provost of Utah State University, Raymond T. Coward. The esteemed Provost said he had a message of great urgency which he wanted to communicate directly to our “negligible readership.” We live to serve. Without further ado, Provost...
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Obama in hot water again after comparing Chinese to the Borg

February 2, 2010
By Rick Gatewood, Five-Tool Editor
Obama in hot water again after comparing Chinese to the Borg

President Barack Obama was peppered with criticism today shortly after wrapping up a speech on foreign relations at Utah State University, where he explained to students and media that the Chinese “are a lot like the Borg on Star Trek.” Obama, who was replying to a question from USU marketing sophomore Marty Short, pointed out...
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Smart guy writes intelligent, reflective letter to the editor

January 8, 2010
By Rick Gatewood, Five-Tool Editor
Smart guy writes intelligent, reflective letter to the editor

When we last left our local periodical, the Herald Journal was taking nominations for a Resident of the Year award, and the good people of Logan, America were using the opportunity to nominate their child’s dance instructor. Earlier this week, the HJ’s Letters to the Editor section provided a bully pulpit for a missive...
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Insufficiently attractive date taken to Black Pearl Sushi

January 5, 2010
By Rick Gatewood, Five-Tool Editor
Insufficiently attractive date taken to Black Pearl Sushi

Affable, sweater-wearing junior social work major Matt Wallace avoided anyone he knows seeing him on a date with an insufficiently attractive girl by taking her to the unpopular North Logan restaurant Black Pearl Sushi instead of one of his preferred haunts. “My resolve was weak that day,” Wallace said of agreeing to go out with...
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FJM Style: Herald Journal Resident of the Year nominations

December 22, 2009
By Rick Gatewood, Five-Tool Editor
FJM Style: Herald Journal Resident of the Year nominations

Sunday's edition of the Herald Journal contained "some of the nominations offered at hjnews.com for Cache Valley Resident of the Year." You know we could not let that slide.
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Justin Lupton moves to Salt Lake

November 22, 2009
By Rick Gatewood, Five-Tool Editor

Announcing that he "can't take it anymore," celebrated college student Justin Lupton is moving to Salt Lake at the end of the month. Sources close to Lupton told The Truant that he got someone to work for him tomorrow, so he can move.
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$600 dog gets hit by car, dies

November 17, 2009
By Rick Gatewood, Five-Tool Editor
$600 dog gets hit by car, dies

Farley, the purebred Cocker Spaniel puppy recently purchased at a cost of $600 by Todd Daniels for the amusement of his children, was struck by a 1998 Subaru Forester Tuesday evening and expired shortly thereafter. "Gol dang it, that dog was expensive!" was Daniels' emotional reaction to Farley's demise.
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Killer’s plan sucks compared to killer’s plan in the film Seven

October 28, 2009
By Rick Gatewood, Five-Tool Editor
Killer’s plan sucks compared to killer’s plan in the film Seven

A local madman who turned a shotgun on a handful of strangers in a K-Mart parking lot is being criticized by police and media for a boring, unintelligent, crazy plan. “Basically anyone could have come up with this,” Chief of Police Brad Jensen said. “Oh, you’re going to shoot as many people as possible in...
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