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 General News
  Boston Temple Challenge Oral Arguments Heard
The 1st Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals heard arguments Monday over the status of the Boston Massachussets Temple. Three neighbors of the Temple have challenged the zoning law that allowed the Church to build the Temple, claiming that it favors religions, in violation of the U.S. Constitution's first amendment. The case could even set precedent, as the neighbor's lawyer expects it to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

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  Local LDS Politician Named 'Newsmaker of the Decade'
The Orange County, California Daily Pilot, owned by the Los Angeles Times, chose LDS church member and long-time Orange County politician Marian Bergeson as "Newsmaker of the Decade." Bergeson, who is currently a member of California's state Board of Education, served as State Senator, County Supervisor and as Secretary of Child Development and Education under Governor Pete Wilson during the past decade.

 

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 People
  LDS Couple is 'Stupid' on Letterman
LDS couple Ryan and Marilee Barker of Murray, Utah appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on New Year's Eve to perform a "Stupid Human Trick" that the couple developed while students at Ricks College. The couple have been married for nine months.

 Arts & Entertainment
  Mormon Folk Art included in New York Exhibit
The Museum of American Folk Art's current major exhibit, Millennial Dreams: Vision and Prophecy in American Folk Art, includes Mormon works among the 75 objects displayed. The exhibit covers three centuries of American utopian communities, including the Shakers and even Catholics in New Mexico in addition to Mormons.

 Business
  New LDS Conference Center Construction Detailed in Civil Engineering
The architects and engineers behind the LDS Church's new Conference Center detailed the challenges and methods used in constructing the building in the current issue of Civil Engineering, the journal of the American Society of Civil Engineers. In their article, they make clear the magnitude of the challenges faced because of the building's size, the size of the auditorium, the building's depth, the landscaping use of the roof and the LDS Church's requirement that the building last at least 150 years.

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