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Beth Palmer earned journalism degrees from Brigham Young University and Northwestern University and has worked in fields as varied as sports and automotive media. She is currently working toward a master's degree in history at Northeastern University in Boston.

A native of the Seattle area, Beth lives in Cambridge, Mass., where she's been happy to once again find an abundance of trees and fresh seafood. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, reading, music and displaying her tragic lack of skill in sports.

You can reach her via e-mail at: bpalmer@desnews.com.

 
Sleep and I have drifted apart. I want to love it, but it won't let me.
Coming so close on the heels of the tragedy in Haiti, initial word of the earthquake in Chile last week elicited a nervous question: How bad was it going to be this time?
Take that work and throw in ongoing opportunities for service outside ourselves, and perhaps the blessings of work that Martha Ballard enjoyed won't be out of reach after all.
Don't get me wrong; I love the Olympics in all forms. I tune in for the Opening Ceremony, then generally check back in with the Games most days until they're over.
There's nothing wrong with preparing for the worst, as long as we continue to expect the best. This has to do with promised blessings, both individually and collectively.
in the spirit of a week in which our associates will make it virtually  not to think about love, here's a brief sampling of  thoughts on love from other sources.
My life has been in something of a transition phase, and one of the casualties of moving states has been some lag time in getting fully integrated into my new ward.
I've also expanded my go-to list of food blogs -- and struck gold. In no particular order, here are my new favorites.
I asked myself one of those quasi-philosophical questions I sometimes like to have knocking around in my head: What makes a place sacred?