Missy Thompson - Articles
  • Damn Yankees
  • Little Shop of Horrors
  • Lambert finishes second at region
  • Beachfront proposal provided thrill of a lifetime
  • High Climber
  • No tax hike in Grantsville
  • Right time for full time?
  • Grantsville residents up in arms over tax hike
  • Cat lover plays catch-up by relishing wiener dog
  • Summer Adventures at the Mill
  • Museums bouncing back this summer
  • New Tooele coach needs more runners
  • Runners flock to 5K races
  • Exhibition of the Arts
  • Hockey-challenged writer cheers for Penguins
  • Houses Made for Play
  • Summer at the Movies
  • County health officials prepare for possibility of swine flu outbreak
  • THS near top of standings at mega meet
  • Memories come down with old Tooele home
  • GHS 400 runners in front
  • ‘Hannah Montana’ delivers what it promises
  • Kidding Around
  • Tooele sizzles at track meet despite cold weather
  • Nostalgia makes ‘Adventureland’ worth trip
  • Stockton sewer installation receives go-ahead
  • Crisscrossed immigration plot crashes in ‘Crossing Over’
  • Two more Tooele track athletes qualify for state
  • Feared Conficker virus danger passes — or has it?
  • THS track team off to running start
  • Time-jumping bogs down ‘Duplicity’
  • Stockton eyeing stimulus money to build sewer system
  • Phoenix’s performance raises ‘Two Lovers’
  • Tooele recording studio dreams of becoming local school of rock
  • Tooele’s fun run postponed
  • Love makes junk food junkie turn over a new leaf
  • Abandoned buildings proliferate in Grantsville
  • Head over Heels
  • ‘The Class’ teaches thoughtful lessons of Parisian school life
  • Grantsville moving forward on City Hall expansion project
  • ‘Watchmen’ looks every inch a superhero
  • Grantsville officials strengthen infrastructure-first rules
  • Kung fu beats up acting in ‘Street Fight”
  • ‘Fired Up!’ filled with some good cheer
  • Art immersion
  • Unpredictability of Oscars made for great show
  • Grantsville potter molding new business
  • Restaurants get creative to lure diners
  • ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ will hop into your heart despite rough animation
  • Dolorosa commercial expansion denied by council
  • Be Their Guest
  • Fact would have been better than fiction in overwrought ‘International’
  • Script-by-committee approach spoils ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’
  • ‘Coraline’s’ animated stop-motion comes to life in dark, 3-D story
  • Grantsville switches to reimbursement for employee’s physical fitness program
  • Chemistry fails to warm up dully predictable ‘New in Town’
  • Inauguration experiences show differences between past and present
  • ‘The Wrestler’ grapples with midlife crisis issues in mesmerizing fashion
  • Lifelong Steelers fan bleeding black and gold Sunday
  • Five TC Thunder softball players sign with colleges
  • Top-awarded Sundance films could soon hit the big screen
  • Soaking up Sundance
  • Local U of U band members serenade Obama at inauguration
  • Blogs and buses provide little glamour at Sundance
  • Blogs and buses provide little glamour at Sundance
  • Tooele High band of ’69 recalls playing at Nixon inauguration
  • Two different character films highlight Sundance’s allure
  • Bowled Over
  • This kids’ flick is strictly for the dogs
  • Park City has stars, but some of Sundance’s best is elsewhere
  • ‘Bride Wars’ rages on predictably
  • Outstanding performances mold top 10 movies of 2008
  • ‘Bedtime Stories’ likely to put you to sleep
  • Christmas Day movie openings include two Oscar contenders
  • Unless you love Jim Carrey, just say no to dull ‘Yes Man’
  • Utah film critics bestow 2008 awards
  • A Christmas Tradition
  • Joy of gift-giving is offset by shopping
  • Jumbled ‘Despereaux’ squeaks by with wonderful animation
  • Cast stumbles in ‘Nothing Like the Holidays’
  • Imperfect ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ still one of year’s most innovative films
  • If you want a real vampire movie, skip ‘Twilight’ and go to ‘Let the Right One In’
  • ‘Transporter 3’ is only action eye candy
  • ‘Four Christmases’ lacks holiday cheer
  • ‘Australia’ feels like boring drive across the continent
  • ‘Twilight’ fans will come out in droves — to see a really bad film
  • ‘Bolt’ will strike too few kids as funny
  • ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’ will keep a smile on your face throughout
  • The End of a Season
  • Craig brings hard edge back to Bond movies in thrilling ‘Quantum of Solace’
  • Second ‘Madagascar’ almost feels like a carbon copy of the first film
  • ‘Changeling’ showcases Jolie’s range in psychological mystery
  • ‘Rachel Getting Married’ documents dysfunctional family
  • Latest ‘High School Musical’ hits a few of the right notes
  • Tooele girls finish ninth at state finale
  • ‘Pride and Glory’ would be better deserving of the title ‘Long and Dull’
  • Basement of Terror
  • Dugway runners claim Region 18 titles
  • Grantsville boys cross-country team qualifies for state
  • Purloined pumpkin case pumping up Pankratz business this autumn
  • ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ hums with the low buzz of a mediocre plot
  • Tooele High girls qualify for state meet
  • Striking differences in ‘City of Ember’ make the movie good entertainment
  • Keira Knightley livens up insipid ‘Duchess’
  • Only small dog lovers will find ‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua’ entertaining
  • ‘Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist’ is a fun teen comedy
  • Cross-country runners hope to peak for region meets
  • Thriller ‘Eagle Eye’ can’t see its way clear of tangled plot
  • Return of the Old West
  • ‘Forever Strong’ beats most sports flicks hands down
  • Even an evil Samuel L. Jackson can’t save ‘Lakeview Terrace’ from flaming out
  • Dempsey says track exhausting and fun
  • Latest Coen brothers’ comedy trades in blackmail, black humor
  • A Community Celebration
  • Filmed-in-Utah ‘Flyboys’ struggles with turbulent script
  • Soccer players shine in ‘Kicking It’
  • Fall season offers up cornucopia of promising films
  • Confusing ‘Traitor’ will betray audiences expecting a climax
  • ‘Errand of Angels’ elevates genre with amazing cinematography
  • Theater program searching for local child performers
  • Reigning Supreme
  • County runners compete against 20 other schools in Tooele
  • ‘House Bunny’ looks more like vermin than cuddly comedy
  • Smelter Road Trail wins over regular walkers with views and camaraderie
  • Petition to annex 1,800 acres into Stockton denied — for now
  • Softball guru Pitt resigns as THS head coach
  • Mike Kjar wins overall Stansbury triathlon by 11 seconds
  • ‘Fly me to the moon’ fails miserably to get off the ground
  • Frogs hop at chance to win Stansbury Days jumping contest
  • Effort to clean up Stockton riles some
  • ‘American Teen’ will painfully remind you of high school days
  • Summer at the Shore
  • Stansbury Days celebration expanding with community
  • Mystery of lost photograph confounding its finders
  • Spoof of war epics will have audiences laughing
  • Benefit fair to support research for a cure for pediatric brain cancer
  • Pennsylvania trip reminds adopted Utahn there’s no place like home
  • August is a great time for DVD rentals if you can find the diamonds in the rough
  • Western Romance
  • Satirical ‘Swing Vote’ not enough to win viewers’ votes
  • Child care providers getting support with help of group
  • Tooele County Fair deemed a success by organizers
  • Home arts exhibits showcase talent at Tooele County Fair
  • Third ‘Mummy’ installment stumbles along like living dead
  • Summertime Tradition
  • Grantsville’s McNeill finishes third in bareback at nationals
  • ‘X-Files’ comeback does not live up to expectations
  • Arbon crowned new Miss Tooele County
  • Museum attendance a mixed bag this summer
  • Only chumps will enjoy these chimps
  • Blood drives aim to slake summer shortage
  • Campy ABBA-based flick will still delight most movie musical fans
  • A Sporting Family
  • Latest Batman film feels like a Best Picture contender
  • Erda Days celebration this weekend
  • Wedding trends shifting locally
  • Use of 3-D almost saves plot in ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’
  • Awareness of skin-cancer risk growing
  • Marathon drawing winner will celebrate 20th race in St. George
  • ‘Hellboy II’ continues strong run of summer superhero blockbusters
  • Palmer earns top national honor
  • Lee, Carter hold top times for second consecutive year
  • Actors keep slightly over-the-top ‘Kit Kittredge’ believable
  • Debut production of LaForge Theatre Company scheduled to open this week
  • Fun, competition lure players to co-ed league
  • THS graduate assembling complete set of school’s yearbooks
  • Superhero flick ‘Hancock’ takes off well, lands with a thud
  • Smaller communities set to celebrate Fourth with flair
  • Summer walkers and joggers keep Tooele High School track occupied
  • Debate over creativity ensues as parades grow
  • Looking for Treasure
  • Stylized ‘Wanted’ is a thrill ride into another world
  • Speedy swim time propels Tooele’s Tricia Allen to first place
  • Signs, boundaries not one in the same
  • WNBA players deserve adoration for their superb skills
  • Robot with a message brings Pixar’s “Wall*E” to life
  • Runners brave the heat to prepare for upcoming season
  • Shooting for ‘Tree of Life’ wraps up
  • No charges forthcoming in accidental Rush Valley shooting
  • Six Dugway athletes tumble into top places at summer games
  • Erda man dies in I-80 rollover
  • The humor in ‘Love Guru’ makes film one of the worst of the year
  • Real Salt Lake settles for tie against San Jose
  • RSL group remains loyal
  • Soccer teams capture medals at Summer Games
  • Erda residents wrangle over welcome sign
  • ‘Get Smart’ plays off hodgepodge cast to keep audiences laughing to the end
  • First place Bees offer incentives, wins to fans
  • Keeping score is a lost art for many baseball and softball fans
  • GHS, THS rodeo clubs compete in state finals
  • Shyamalan fails to put in accustomed twist in 'The Happening'
  • Stansbury and Tooele in Region 6
  • Paintball becoming a major sport in county
  • The Hulk isn't as incredible as 'Iron Man'
  • Film critic’s job harder than it looks
  • Stay at home with these summer DVD releases
  • Summer sports camps prevalent between school years
  • Buffaloes hire Groth as new head football coach
  • 'Zohan' will satisfy Sandler fans, disappoint others
  • 50 years and counting
  • Special Olympians combine for 33 medals at state track meet
  • Preps of the Year: Top male athletes proved relentless competitors
  • A New Chapter
  • 'Kung Fu Panda' kicks DreamWorks back into the game
  • Dreams of Pitt drive aspiring actors to Deseret Peak Complex
  • Sniffing Out Trouble
  • Don't waste any of your money or time getting to know 'The Strangers'
  • Lemonade stands help kids with cancer
  • Dugway graduates put final piece of high school jig-saw puzzle together
  • Buffs celebrate fifth title in six years
  • THS hires new tennis, girls soccer coaches
  • 'Son of Rambow' proves to be an independent delight
  • Tooele youth softball programs lead to state championships
  • Who wants to be in a movie with Brad Pitt?
  • Indiana Jones comeback stays true to swashbuckling spirit of original trilogy
  • Memorial Day observances to be held in Tooele, Grantsville
  • Javelin catching, photography don’t mix in track and field
  • Outdoor pools opening with new rules to prevent crypto outbreak
  • Tooele County and the Quest for Hollywood Gold
  • Durfee, Thompson win 3A state individual titles
  • Halligan takes home silver in state javelin
  • 'What happens in Vegas...' should stay in Vegas
  • Dugway, Wendover high school track teams battle at state
  • 'Young @ Heart' breaks the mold for documentaries
  • Stitched up Price inspires teammates, motivates bench
  • Noisy Utah Jazz fans love their 'Booz' even on Sunday afternoon
  • Two Pairs Make a Full House
  • Buffs pummel Provo in five innings, 12-0
  • Letter carriers to pound pavement for food bank
  • 'Speed Racer' crashes and burns right from the start
  • Grantsville Junior High to turn forum into Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory
  • LaForge Theater Company casting for first performance
  • 'Iron Man' rises above comic-book genre
  • Region gives athletes an opportunity to qualify for state
  • Not even Dempsey can make 'Made of Honor' look good
  • Buffs look to qualify for state at BYU
  • Grantsville High School to bring 'The Wizard of Oz' to life
  • 'Indiana Jones' sets off action-packed summer movie season
  • Tina Fey shines in silly comedy 'Baby Mama'
  • Kung fu action not enough to overcome weak story line in "Forbidden Kingdom"
  • 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' combines believable romance, side-splitting hilarity
  • New LDS film on Emma Smith a notch above genre
  • Unlikely ensemble makes 'Smart People' pleasantly surprising
  • Clooney makes right moves on both sides of camera in '20s-era football flick
  • Tooele High finishes strong at 31-team Pine View meet
  • Light and simple 'Run Fat Boy Run' offers a little something for everyone
  • Brainy blackjack movie is lucky in casting but very unlucky in script
  • 'Happy Valley' sheds sincere light on a made-in-Utah problem
  • Jazz can't dig out of first-half hole against Los Angeles
  • THS athletes work to qualify for state
  • New Apatow film finds fresh material through eyes of picked-on high schoolers
  • Early risers could discover Atlantis in the sky Friday
  • Best ploy may be to back away from brutal ‘Never Back Down’
  • Motorcycle racer to attempt speed record on Rowley Road
  • Dr. Seuss’ ‘Horton’ will amuse kids, wear on adults
  • Dubious history, dull script consign 'The Other Boleyn Girl' to cinematic obscurity
  • 'Penelope' shows teenage film can be more than just skin deep
  • 'Don't Tell Mother'
  • 'Charlie Bartlett' shows true teen experience, warts and all
  • 'Vantage Point' a bad case of deja vu
  • New baby, state title would make great 2008 for GHS coach
  • Former foe is now fan of Grantsville girls basketball
  • Magic overpowers plot in 'The Spiderwick Chronicles'
  • Dark comedy 'In Bruges' mesmerizes with superb character portrayals
  • Don't be tricked by insipid 'Fool's Gold'
  • New film shows French cinema at its finest
  • Two films stand out of a good-not-great field
  • Atypical drama, story about relationships bring out Sundance festival has to offer
  • Distant stars come down to earth at Sundance festival
  • Silly bridesmaid comedy a step backward for rising-star Heigl
  • GHS swimmers prep for region with meet at Granger
  • Clausing among 17 finalists for Utah’s High School Heisman award
  • Jazz take charge in 4th quarter to down Bucks
  • Locals can still experience Sundance
  • THS golfer Sadie Palmer excels at state level
  • Bucket List’ can’t seem to decide whether to shoot for laughs or make people cry
  • Award-winning cast makes ‘Charlie Wilson’s War' worth watching
  • GHS girls rip defending region champs
  • Frozen pipes remain common winter problem
  • A Sledder's Paradise
  • Korver hits late free throws to give Jazz win
  • Witty teen pregnancy film ranks as immediate Oscar contender
  • Top five list of films holds several surprises
  • Denzel does star turn behind the camera in otherwise conventional "The Great Debaters"
  • Utah film critics offer up best picks for 2007
  • Tooele High softball players sign with college teams
  • Junior Jazz league starts up competition program
  • Dad and ‘Hot Rod’ Hundley helped inspire future career choice
  • Chipmunks dragged down by horrible acting
  • Small Grantsville team hosts first-ever swim meet, competes with larger schools
  • Buff boys falter in fourth quarter to lose lead against Bear River Tuesday
  • GHS girls keep perfect streak with nail-biter win over Emery
  • THS swim teams beat Mtn. View
  • Handel's 'Messiah'
  • Cards are good, but I’ll take a nice juicy Christmas newsletter any day
  • Implausible 'Book of Secrets' will still delight escapist audiences
  • African-inspired, sixth-grade artwork on display at library
  • History Revisited
  • GHS drama department reworks classic holiday film for the stage
  • Tooele couple battling to cope with cost of caring for infant son
  • Season is right to watch overlooked holiday classics
  • 'The Golden Compass' falls short of its book counterpart
  • Best of the new DVD releases come in pairs and trios this holiday season
  • A Gym For Dogs
  • 'August Rush' flops because of trite acting, script
  • 'Mr. Magorium' needs less talk, more Christmas magic
  • Banding Together
  • Unconventional 'Enchanted' will engage moviegoers of all ages
  • Coen brothers work magic again in 'No Country for Old Men'
  • Real-life, fantasy meld together to turn 'Beowulf' into big-screen epic
  • Beginning of post-punk movement brought to life in gritty 'Control'
  • Grease Returns: Popular musical to hit THS stage this weekend after 22 years
  • Ladies play poker to benefit ailing friend
  • Brother-of-Santa film misses the mark
  • Still Smokin'
  • 'American Gangster' looks like another Ridley Scott classic
  • Doll of a comedy comes to life with Gosling in lead role
  • THS students to trick-or-treat for canned goods
  • "Dan in Real Life" garnishes slice-of-life drama with dry humor
  • Picking your own pumpkin is a Halloween tradition we would do well to preserve
  • An Orange Weekend
  • Tooele races to eighth place at 4A cross country meet
  • Controversial plot in "Rendition" keeps viewers on their toes
  • 'Elizabeth' sequel falls far short of first offering
  • New downtown clothing shop hanging hopes on brand names, deep discounts
  • Tooele pumpkin patch continues fall harvest tradition
  • Clooney delivers again in 'Michael Clayton'
  • Hitting the Pavement
  • ‘December Boys’ goes wrong in every way
  • DVD releases prove a mixed bag of treats
  • Beatles' tunes come to life in psychedelic musical
  • Pulling the trigger doesn't always make you love the gun
  • 'The Game Plan' likely to work on kids, but not adults
  • Modern-day fairytale pits Greeks against geeks
  • Dull 'Mr. Woodcock' turns good actors bad
  • Ladies of the woods
  • Dempsey places 10th in Rolex Series
  • Andretti impressed with track layout at Miler Motorsports Park
  • Moviegoers should climb aboard "Yuma," a next-generation western
  • Lake Point Fall Festival set to kick off on Friday