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Herbert appoints new member to Utah Tax Commission

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:45:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has appointed a new member to the Utah State Tax Commission.

Ross fined $500 for scamming Davis School Districts out of millions

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:45:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- A former federal grant specialist for Davis School District who bilked the district out of $4 million was fined $500.

Union Pacific train derails in Salt Lake City

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:45:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- Police say at least four cars of a train have derailed on Salt Lake City's west side.

No one was injured in the Thursday morning derailment and the cars were empty.

Teens need curriculum-based education about sex, STIs

sskordos — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:11:01 +0000

Have you ever counseled a pregnant 15-year-old who never knew her options to prevent pregnancy? Have you ever hospitalized a 17-year-old for a pelvic

infection caused by a bacteria that she had never heard of? I have. I am an Ob/Gyn, and I've witnessed the human effects of Utah 's STI (sexually transmitted infection) rates increasing more than 50% from 2003-2007.

Limit control of those entrusted with power

sskordos — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:21:01 +0000

(UNEDITED)If the founding fathers taught us anything, it was a healthy mistrust of government.

Weber County proposes 2010 budget

nleigh — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:23:42 +0000

See the Budget

OGDEN — Weber County is trying to scale back spending this year, with the 2010 tentative budget proposing a $1.4 million decrease in expenditures from 2009.

Former Bountiful teacher to stand trial

cmayorga — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:09:01 +0000

FARMINGTON -- It may be jurors who decide the fate of a former Bountiful Junior High School teacher this spring.

Garcia not ready to concede

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:41:01 +0000

OGDEN -- City Councilman Jesse M. Garcia isn't conceding defeat to challenger Neil K. Garner, who appears to have won the Ward 1 seat by a razor-thin margin of 18 votes, according to unofficial results.

Elections spell trouble for both parties

dgibson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:01 +0000

Republicans are celebrating two high-profile electoral successes Tuesday; Democrats are licking their wounds. But the results and dynamics revealed long-term problems for both national parties.

For the Democrats, diminished enthusiasm among independent, young and minority voters raises questions whether the coalition that elected President Barack Obama will help the party fend off significant losses in next year's more important mid-term congressional and state elections.

'Not guilty' plea in explosives case

cmayorga — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:48:51 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- Jeffery Scott Sill has pleaded not guilty to four federal charges for having a blasting cap and dynamite in a Kaysville apartment.