http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/utah/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:44:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416029/posts New population figures give a boost to the GOP By: Chris StirewaltPolitical EditorDecember 28, 2009 The 2010 census is sure to be controversial.Republicans will thunder about the community organizers who get hired to do the counting, and Democrats will wail that the homeless and migrant workers are undercounted.But in the final pre-count estimate just released by the Census Bureau, we already have a broad idea of where the results are headed and what they will mean politically.The numbers are cause for alarm for Democrats.Of the states gaining House seats -- Texas (three) and Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah... Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416029/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:44:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414944/posts Those words to the left were lifted straight from a journal entry written at 2 a.m. on the April night the good doctor broke the rules. He broke another one, too, a few hours before, admitting a critical patient at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital without first directing him through the emergency room at University Hospital, according to protocol. Steve Call, an attending physician at the Huntsman that night, received a phone message at 7 p.m. from another doctor about a cancer patient who was in dire condition. The doctor asked if his patient could come in directly. Call relented, although... Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414944/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:06:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408102/posts SALT LAKE CITY — Utah police say the husband of a 28-year-old woman who disappeared more than a week ago is hindering the investigation. West Valley City Police Capt. Tom McLachlan says Josh Powell didn't show up for an interview Monday on the advice of his attorney. McLachlan says that's costing authorities valuable time in the effort to find Powell's wife, Susan. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408102/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:00:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406282/posts SALT LAKE CITY — Utah police are putting more investigators into the search for a 28-year-old mother whose disappearance has been termed "highly suspicious." Since Susan Powell was reported missing Monday, authorities have questioned her husband and searched a desert area where he said he took the couple's two young children, ages 2 and 4, camping last weekend in freezing conditions. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406282/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:39:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405196/posts I don't get the BCS. Don't get it at all. I don't get why banks are making it so hard to get a loan when the main reason the economy is staggering is because people can't get loans. I don't get why Americans watch so many shows about dancing. I don't get how Taylor Swift can be considered country. But what I really don't get is Sarah Palin. I haven't understood Sarah Palin since I first heard her name as John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential election, may it forever rest in peace. She was a first-term governor... The Deseret News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405196/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:13:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402235/posts (To the tune of the Whiffenpoof song: "We are poor little lambs who have lost our way, Bah, Bah, Bah ...") My name is Max Hall and I hate you all, Waa, Waa, Waa. I'm a Cougar QB and you're mean to me, Waa, Waa, Waa. When I played a game my family came, Waa, Waa, Waa. They had to fear, someone threw a beer, Waa, Waa, Waa. It doesn't matter who it was, Waa. Waa. Waa. You're all to blame, just because, Waa, Waa, Waa. So the Ute coach's wife got hit in the face, Waa, Waa, Waa. I... Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402235/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 19:30:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2400948/posts For 27 years I have had the opportunity to visit vast and varied regions of the world because of my employment with an airline. I can travel virtually free anywhere my airline goes, and practically free on most other carriers because of generous reciprocal agreements. This perk has afforded me the opportunity to be an ambassador for my country and my "peculiar" state. No matter where in the world I go, when people ask me where I come from and I tell them Utah, the next words out of their mouths are almost always the same: "So you must be... Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2400948/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 14:44:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2392876/posts A fight between two inmates Sunday resulted in one person dead and another facing additional charges. A disagreement and some teasing between two cellmates was reportedly taken as a slight and escalated into fisticuffs inside their cell... After the victim was punched several times in the head, he was then strangled with a "ligature made from a laundry bag,". Both inmates were housed in a section of the prison typically reserved for sex offenders. Mawien was convicted in 2004 of two amended charges of attempted aggravated sex assault, a first-degree felony; and forcible sex abuse, a second-degree felony. He was... deseret news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2392876/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:59:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2392837/posts MOAB, Utah, A 48-year-old man who has not used money in nine years and resides in a desert cave in Moab, Utah, said he loves his simple existence. Daniel Suelo said while he shops for clothes by going through garbage, he is content with living an existence where he does not have to worry about a job, mortgage or other concerns that plague most U.S. residents, The Denver Post reported Sunday. "The understanding that, really, we all possess nothing is the cornerstone of all spiritual endeavors and religions," Suelo said. A former Peace Corps volunteer, Suelo said he also will... upi http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2392837/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:55:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2381676/posts To 12-year-old Suzannah Pabla, piercing her nose was a way to connect with her roots in India. To Suzannah's school, it was a dress-code violation worthy of a suspension. To other Indians, the incident was emblematic of how it can still be difficult for the American melting pot to absorb certain aspects of their cultural and religious traditions. Suzannah was briefly suspended last month from her public school in Bountiful, Utah, for violating a body-piercing ban....... hosted http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2381676/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:38:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2381625/posts The likelihood of outrage seems inevitable this year in college football: The BCS controversy, which even President Obama has issued proclamations about, seems ready to explode, since six undefeated teams - two from minor conferences - survive with only three games left in the season. Two conferences, Mountain West and Western Athletic (WAC) are excluded from automatic participation in the BCS, and must compete for one of two wildcard teams, and both still have undefeated teams. But should a team which has gone undefeated and unchallenged take a slot from Alabama or Florida, which are likely to also go undefeated...... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2381625/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:14:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2377642/posts Jim Krehbiel was up past midnight making a piece of art by layering maps and field notes onto photos he had taken of an ancient ritual site high on a cliff ledge in the desert Southwest. He looked at the image of the kiva and remembered how the ruins were nearly inaccessible. Krehbiel had to lower himself on a rope to reach them. Why, he wondered that night in the fall of 2007, would anyone build something so important in such a remote spot among the canyons and mesas? It was then that the chairman of Ohio Wesleyan University's art... THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2377642/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:13:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370556/posts SALT LAKE CITY - A little early for Halloween, but a gathering of people at Utah's Capitol Building, donning Sarah Palin masks, want Governor Gary Herbert to increase tax on oil and gas exports before education and healthcare budgets are cut. The "Flock of Palins" as the group is called, gathered outside the Governor's office to challenge the governor to increase the severance tax, a tax that is imposed on natural resources such as coal, oil and gas that is taken out of the state. In 2007, then Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, signed a bill to allow a severance tax... FOX13NOW http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370556/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:06:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369659/posts One of the worst-kept secrets in Utah was made official Friday with the announcement that Camp Williams will be the site of a new national cybersecurity data center. The site beat out 37 others nationwide for a $1.5 billion project that will employ as many as 10,000 workers during construction and between 100 and 200 once it becomes operational in two years. Deseret News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369659/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:41:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363689/posts The new Interior Department looks into a move to lock in beneficial royalties and regulations for companies with leases on public lands -- denounced by some as a massive giveaway to the oil industry. Reporting from Washington - The Obama Interior Department is reviewing a decision made by the Bush administration in its final days that attempted to lock in lucrative royalty rates and favorable regulations for oil companies holding leases for oil shale development on public lands. L.A. Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363689/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:26:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2360290/posts A father missed the birth of his first son after being arrested for groping a nurse on the way to the delivery room. Police said Adam Manning sexually assaulted the nurse as she wheeled his wife into the delivery room. The 30 year old had told the nurse she was "cute" then reached round to grab her breasts. Police in Ogden, Utah, were called to the hospital and arrested Manning on charges of forcible sexual assault. When later asked about his actions he said he had no idea why he carried out the assault. Police confirmed that he missed the... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2360290/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:20:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2359807/posts Tour bus carrying high school band members crashes on the I-15 in Idaho, at least 1 dead and up to 30 believed injured. BNO News/Twitter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2359807/posts#comment Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:08:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348573/posts David James Bell, on trial this week for allegedly kidnapping two young neighbor children, took the witness stand Thursday -- and then got down again without saying a word. Defense attorney Roger Kraft withdrew Bell as a witness after 3rd District Judge Paul Maughan banned the defendant from telling about how and where he was beaten by the parents and relatives of the children. Kraft argued that Bell should be able to explain everything that happened that night, including details of the beating. But Maughan has allowed only limited evidence about the assault on Bell, saying the beating is irrelevant... The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348573/posts#comment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:43:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348565/posts In 1991, facing obvious limits to growth from meager water resources, Las Vegas power brokers decided to bring the drama of high stakes gambling from the casinos to the board room of the Southern Nevada Water Authority headed by the Bernie Madoff of Western water, Pat Mulroy. The strategy was even proudly Ballyhooed in public. Las Vegas would just keep building beyond the capacity of its Colorado River allocation and dare other states or the federal government to stop them. At the time, a spokesman for Nevada's Colorado River Commission even announced, "The federal government will never let Nevada go... The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348565/posts#comment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:31:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2342012/posts The Park City resort also won individual categories for grooming, mountain service, dining and lodging. More than 20,000 readers participated in the survey, the most comprehensive of its kind. Deer Valley's ratings has never dropped lower than third overall in the past nine years... A third consecutive top ranking wasn't expected given competition from other fancy ski resorts around the U.S. and Canada. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2342012/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:33:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341416/posts Meet Bob Bennett. He is a Republican United States Senator. He is up for re-election next year. Bob Bennett is about to screw America. Bob Bennett is a fiscally irresponsible Senator who prides himself on being a Senator’s Senator. He was the only Republican who stood up and clapped when Barack Obama attacked Sarah Palin in his Joint Session of Congress speech last week. And Bob Bennett wants to cut a deal on healthcare. Why? Because that’s what Senators do. The compromise. And if you are a Republican Senator, you capitulate. Bob Bennett is working with Ron Wyden on Oregon... RedState.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341416/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:37:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2335353/posts September 11th marks the gruesome day when 152 years ago, some 120 men, women, and children were slaughtered in cold blood by a group of Mormons. The Mountain Meadows Massacre would be the "worst incident of organized mass murder of unarmed civilians" until the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995. To understand how this happened, we must understand the relationship between the early Mormons and the rest of the nation Shortly after being organized as a church, Joseph and his two hundred or so followers settled in Kirtland, Ohio. The church grew, but by 1837 many had begun to lose faith.... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2335353/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:04:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334852/posts President Barack Obama delivered his much-debated speech to schoolchildren Tuesday, sticking to scripted talking points on the importance of education, personal responsibility, good study habits and hard work. "I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education...and to do everything you can to meet them," Obama said in a televised speech aired live at schools throughout the nation. "Every single one of you has something that you're good at. Every single one of you has something to offer." Leading up to the controversial talk, parents and conservative groups voiced opposition to a perceived federal intrusion... The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334852/posts#comment Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:53:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2332481/posts The biggest problem with the Book of Mormon is that it exists, says Sen. Bob Bennett...The Republican senator from Utah is the author of "Leap of Faith," which was recently released by Deseret Book...Bennett didn't like the way the Book of Mormon was represented in media coverage leading up to the 2002 Winter Olympics... "The tenor of the articles that kind of started me on this was that no one of any intelligence could believe the incredibly outlandish story about angels and gold plates, that any person with the slightest bit of education would reject this out of hand," he... The Mormon Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2332481/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 22:44:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331274/posts Harshad Desai has endured racial slurs and harassment since moving to Panguitch in 1992, so a ruling that he be allowed to substitute teach in Garfield public schools comes as long overdue vindication. But the 58-year-old native of India, a U.S. citizen, doesn't hold a grudge. He says he just wants a shot at teaching, to see if it's something he is good at and likes. Cheryl D. Luke, an administrative law judge for the Utah Labor Commission, determined that Garfield School District officials engaged in racial profiling and prejudice when in 2001, they rejected Desai for a substitute teaching... The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331274/posts#comment Thu, 3 Sep 2009 15:45:04 GMT