Since yesterday, the American life seems to have gotten divided into two separate factions: A. the ones who appraise the Supreme Court's favorable ruling for closely - held corporations to decide on their female employee's healthcare plan based on the employer's religious views and B. the one condemning the very idea that from now on, for - profit organizations can make use of religious beliefs … [Read more...]
The Utah Water Quality Board Adresses Water Pollution
Recent reports show that there is a serious problem going on with the oxygen levels at Echo and Rockport water reservoirs. State authorities and namely, the Utah Water Quality Board, decided to take immediate measures in order to reduce nutrient pollution in these reservoirs and thus keep the oxygen levels of the reservoirs' waters in normal parameters. What is important to know is that nutrient … [Read more...]
Utah Voters Support Governor’s Alternative to Medicaid Expansion
A poll of Utah voters, published on Thursday, confirms that the vast majority of voters in Utah approve of Governor Gary Herbert’s alternative solution to providing medical coverage to the uninsured population of the state. The poll in question benefited from the response of 623 voters in Utah, selected randomly. When asked if they preferred Gov. Herbert’s plan to doing nothing, 88 per cent of … [Read more...]
Utah Jazz Pick Australian Defender Exum in NBA Draft
The Utah Jazz pick in Thursday’s NBA draft had the wheels of the rumor mill spinning for weeks before the event, but Friday morning found Salt Lake City basketball fanatics more than pleased with the draft’s final outcome. In a move that went above and beyond the expectations of the team’s community of fans, the Utah Jazz selected Australian guard Dante Exum among their NBA draft picks. The … [Read more...]
10th Circuit Court Finds Utah Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
A landmark ruling of the 10th Circuit Court, announced on Thursday, has confirmed the ruling of the federal judge which deemed Utah’s same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional. According to the decision of the federal appeal’s court in question, it is a violation of citizens’ rights to outlaw same-sex marriage. The seminal verdict basically rejected the assertion made by state authorities, which … [Read more...]
Evan Vickers Scores Landslide Win in Utah Senate Primary Ballot
Utah’s state Senate primary race for the Republican Party ended at the end of a long Tuesday evening, with candidate Evan Vickers, the incumbent, swiping an overwhelming majority of the votes. Vickers took some 67.1 per cent of the ballot, while his contender, Casey O. Anderson, only scored 32.9 per cent. In total, 243 districts located in the counties of Washington, Beaver, and Iron cast their … [Read more...]
Utah One Voice Children’s Choir Ace America’s Got Talent Auditions
Utah’s own One Voice Children’s Choir, who famously performed Let It Go, together with Alex Boye, in the past, made it through the NBC auditions for hit TV show “America’s Got Talent”, this past Sunday. The auditions were held in order to select participants for the show’s upcoming season. The Utah children’s choir signed on for and took part in the show’s fifth week of auditions, in the run-up … [Read more...]
The Utah Jazz to Target Cavs’ Top Pick in Upcoming NBA Draft
The Utah Jazz have been making headlines around the area, with reports coming in on bids they’re making to the Cavaliers, for their number 1 pick. Rumors on this topic have been afloat for a while now, according to a report by Spencer Checketts, from 1280 The Zone, in Utah’s Salt Lake City. On June 20, Checketts tweeted that the Utah Jazz had offered #5 and Favors to the Cleveland Cavs, for their … [Read more...]
Ohio Judge Offered Vivitrol Shots To Help Heroin Addict
Cynthia Fugate, the twice-arrested heroin user listened to the judge Robert Peeler at the Warren County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday in Lebanon, Ohio nervously as the judge reviewed her record, then gave an option which could be a life saviour for Fugate. “You’re not a criminal, you’re an addict,” Judge Peeler told Fugate. “Something is driving you to use heroin that is beyond your … [Read more...]
Utah Online College Tops In Nation For Teacher Education
A new report ranks the Utah teaching college’s program as No. 1 in the nation but laments the lack of more high quality options in the state. The National Council on Teacher Quality named Western Governors University, an online college based in Utah as having the top undergraduate preparation program in the country for those going into middle and high school education. The online guide is … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- …
- 25
- Next Page »