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Gov. Spencer Cox believes the United States has forgotten the meaning of one of the most well-known phrases from the Declaration of Independence.

The line in question:

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

What the pursuit of happiness really means

“The pursuit of happiness meant responsibility,” Cox said. “You actually have to do what is better for your neighborhood, for your community, for your country. The pursuit of happiness was about sacrifice. It was about giving up your personal pleasure to make sure that we lived in a better place.”

A new take on farm-to-table dining: Connecting communities to seasonal eating

The Gracie’s Farm Dinner series is turning the idea of farm-to-table dining on its head.

Rather than bringing fresh produce to a local eatery, guests come to the farm itself to get as close as possible to the source of their food. The courses are even prepared in an outdoor kitchen set up specifically for the occasion, Ariel Harmer reported.

“It’s a really good way to highlight everybody and get people together to enjoy what farmers do and how chefs can actually make a kind of magic with those ingredients,” said Lynsey Gammon, who started the series. “We wanted to really focus on seasonal eating and allow people to become aware of what it means to eat seasonally.”

The series celebrates seasonal produce in Utah, using each dinner event to center around a specific piece of produce that is going to be perfectly seasonally ripe at the time of the event.

This timing pays off, rewarding the farmers, chefs and dinner guests with especially flavorful produce, Harmer writes.

Read more about seasonal dining.

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Photo of the week by Kristin Murphy

Vera Ah Loo walks with her father Afa Ah Loo’s casket at the end of his celebration of life at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 27, 2025. Afa was shot and killed as an innocent bystander during a No Kings protest.