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Situational Analysis | April 7, 2023 Today is Good Friday, considered by many Christians as one of the holiest days of the year. This weekend marks a relatively rare occurrence when the world's major religions will observe Easter, Passover, and Ramadan. What You Need to Know In what the AP is calling "an extraordinary act of political retaliation," Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Black Democratic lawmakers, Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. A third, white, Democrat, Rep. Gloria Johnson, was narrowly spared by a one-vote margin. During the "debate," one Republican lawmaker told Jones to play nice and focus less on race. âIâm not here to make friends. Iâm here to make a change for my community,â he replied. Rapid Roundup 'A proven winner': Utah Valley promotes Todd Phillips to replace Mark Madsen; Utah Jazz out of post-season play; guests trapped in Little Cottonwood get 4-hour window to leave canyon; and finally, here are some Easter egg hunts happening in Utah this weekend. | | |
Utah Headlines Political news Poll: Utah voters like DeSantis as â24 GOP nominee (Deseret News) Earl Fry: Finlandâs arduous road to NATO membership (Deseret News) Cox calls for Utahns to donate at least $3 to help alleviate homelessness (KSL) Ogden Diversity Commission member says he faces ouster âfor defending diversityâ (Standard-Examiner) Logan to host former president of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko (Herald Journal) Gov. Cox to lawmakers: Stop rushing bills through with little public input (Deseret News) General Utah news Lauri Markkanen will reportedly fulfill military service requirement in Finland this summer (Deseret News) Crews finish search says no skiers, guests caught in avalanche at Snowbird ski resort (KUTV) CAPSA highlighting Sexual Assault Awareness month locally with new campaign (Cache Valley Daily) Guns, pill bottles, holes in wall found in Spanish Fork house where couple was killed (KSL) Former Utah State student club president charged with misusing $300K in COVID-19 relief funds (KSL) Business Twitter tantrum? Elon Musk defends labeling NPR âstate mediaâ outlet, targets NYT, embraces poop response to news inquiries (Deseret News) Education BYU team wins âstudent Emmyâ for animated axolotl in short film âCenoteâ (ABC4) Alpine School District recognized for clean energy efforts (Daily Herald) Environment What is the Ski and Snowboarding Caucus? A Utah Republican and New Hampshire Democrat explain (Deseret News) Deer populations rebounding in Utah, but state seeks fewer hunting permits in 2023 (KSL) Utahâs snow water equivalent peaks at 30 inches (ABC4) Salt Lake City, County close to being removed from drought status (Fox13) âAstrotourismâ preservation campaign shines light on Utah beyond Dark Sky Month (St. George News) âItâs getting badâ: residents worried about Jordan River Trail erosion (KUER) Health Is drinking safe for you? Conventional wisdom is being overturned. Now a new study showed no amount of alcohol benefits a person overall (Deseret News) Social isolation can make you more tired, study finds (Deseret News) Housing Utah rent prices surge, experts weigh in on potential housing solutions (KSL Newsradio) âWeâre seeing evictions explodeâ and other takeaways from a rentersâ forum (Salt Lake Tribune) Have Utah home builders hit bottom? How the housing market is changing (KUTV) | | |
National Headlines General US adds a healthy 236,000 jobs despite Fedâs rate hikes (AP) US job growth strong in March; unemployment rate falls to 3.5% (Reuters) A fatal mistake: The truth behind a Marine Corps lie and broken promises (NPR) No, the IRS isn't calling you. It isn't texting or emailing you, either (NPR) Lost graves reveal story of African American church in Williamsburg (Washington Post) âI could see my eye with my other eyeâ: Jeremy Renner reveals new details of severe snowplow accident (Deseret News) Politics Most oppose Social Security, Medicare cuts (AP) Biden vetoes bill that sought to toss EPA water protections (AP) Americans divided over criminal charges against Trump (Reuters) Supreme Court refuses to reinstate West Virginiaâs transgender athlete ban (Washington Post) Former Michigan House speaker charged with accepting bribes for cannabis licenses (The Hill) Ukraine ðºð¦ Ukraine strikes Russian military base in occupied south as offensive looms (Wall Street Journal) Ukraine war plans leak prompts Pentagon investigation. Classified documents detailing secret American and NATO plans have appeared on Twitter and Telegram. (New York Times) World Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza after rockets fired; two killed in shooting attack (Washington Post) Filipinos nailed to crosses despite church objection (AP) To save her children, one woman tries â twice â to escape a Rohingya camp on a smugglerâs boat (Washington Post) | | |
News Release âSpikes2Utahâ student-led campaign to return the Golden Spike to Utah Utah is well-known for its historic role in the building of the transcontinental railroad; however many may be surprised to learn that the Golden Spike, the ceremonial final spike driven to join the rails of the transcontinental railroad, is not in Utah but instead housed at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University in California. Neil Armstrong Academy fourth grade teacher Mr. Pendleton traveled to San Francisco with his family last summer and visited the Cantor Arts Center to see the Golden Spike. Mr. Pendleton was shocked to find that there was no special display for the Golden Spike. In fact, there was not even a name plate identifying it, nor any kind of explanation as to what it was or its historical significance. This inspired Mr. Pendleton to create a writing assignment for his fourth grade class to write persuasive letters to the museum to convince them that the Golden Spike deserves an honored place in Utah. This writing assignment has since blossomed into a full-fledged media campaign led by Armstrong Academy fourth grade students requesting the Cantor Arts Center loan the Golden Spike, Silver Spike, and Silver Maul to the Museum of Utah. (Read More) | | |
Upcoming UVU Conference on Domestic Violence â April 14, 9:00 am-4:00 pm, Register here Teen Girls Experiencing Increased Sadness and Violence with Utah Women and Leadership Project â April 25, 12:00-1:15 pm via Zoom, Register here United Utah Party State Convention â April 29, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Lehi High School with keynote speakers Teri McCabe and Jay Mcfarland Mount Liberty College Spring Youth Seminar on The Virginian â May 6, 9 am-7 pm, Register Here | | |
On This Day In History 1805 - Lewis and Clark begin their journey to the Pacific Ocean, accompanied by Sacagaweaand her two-month old baby, Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau. 1860 - First Pony Express comes to Utah. 1890 - Marjory Stoneman Douglas is born. She was a writer, suffragist, womenâs rights advocate, environmentalist and championed the culture of first Americans. She also created âFriends of the Evergladesâ with a million acres established in 1978 as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness Area. She lived to be 108. 1891 - Martha Eliot is born. She became a pediatrician who researched and proved the beneficial effects of cod liver oil and sunbaths to prevent rickets. She wrote provisions for "dependent and crippled children" in the 1935 Social Security Act, and was the only woman to sign the constitution of the new World Health Organization in 1947. 1940 - US Post Office issues the first postage stamp of Black educator, Booker T. Washington. 1954 - President Eisenhower delivers his Cold War âdomino theoryâ speech, when he suggested the fall of French Indochina to the communists could create a âdomino effectâ in Southeast Asia. This theory dominated US thinking about Vietnam for at least the next decade. 1987 - The National Museum of Women in the Arts opens in Washington, D.C. It is the first museum devoted to women artists. 2003 - US troops capture Baghdad. Quote of the Day "Working hard for something we don't care about is called stressed; working hard for something we love is called passion." âSimon Sinek On the Punny Side Chocolate may be your favorite Easter candy, but all we are saying is give Peeps a chance. | | |
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