A few days ago, I mentioned how the price of turkey had gone through the roof, and I asked you what alternatives you were planning on. You guys delivered! Here’s what you suggested:
John Clark said he was raised vegetarian, so they didn’t have the standard turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. Instead, his family would do tacos which they would load up with pinto beans, chopped tomatoes, olives, cheese and salsa. They lived in San Diego and would go down to Tijuana because, according to him, “what was in the stores at the time were these horrible ’shell’ tacos, which no one in Mexico ever heard of.” As a soft-shell taco fan myself, I totally agree.
Nancy Call suggested “a lovely cheese ravioli with marinara, veggies, salad, delicious bread, and ice cream pie.” I’m drooling at the description of that. YUM.
Leah Robinson replied and said that she was going to try something sweeter. She sent me a Pinterest-worthy photo of chocolate-dipped strawberries with chocolate covered pretzels on the sides to make them look like roasted turkeys.
I’d be honored to be invited to any of your homes for Thanksgiving. 😋
See flashing lights on the freeway? Slow down and move over, UHP pleads
According to Justin Koyle, a member of the Utah Department of Transportation's Incident Management Team, it’s not a matter of “if” he or his colleagues are going to get hit by a car — it’s when. He was hit while waiting for support from a UHP officer Wednesday morning for the second time in his career. Fortunately, he was in his truck, but he said, "I did feel the impact. It was a pretty hard hit.”
Coincidentally, this happened right before UDOT, UHP and other departments were due to have a press conference to encourage drivers to slow down. Utah has a “Move Over” law, which requires drivers to move over to the adjacent lane if an emergency vehicle is approaching.
The U.S. Senate signaled support for the the Respect for Marriage Act that provides protections for same-sex couples after an amended version including religious freedom protections was included. Sen. Mitt Romney and 12 other Republican senators voted in support of the amended measure, while Sen. Mike Lee did not.
The Respect for Marriage Act would ensure recognition on a federal level of same-sex marriages in states where they are legal but does not require states to recognize same-sex marriages from other states.
Republicans said an earlier version of the bill lacked religious liberty protections, but proponents of the Senate’s new version say it would explicitly protect people of faith and faith-based non-profits.
Opinion: Voters did not choose gridlock (Deseret News)
Senate president calls Utah’s abortion ban constitutional, asks that it take effect (Deseret News)
Perspective: Artemis just launched. Conservatives should back our mission to the moon (Deseret News)
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Media:
Perspective: Is it journalism or a ‘hit piece’? (Deseret News)
Yale and Harvard Law Schools Abandon U.S. News Rankings (Wall Street Journal)
Age of distraction: It’s not just the kids. Parents can’t focus either. What’s the answer? (Deseret News)
Culture:
Stars of ‘The Chosen’ walk the ‘teal’ carpet, celebrate theatrical release of Season 3 (Deseret News)
Construction begins on the newest Hale Center theater (Deseret News)
Health:
Marijuana’s impact on lungs may be more than folks think (Deseret News)
Tripledemic? What you need to know about this respiratory virus season (Deseret News)
The opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc on U.S. (Deseret News)
Technology:
Elon Musk is camping out at Twitter HQ and Tesla investors are torqued (Deseret News)
FBI director warns of national security risk posed by TikTok (KUTV)
Faith:
The first 2 women appointed to the Church’s Military Advisory Committee discuss serving Church and country (Church News)
Wasatch Front:
Salt Lake's road construction season is ending. Here's where city projects stand (KSL)
Community mourns loss of deputy killed in Lehi car crash (ABC4)
The West:
Lots of options on the table for saving Great Salt Lake; but especially the simplest — use less water (Deseret News)
‘To Protect and Conserve’: Las Vegas has strict outdoor watering restrictions (with fines!) Should Utah do the same? (Deseret News)
Governor thanks Utahns for 11% drop in human-caused wildfires (KSL)
The Nation:
Georgia’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban blocked (Deseret News)
The World:
Iranian protesters receive death sentences (Deseret News)
Update on missile that landed in Poland (Deseret News)
Sports:
Buoyed by a solid effort against BSU, BYU’s much-maligned defense preps for Utah Tech’s ‘high-powered’ offense (Deseret News)
Why Kyle Whittingham is so confident in his defense heading into matchup with explosive Ducks (Deseret News)
‘What’s going on in Utah?’: Jazz might be too good to tank and not good enough to win it all (Deseret News)
Photo of the Week
Second grader Nathalie Zuniga hugs Santa after getting a new coat from members of the Salt Lake City Firefighters Union Local 81, provided by donations through the Professional Fire Fighters of Utah, at Mountain View Elementary School in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. |
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