“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
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Also on our mind: Living with a pet could slow cognitive decline in older adults, Romney’s former adviser may be building the post-Trump GOP, and how this "success sequence" can help young people become successful adults.
A year of economic ‘resilience’ for Utah, and the nation, as 2023 draws to a close
This time last year, inflation had been on a six-month streak of declines after peaking at 9.1% in June 2022.
“I just don’t think anyone knows whether we’re going to have a recession or not,” Powell said at a press conference on Dec. 14 last year. “And if we do, whether it’s going to be a deep one or not ... it’s not knowable.”
A year later, there remain plenty of economic questions that still aren’t knowable, but following the conclusion of the Fed’s final meeting of 2023 in December, Powell signaled the end of an unprecedented, nearly two-year-long series of aggressive rate hikes and a potential trio of reductions in 2024.
And, the U.S. economy has, so far, been able to avoid the oft-predicted recessionary conditions in which spending retracts, unemployment rises and wages stagnate or drop even as prices on goods and services continue to increase.
A Utah woman convicted of a felony for trying to cash a fake check in 2008 has taken her fight to own a gun to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Her attorneys filed a petition on this question: Whether the Second Amendment allows the federal government to permanently disarm petitioner Melynda Vincent, who has one 15-year-old nonviolent felony conviction for trying to cash a bad check.
“She has no history of violent behavior or other conduct that suggests she could not responsibly possess a firearm for self-defense,” her lawyers wrote. “And for more than 15 years, she has been a law-abiding citizen.”
Was President Biden involved in plan to obstruct GOP’s questioning of Hunter Biden? (Deseret News)
Is Romney’s former adviser building the post-Trump GOP? (Deseret News)
Nikki Haley facing backlash after answer to Civil War question in New Hampshire (Deseret News)
Gov. Cox says Utah’s ability to create economic mobility is important to him (Deseret News)
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Health
Living with a pet could slow cognitive decline in older adults (Deseret News)
Meg Walter: An ode to the lifelong friends made in the InstaCare waiting room (Deseret News)
Family
Following this ‘success sequence’ can help young people become successful adults (Deseret News)
Richard Eyre: How changing course can save our relationships, communities and families (Deseret News)
Business
Why do I spend so much money at Target? (Deseret News)
Amazon Prime Video users will have to pay extra not to see ads starting in January. Here’s what you need to know (Deseret News)
Environment
How clean energy collides with the environment — namely birds (Deseret News)
Utah's snowpack is starting off below average, but has potential to increase (KSL)
Utah and County
Utah student fights to recover after truck crashed through his bedroom while he slept (KSL)
Investigation into fire at 27,000-square-foot Orem home could take days, firefighters say (KSL)
Weber and Tooele Counties
Weber County officials receive mixed signals on flooding help, working with state to clarify (Standard Examiner)
New survivor advocacy center opens in Tooele (KSL)
The West
Idaho home where 4 students were killed is being demolished, 2 victims’ families object (Deseret News)
Lauren Boebert announces she’ll be running for Congress — in a different district (Deseret News)