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Situational Analysis | Dec. 16, 2024 It's Monday and National Chocolate Covered Anything Day! What you need to know - Romney held a final press conference in Salt Lake City on Friday. âMy time on the political stage is over,â he said. âIt started here, it ends here.â
He said the Republican Party is Trump's now and calls himself a classic conservative," and part of the "main creek" as the mainstream has shifted. When asked what he plans to do now, Romney, who is 77 years old, said âNothing.â
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Utah Headlines Political news - Opinion: The cases for immediately investing unused TANF funds in Utah's child care system (Deseret News)
- Utah received a new plan to address the child care crisis. Will lawmakers take it up? (KUER)
- Mike Peterson, Tim Jimenez, Trevor Lee, Mike Kohler, Nicholean Peck, Judy Weeks Rohner & Rex Shipp: Utah should get rid of SB54 and universal vote-by-mail (Deseret News)
- Rep. Celeste Maloy secures spot on influential congressional committee (Deseret News)
- Orem rejects rezoning Canyon Park Tech Center, continues Wilkerson Farm discussion (KSL TV)
- Public records backlog could keep Utahns in the dark until late 2025 (KSL TV)
- Editorial Board: Gov. Coxâs latest budget has the good of the public first in mind (Salt Lake Tribune)
- What can Washington learn from Utah leaders? (Hinckley Report)
Utah - Recent petroglyph damage highlights âdisrespectfulâ Utah issue, experts say (KSL)
- Avalanche danger still in place for northern parts of Utah (KUTV)
Holiday season - 2024 captured through photos (Deseret News)
- 1 in 4 parents are using the threat of no gifts to address their childrenâs behavior, survey finds (KSL TV)
Biz/Tech - Park City Ski Patrol authorizes strike against Vail Resorts (ABC4)
- Scott Cuthbertson: Utah manufacturing needs nuclear power (Deseret News)
Crime/Courts - Camera found in tanning room at VASA gym in Kaysville (Fox13)
Culture - Playing Mary Magdalene on 'The Chosen' changed Liz Tabish's life (Deseret News)
- âGlicked,â âbrat summerâ and more: The biggest pop culture moments of 2024 (Deseret News)
- âGoodwill, kindness and respect are growingâ between faiths, according to Latter-day Saint and evangelical scholars (Deseret News)
- This Netflix filmmaker made 3 lifestyle changes after spending a year with a Utah-born millionaire trying to live forever (Salt Lake Tribune)
Education - Weber State student developing tech that could benefit Hill Air Force Base, Great Salt Lake (KSL Newsradio)
- Former employee, cyber security expert discuss Granite School District data breach (Fox13)
- 'Critical in supporting students': Linâs donates $20K in groceries to Utah Tech Universityâs food pantry (St. George News)
- Riverton High's Silver Rush aims to beat last year's $207,000 fundraiser for local charity (KUTV)
Environment - Last ones standing in coal country (Deseret Magazine)
- The energy future in Utah and the West (Deseret News)
- A court-appointed official will now run US Magnesium, as feds say the mining company is missing clean-up deadlines (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Utah Division of Air Quality receives $60M grant to help electrify heavy-duty vehicles (KSL TV)
Family - Unsure about marriage? The research should reassure you (Deseret News)
- Thereâs a dark side to Utahâs faster and easier adoptions (KUER)
Health - Epidemic in our pockets: Digital addiction with the author of âDopamine Nationâ (Deseret Magazine)
- Cardiologist debunks âcough CPR,â encourages heart health conversations (KSL TV)
- University of Utah Health announces development of breakthrough HIV drug (Standard-Examiner)
Housing - Former motel poised to become Salt Lake Valleyâs next homeless shelter (Salt Lake Tribune)
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National Headlines General - Opinion: Taiwan president's visit signals strong ties with the U.S. (Deseret News)
- An inside look at charitable giving (Deseret News)
- Former FBI informant will plead guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens (AP)
- Crystal Mangum, who accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006, says she lied (New York Times)
Political news - What do Americans really think of Trumpâs deportation plans? (Deseret News)
- Opinion: History will not treat the 118th Congress kindly (Deseret News)
- ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trumpâs presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit (AP)
- A Biden proclamation will establish a national monument for the 1st US female Cabinet secretary (AP)
- Trumpâs executive action strategy: Go ahead, sue me (Washington Post)
- Trump girds for battle with Democrats, Supreme Court over birthright citizenship (The Hill)
- Trumpâs âexplosiveâ economic growth claims are no match for the $36 trillion debt (Politico)
- Johnson faces brewing GOP rebellion after farm aid deal collapses (Politico)
Ukraine ðºð¦ - Ukraine reports North Korean losses on Russia's Kursk front (Reuters)
- Russia launches huge attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure (BBC)
Israel and Gaza - Israel plans to double population on occupied Golan, citing threats from Syria (Reuters)
- Death toll in Gaza Strip from Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000, Palestinians say (AP)
World news - Myanmar junta intimidates aid groups in effort to hide hunger crisis (Reuters)
- France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds or even thousands died in Cyclone Chido (AP)
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 | News Releases Dr. Rosemary Lesser to receive Athena Leadership Award The Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce Rosemary Lesser as the 2025 Athena Leadership Award Recipient!
The Athena Committee was inspired by Rosemaryâs trailblazing energy, her commitment to our community, and her passion to empower and inspire women. Rosemary was one of the first women admitted to the University of Notre Dame and the first woman to graduate from the OB/GYN specialty training at the Air Forceâs medical center in San Antonio. Following her graduation, Rosemary was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Air Force.
Rosemaryâs dedication to public service is unwavering. After serving for 15 years in the Air Force in Germany and Texas, Rosemary moved her family to Ogden where she established a successful practice as an OB/GYN. She ran this practice for nearly 30 years before entering the Utah legislature as the representative for House District 10.
Rosemary demonstrates skills of leadership and management, adaptability, and belief in shared success acquired during her service in the military and during her time as a Utah House Representative. (Read More) | | |
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Upcoming - Dec. 18 â Advanced Screening of Lost Treasure: Handel's Messiah in Bethlehem, Jordan Commons Megaplex, 12:00 pm, Price of admission: Canned goods for the Utah Food Bank, RSVP here
- Jan. 9 â Whatâs Up Down South Economic Summit. St. George. Register here
- Jan. 10 â Rural Utah Data Symposium. St. George. Register here
- Jan 14 â Utah Taxpayers Association Legislative Outlook Conference, 9 am - 12:00 pm, Little America Hotel, Register here
- Jan. 21 â Utah legislative session begins
- Mar. 7 â Utah legislative session ends
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On This Day In History - 1773 - Disguised as Mohawk Indians, a group of colonists board three British ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the Boston harbor.
- 1901 - Margaret Mead is born. She became a renowned cultural anthropologist, author, lecturer and for 28 years, the curator at the Museum of Natural History
- 1907 - As a gesture of the US's new presence as a world power, President Theodore Roosevelt sends the 'Great White Fleet' on a two-year, round-the-world voyage
- 1924 - Hiram Bingham, the first white man to see Machu Picchu, is elected to serve in the US Senate - after serving as the governor of Connecticut for just one day.
- 1944 - The Battle of the Bulge begins, the last major German offensive of WWII
- 1950 - President Truman declares state of emergency over Korean War
- 1953 - First White House Press Conference is held with President Eisenhower & 161 reporters
- 1980 - Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90
- 1998 - President Bill Clinton orders air strikes against Iraq
- 2009 - The blockbuster sci-fi film âAvatarâ opens in theaters
Quote of the Day âI think our future is bright if we continue to be a good people. It's incumbent, not just on the people we elect, but on all of us to try and⦠do what we can to be good people.â âSen. Mitt Romney
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