Plus, have you talked to your kids about marijuana?
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: ⛅ 54 – 89° in Logan | 💧 20% ⛅ 65 – 93° in Salt Lake | 💧 20% 🌤️ 71 – 101° in St. George | 💧 10% Every 20 minutes, someone in the world is forced to leave their home behind to escape war, persecution or terror. 120 million people around the world are refugees, and nearly 70,000 refugees live in Utah, coming most recently from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Congo and Venezuela. Thursday was World Refugee Day, and it kicked off a weekend of events here in Utah to celebrate and share more about refugees and their journeys. Read more about the state of refugees both worldwide and in Utah. Also on our minds: Utah lawmakers said they will not enforce new Title IX regulations The Supreme Court’s rulings on Ten Commandments displays Utah’s birthrate is no longer the highest in the U.S., and it’s dropping around the country |
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| 3 out of 4 Utahns say the U.S. economy on the wrong track, many worry about household finances |
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| Less than five months ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Utah voters are unhappy with their own financial situations — and it’s shaping who they plan to support in November. According to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll conducted by HarrisX: Almost half of Utah voters (48%) say their personal financial situation is currently getting worse Only 19% say it is improving Read more about the poll’s findings.
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| Marijuana occupies a weird space in America today. Unlike alcohol and tobacco, policies around cannabis aren’t as well-defined, nor are its effects as well-researched. Laws and social acceptability vary from place to place. Nearly half of the states allow legal recreational use. Two-thirds permit medical cannabis. Adults use it both ways. The Biden administration is working to reclassify marijuana as a less harmful drug. The Maryland governor recently pardoned an estimated 100,000 people convicted of low-level marijuana crimes such as simple possession.
All of that sends a mixed message. And parents sometimes have a difficult time navigating that conversation with their kids, if they address it at all.
“I think that’s a really huge and powerful point that needs to be made,” said Heather Lewis, a substance abuse prevention coordinator with the Utah County Health Department. “Where would a parent go to find information about marijuana?”
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Photo of the week BY LAURA SEITZ Sienna Brewer of Dallas, Texas, runs over the bridge at the McPolin Farm in Park City on Thursday, June 13, 2024. In 1922, the McPolins erected the barn of recycled timber salvaged from an old tailings mill. The “White Barn” is approximately 100 by 35 feet. The American flag is usually put on display from Memorial Day to Sept. 12. The flag has been displayed on the east side of the barn since 2001. After 9/11, the Park City Municipal parks department hung the flag to honor first responders and those who died in the attacks. The land around the barn has been permanently protected as open space by the citizens of Park City. Read more about Flag Day. |
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