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Situational Analysis | Sept 12, 2022 It's Monday and National Day of Encouragement, so from me to you: keep going! You've got this! Be in the Know Big news over the weekend is the counter-offensive by Ukraine, routing Russian forces and collapsing Russia's northern Donbas region. âRussian forces are not conducting a controlled withdrawal and are hurriedly fleeing southeastern Kharkiv Oblast to escape encirclement around Izyum,â write the Institute for the Study of War." The United Kingdomâs Ministry of Defense assessed that Russia has âlikelyâ ordered the withdrawal of all its troops currently in Ukraineâs Kharkiv Oblast west of the Oskil River, and, by the weekendâs end, Ukraine is believed to be in control of several towns seen as strategic âsupply and logisticsâ hubs for Russiaâs military: Balakliia, Kupiansk, and Izyum. Russia says they planned to withdraw all along. Rapid Roundup BYU beat #9 Baylor in double overtime, Weber State beat USU and Utah beat SUU in this weekend's football match-ups; cooler weather on the way; Queen Elizabeth's coffin is making its way back to London, funeral set for Sept 19. Monday Musings: Quiet quitting? Or quiet firing? âQuiet quittingâ has been in the news and on social media in the last couple of months or so. Is âquiet quittingâ lazy workers just coasting? Or is it being used to describe employees who put boundaries on their work time and personal life â like not answering your phone on vacation. Some are linking burnout and quiet quitting: burnout can lead to âquiet quittingâ which in turn can lead to potential rejuvenation. Then too, the people who have the highest rates of burnout, and who often canât afford to âquiet quitâ or actually quit, are women and people of color. Bonnie Dilber, a business recruiter, posted on LinkedIn that she thinks the real conversation should be around âquiet firing.â Her now-viral post lists some warning signs: â You donât receive feedback or praise. You get raises of 3% or less while others are getting much more. Your 1:1s are frequently canceled or shuffled around. You donât get invited to work on cool projects or stretch opportunities. Youâre not kept up-to-date on information that is relevant or critical to your work. Your manager never talks to you about your career trajectory.â She says it happens all the time and Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist, agrees. (Read More) | | |
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Utah Headlines General Haunted by Topaz: A last note for the trumpeterâs father (Deseret News) Tourism is sucking Utah dry. Now it faces a choice - growth or survival? (The Guardian) âYouâd feel better,â says Utahâs top cop if the public knew all the ways Utah is battling terrorism
When the subject is protection from terrorism, Jess Anderson, director of the Utah Department of Public Safety, is the stateâs watchdog (Deseret News) BYU investigation finds no racial slurs against Duke player (AP) Politics Historic summer for politics (Hinkley Report) Rep. Blake Moore on loan forgiveness, federal spending and the Great Salt Lake (ABC4) The IUP Panel on the midterm election (ABC4) Business Scientist sues Utah startup, alleging she endured years of sexual banter and discrimination (Salt Lake Tribune) As small businesses raise prices, some customers push back (KUTV/AP) Education Has exploring lifeâs meaning been lost in higher education? (Deseret News) Utah bus driver tells kids she'll 'shoot them' for asking 'where are we going' (Fox13) Environment Utah trees' leaves are dying early due to extreme heat, local arborist says (Fox13) The 'triple-dip La Niña' explained â and how it affects the weather in your area (NPR) Family How cleaning helps young adults launch. In an era when parents focus on academics and sports, emerging adults often donât know how how to do their laundry or handle a mop (Deseret News) Finding love online: Is it worth the mental burnout? (Deseret News) Health In a nod to JFK, Biden pushing âmoonshotâ to fight cancer (AP) Housing U.S. housing slump is here to stay. What does that mean for Utah, the West? (Deseret News) Have questions about SLCâs planned village of tiny homes? We have answers. (Salt Lake Tribune) For Utah mobile home residents, rezoning and redevelopment are often unstoppable forces (KUER) National Headlines General Perspective: What Big Tech companies â and all of us â owe America (Deseret News) US markets point higher ahead of a week of inflation data (AP) Sliding earnings forecasts pose next test for markets (Wall Street Journal) Politics Georgia's rural Black voters helped propel Democrats before. Will they do it again? (NPR) GOP senators led by Graham slam Trump Jan. 6 pardon promise (The Hill) Trump supported âcoupâ to oust Kushner from overseeing 2020 campaign (The Hill) McCarthy mows down GOP detractors ahead of speaker bid â but the job isnât done (Politico) Ukraine ðºð¦ Ukraine pushes big counteroffensive as war marks 200 days (AP) Ukraine keeps up momentum, claims it reached Russian border (AP) Joy in northeast Ukraine as residents return following Russian rout (Reuters) Ukraine's gains deal Russian forces a heavy setback (Wall Street Journal) Amid Ukraineâs startling gains, liberated villages describe Russian troops dropping rifles and fleeing (Washington Post) Ukraineâs rapid advance rattles the Kremlinâs cheerleaders. (New York Times) Ukrainian Offensive Seen as Reshaping the Warâs Contours. The fall of the strategically important city of Izium, in Ukraineâs east, is the most devastating blow to Russia since its humiliating retreat from Kyiv. (New York Times) World News King Charles III addresses Parliament for the first time as monarch (Washington Post) âYou are already sorely missedâ: Prince Harry pays tribute to beloved âgrannyâ (Washington Post) | | |
News Releases Congressman Blake Moore introduces the Connecting Forever Families Act of 2022 On Friday, Congressman Blake Moore introduced the Connecting Forever Families Act of 2022 to improve Americaâs child welfare system and expedite the process to placing foster care children in supportive homes. The opioid epidemic has strained the ability of child welfare courts to place children in a timely manner, and new court training and hearing requirements have caused additional delays. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these challenges as courts reduced or stopped in-person proceedings. Already overwhelmed, courts struggled to adopt new procedures and technology quickly enough to deploy virtual proceedings, and children experienced significant delays. As a response to these challenges, this bill would improve and provide resources to the Court Improvement Program (CIP), which supports the judicial processes for child welfare proceedings across the United States. This program equips courts for training, legal representation, and technological modernization to improve outcomes and timeliness of placement for children in foster care and in need of adoption. (Read More) Utah consumer confidence rises in August Utahâs consumer sentiment increased from 62.9 in July 2022 to 66.0 in August 2022, according to the Kem C. Gardner Instituteâs Consumer Sentiment Survey, after three consecutive months of decline. A similar survey by the University of Michigan during the same period found an increase in sentiment among Americans as a whole, rising from 51.5 to 58.2. (Read More) EDCUtah announces FY 22 economic development successes and award winners During its annual meeting held in Salt Lake City on September 8, the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) celebrated significant successes of the past fiscal year. In addition, the organization recognized community members Mel Lavitt and Daniel Stewart, as well as the Dominion Energy Loaned Executive Program, for their outstanding leadership in economic development. In Fiscal Year 2021-2022 (FY 22), in collaboration with partners such as the Governorâs Office of Economic Opportunity and local economic development offices, EDCUtah won multiple expansion and relocation projects for high-profile companies such as Jabil, Cytiva, and American Packaging Corporation. (Read More) Number of the Day | | |
Upcoming Women in the Money with Utah State Treasurer's Office â Sept. 15-16, Salt Lake Sheraton + online, Register here United Utah Party Issue Summit on Water Conservation â Sept. 17, 11-12:30, Gardner Rm of the American Fork Public Library Interim Days â Sept. 20-22, le.utah.gov ULCT Annual Convention â Oct 5-7, Salt Palace Convention Center, Register here One Utah Summit â Oct 11-13, Southern Utah University, Register here Breakfast Briefing: The New Look of Transportation in the 2020s with the Utah Foundation â Oct. 13, 8:30 am, Zions Bank Founders' Room, Register here Senate debate between Mike Lee and Evan McMullin â Oct. 17, 6 pm, at UVU Interim Days â Oct 18-20, le.utah.gov General election â Nov 8 Utah Foundationâs 2022 Annual Luncheon â Nov. 16, noon, Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek, Register here Utah Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit with the Salt Lake Chamber â Jan. 12, 2023, Salt Lake City Marriott, 8 am - noon, Register here | | |
On This Day In History 490 BC - Traditional date of the Battle of Marathon, where a small Athenian force defeats the Persian Empire 1846 - Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elope 1910 - Alice Stebbins Wells, a former social worker, becomes the first woman police officer with arrest powers in the U.S. (Los Angeles, CA) 1940 - 17,000+-year-old Lascaux Cave Paintings discovered 1953 - John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island 1964 - Canyonlands National Park established 1992 - Dr. Mae C. Jemison becomes the first African American woman to travel in space Wise Words "All actual heroes are essential men, And all men possible heroes." âElizabeth Barrett Browning The Punny Side What did the spaghetti say to the other spaghetti? Pasta la vista, baby! | | |
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