Plus: The Deseret News turns 173 and issues a statement reaffirming its editorial values.
Good morning. Today’s temperatures: Logan: 48 - 71° 🌦️ | 20% 💧 Salt Lake City: 58 - 73° ⛈️ | 70% 💧 St. George: 68 - 91° ⛈️ | 40% 💧 Today, the Deseret News turns 173. Hal Boyd, editor, and Doug Wilks, executive editor, took this opportunity to reaffirm the publication’s editorial values in a statement published on the website. "In an age addled by caustic politicking and inane punditry, Deseret aims to model intellectual sobriety, thoughtful inquiry and considered discourse. We publish a range of viewpoints to foster constructive debate, and, from time to time, we espouse opinions our editors believe correspond to the best practices for prosperity and happiness. In all this, we seek to communicate with a spirit of generosity that embraces civility and the healthy give-and-take of pluralism," the statement reads. It continues: "The Deseret News stands for truth and light. It stands for faith and family. It stands for liberty and responsibility. It stands for the Constitution. Taken together, these principles are lodestars during times of tumult." Read the full statement here. Also on our mind: Enjoying a warm bowl of nostalgia with Teriyaki Stix at Lagoon, the women that "Me too" left behind and the Nuggets finally found their title-winning formula; will it ever happen for the Jazz?
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| Utah Lake island project sinks after company behind proposal dissolves |
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| | Lake Restoration Solutions, the company proposing to spend billions to dredge Utah Lake and create some 18,000 acres of man-made islands, announced its dissolution Tuesday. That marks the end, at least for now, of what would have been one of the largest environmental remediation projects of its kind in the world. The plans included: Dredging Utah Lake to lower it on average by seven feet in an attempt to cool water temperatures and curb algae growth At least four roads 34 human-made islands amounting to roughly 18,000 acres 190 miles of new shoreline and LEED-certified communities The project received intense pushback from activists and academics who feared it would result in irreparable harm to the ecosystem. In a statement, the company's president, Jon Benson, told the Deseret News that "Utah Lake continues to face significant challenges and is in dire need of restoration." Those who opposed the project agree — but say that the plans from Lake Restoration Solutions would have made things worse, not better. |
Read more about the project and the pushback it received from the scientific community. |
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More in Environment Lee, Curtis propose more money to help the ailing Great Salt Lake (Deseret News) Over 200 landslides have now been reported in Utah after record snowpack (KSL) | It's summer ... and inflation is still an ever present reality for most Utah families. Unsurprisingly, the majority of Utahns consider travel costs when planning their summer vacations, but very few let it stop them from traveling, according to results from a new poll by the Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics. The poll found that when making summer travel plans, 54% of respondents consider gas prices and 64% consider airfare. Nonetheless, most still plan to travel this summer — only 16% said they did not. While some respondents said they might shorten, postpone or take fewer trips, only 3% said they would cancel their trips because of gas prices. Almost half said they would not change their travel plans at all because of fuel costs. Read more about how Utah families do plan on changing their summer plans to accommodate higher travel costs. | FROM OUR SPONSOR UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Save on Great Summer Theatre: Use Code SLTrib23 for $10 Off. Experience Shakespeare under the stars with A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet. Indoors, delight in Jane Austen's Emma The Musical, The Play That Goes Wrong, A Raisin in the Sun, and more. Offering four shows daily and a free nightly Greenshow. Tickets at bard.org or call 800-PLAYTIX. | Health New study finds teens who underwent weight loss surgery had weakened bones (Deseret News) Specific breast cancer patients are 66% more likely to survive now than 30 years ago: Study (Deseret News) Faith Latter-day Saint designer combines faith and fashion with Dillard’s collection (Deseret News) Southern Baptists say no to women pastors, uphold expulsion of Saddleback megachurch (NPR) Family ‘Having kids is incredible’: Chris Pratt says people should ‘rush’ to have kids (Deseret News) 7 things you should never say to your child, according to child psychologists (Deseret News) Politics Here’s when Utahns will elect a replacement for Rep. Chris Stewart (Deseret News) Sen. Mike Lee says law used to monitor Americans should be reformed (Deseret News) How are Republican presidential candidates handling Trump’s indictment? (Deseret News) Sen. Mitt Romney questions Trump’s claims over classified documents (Deseret News) Salt Lake County Salt Lake City begins to plan for future of unique 'Hobbitville.' Here's how to help (KSL) SLC’s approved budget has a surprising addition (Salt Lake Tribune 🔒) Davis and Weber Counties Meg Walter: Enjoying a warm bowl of memories with Teriyaki Stix at Lagoon (Deseret News) Video: Motorcyclist arrested after allegedly fleeing troopers at 138 mph (KSL) The West Arizona Democrat state lawmaker censured after she was caught on camera hiding Bibles (FOX News) Reparations for Black Californians Face Uphill Climb in State Legislature (Wall Street Journal 🔒) The Nation The women that ‘Me too’ left behind (Deseret News) Fed pauses interest rate hikes after a year, but signals more tightening to come (Washington Examiner) The World Ukraine‘s long-awaited counteroffensive takes its toll (Deseret News) A boat capsized in Nigeria, killing at least 103 people returning from a wedding (Deseret News) Sports Avery Neff is the No. 1 recruit in 2024, a Utah gymnastics commit, and now College Gym News’ highest rated prospect yet (Deseret News) The Nuggets finally found their title-winning formula. Will it ever happen for the Jazz? (Deseret News) Why the climb back to relevancy for Stanford football could prove to be difficult (Deseret News) | Salt Lake County Animal Services Sgt. Jose Martinez plays with a dog waiting to be adopted in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Best Friends Animal Society reports that Utah has 13 kill shelters. Salt Lake County Animal Services is a no-kill shelter. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News) Read more about what Utah shelters are doing. |
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