Also: Is Utah’s new flag really THAT bad, is Taylor Swift too big for Utah and is incivility on the rise?
Good morning! Here’s your forecast: 🌤️ 10 – 35° in Logan 🌤️ 24 – 40° in Salt Lake City ☀️ 30 – 53° in St. George It’s getting close to the best food holidays of the year! A few of you wrote me yesterday to tell us what you had planned for Thanksgiving (and I am completely on board with the idea of homemade ravioli), but I’ll write about that later. Shirley Ricks told us that her mother, Lola, cut a recipe for “feather rolls” out of the Deseret News decades ago. While she no longer has the clipping, she shared this recipe, which she reckons is very close to the original. “I have made a couple of adaptations in that I usually make 1 1/2 times the recipe and form 35 rolls on a cookie sheet (5-by-7) and bake them 15-18 minutes. With instant yeast, I skip the first step. I also often substitute some freshly ground brown flour,” she said. “You can bet I’ll be making this favorite for Thanksgiving dinner this year.” ——— Feather Rolls 2 tablespoons yeast 1/2 cup warm water 1 tablespoon sugar 1 cup scalded milk 1/3 cup shortening, melted 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons salt 2 eggs, well beaten 4-5 cups unsifted flour Mix together yeast, warm water and 1 tablespoon sugar, and let stand 20 minutes. Scald milk with shortening. When shortening is melted, add milk mixture, sugar, salt and eggs to yeast mixture. Sift in flour and mix well. Mixture will be sticky. Divide into 24 balls. Shape and place on a greased cookie sheet. Allow to rise for 2 hours, then bake at 425° F for 10 minutes. Brush butter or margarine on tops of hot rolls. Makes 24 large rolls. ——— Correction: In Tuesday’s issue of Utah Today, we ran text that was Monday’s top story about Ukrainian refugees under a photo and headline about Outdoor Retailer in error. You can read the Outdoor Retailer story here. Also on our minds: Will ultra-processed food contribute to sleep apnea, is Taylor Swift too big for Utah and is incivility on the rise? |
| No, Utah’s new flag is not a symbol of a Babylonia goddess, and yes, it’s better than most other state flags |
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| | Utah’s More Than a Flag Task Force revealed the new state flag after months of deliberation, and it will now be sent to the state legislature for a vote in the 2023 general legislative session. Reactions are mixed, and according to Meg Walter, some Utahns have strong feelings and vivid descriptions about the new flag such as, “That looks like an emotionless, cold, socialist flag that manages to make a beehive look like a prison and our picturesque mountains into some jagged blades of doom all residing over a lake of blood.” | Tuesday evening, former President Donald Trump announced during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate that he will be running for president again in 2024. He pushed back on the less-than-stellar performance of his hand-picked candidates during the mid-terms and touched on some of the themes he will likely build his campaign on. By making an early announcement, he is likely attempting to deter other Republican candidates from entering the race. While he did not name any names, it is expected that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will also run for president, and Trump has been posting social media messages about him over the last few days. Read more here. More in Politics: Utah Sen. Mike Lee one of 200 Americans hit with latest Russian travel sanctions (Deseret News) How did Liz Cheney react to Kari Lake’s loss in Arizona? (Deseret News) Opinion: Utah Women Run — built in support to get women in office (Deseret News) | FROM OUR SPONSOR: THE DIGNITY INDEX Are you ready for a cultural shift in our politics? Raise your Dignity Index score, a scale that rates speech on its power to unite or divide. Ease divisions, solve problems and prevent violence by tipping the scale toward dignity. Take the pledge. | Health: How is ultra-processed food linked to sleep apnea? (Deseret News) This antibiotic often prescribed for kids is in short supply. What’s the impact? (Deseret News) Adults can get RSV, too. Here’s when what seems like a cold might be more serious (Deseret News) Ski Season: This is how much it costs to be an Olympic skier (Utah Business) Education: The future of free student lunches is now in the hands of Utah schools and lawmakers (KUER) Culture: Incivility on the rise? Study finds that front-line workers face increasing bad behavior (Deseret News) Is Taylor Swift too big for Utah? (Deseret News) Police and Courts: Walmart agrees to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuit but denies any wrongdoing (Deseret News) Utah police learn how to intervene against their own — even if it’s the chief (KSL) U.S. judge rules COVID-era border expulsion order unlawful (Reuters) Family and Relationships: Perspective: Jennifer Aniston’s infertility story reveals truth about late pregnancies (Deseret News) Faith: A bipartisan group added religious freedom protections to the same-sex marriage bill. How did faith groups respond? (Deseret News) What we learned about religious voters from the 2022 midterms (Deseret News) Northern Utah: Lt. Gov. Henderson tours CAPSA after suffering personal tragedy (Cache Valley Daily) Wasatch Front: Suzanne Harrison declares victory over incumbent in Salt Lake County Council race (KSL) Southern Utah: Washington County School Board approves sex ed curriculum; mom questions return of ‘pornographic’ books (St. George News) The West: We desperately need to rethink how we travel (Deseret News) ‘It never went away’: Utah tribal elders share boarding school experiences (KSL) The Nation: DeSantis brushes off Trump attacks: ‘All that’s just noise’ (The Hill) Georgia’s Abortion Ban After Six Weeks Is Blocked (Wall Street Journal🔒) The World: Russian missiles reportedly stray into NATO member Poland (Deseret News) Sports: If this is Jaren Hall’s final season, what will be his legacy? (Deseret News) ‘It’s great to see him back’: Tavion Thomas’ return comes at opportune time as Utah visits Oregon (Deseret News) How a cryptocurrency scandal is affecting the sports world (Deseret News) |
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