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Situational Analysis | Dec. 5, 2022 It's Monday and one of my favorites: International Volunteer Day. Get out there and do some good today. Be in the Know Former President Trump sent out a message on Truth Social this weekend, calling for the "termination" of all rules governing the 2020 election, including the U.S. Constitution. âA Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution,â Trump said. âOur great âFoundersâ did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!â GOP lawmakers have begun weighing in. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) called it "an affront to our democracy," while Liz Cheney (Rr-Wyo) said Trump was "an enemy of the Constitution." Even Elon Musk blasted him, tweeting "âThe Constitution is greater than any President. End of story."
Nile Thacker was killed last week when his pickup truck - loaded with wooden cars to give away - was rammed by another vehicle. The wooden cars in Thacker's truck came from Tiny Tim's toy factory, where Thacker spent as many as 60 hours a week volunteering and supervising other volunteers. Last year, the factory gave away 124,000 wooden cars. I've taken some of those cars to give away on international humanitarian trips - they are always a hit. His daughter, Julie Merrill, says he died happy, doing what he loved. 𥰠Rapid Roundup Utes are Rose Bowl bound ð¹; BYU headed to the New Mexico Bowl; Utah State going to the First Responder Bowl; Utah State hoops team stays unbeaten; Kelly Poppinga expected to rejoin BYU coaching staff; Utah Tech student dies after fall from 5th-floor balcony; and a Diné teenager is using a Q&A series to highlight Indigenous leaders. Holiday Service Opportunities If you know of opportunities I've missed, please send them to me for inclusion here! Ditch your Grinch this holiday season by volunteering locally (St. George News) 'Light the World' giving machines Meals on Wheels (year-round) Sub for Santa The Utah Food Bank braces for a challenging holiday season (UPR) Salt Lake County Giving Tree program provides gifts to isolated, homebound adults and now accepting donations (KSL) Making small donations at the store checkout helps Utah charities (KUTV) Looking to give back this holiday season? Here are some places you can donate (Deseret News) Volunteer opportunities available at Northern Utah organizations (Standard-Examiner) | | |
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Utah Headlines General Staff member at southern Utah youth treatment center charged with rape, sexual abuse of students (Fox13) A nonprofitâs relatively simple answer to Americaâs complex immigration system: Be a neighbor. âThe power rests in the community, and that is a really significant shift in the way resettlement has ever been done in the U.S,â the groupâs founder says (Deseret News) Hereâs how Utah drivers can be safe in winter conditions â and which roads are most dangerous in snow (Salt Lake Tribune) Income disparity rising in rural communities, BYU study says (KSL) Politics Are Utah voters ready to move on from Donald Trump? Former president finished third in a field of potential 2024 GOP presidential candidates in new (Deseret News) Qatar government paid for Utah Attorney General Sean Reyesâ trip to see the World Cup match (KSL) Shalise Obray: Dignity is the key to healing our political division (Salt Lake Tribune) Utahâs Blake Moore, John Curtis urge GOP colleagues to support Kevin McCarthy for House speaker (Salt Lake Tribune) Orem mayor and son hit with $1M civil suit judgment (Daily Herald) Culture How a Utah widow built a food blogging empire. Alyssa Rivers started âThe Recipe Criticâ as a hobby to share her love of food. Now she has fans nationwide. (Salt Lake Tribune) Education Post-college depression is real. Hereâs what you need to know (Deseret News) Another Utah elementary school is slated to close. Part of the problem this time is the safety of the building. (Salt Lake Tribune) To ease victimâs trauma, the Uâs new police station has a soft interview room (KUER) Oral storytelling could put kids on the path to literacy, finds Utah State University study (KUER) Students in despair: As experts sound the alarm on childrenâs mental health, the crisis deepens (Washington Post) Environment Grayson Massey: U.S. fossil fuels and climate change action donât have to clash (Deseret News) Scientists in Moab are working to understand how climate change will impact desert biocrusts (Salt Lake Tribune) Can healing the land at the Bear River Massacre help us adapt to a changing world? The Northwestern Shoshone are prioritizing restoration of Battle Creek, which runs through one of the bloodiest sites in U.S. history. (Salt Lake Tribune) Special education teacher Jaynell Hollins helps students reach their potential in Granite School District (Fox13) Family The way home. One year ago this February, the war in Ukraine started. For millions of families that has meant leaving home to become part of Europeâs largest movement of refugees since World War II. This is one familyâs story of finding a new home (Deseret News) Health Not just a manâs disease: Making a place for women with hemophilia (Deseret News) The connection between COVID-19 and home births (Deseret News) Random acts of kindness have many health benefits (Deseret News) How a 20-minute phone call is saving lives in Utah. Five months after the national rollout of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline some challenges remain, but Utahâs crisis workers keep up with demand. (Salt Lake Tribune) Housing Utahâs top home builder went to Washington, D.C.; met with Mitt Romney. Hereâs why: Shifting housing market is an opportunity â not roadblock â to solving our affordability crisis, and these innovations are key, Clark Ivory says (Deseret News) National Headlines General More than 40,000 people remain without electricity in North Carolina after two power substations were damaged by gunfire. "An attack like this on critical infrastructure is a serious, intentional crime," according to Gov. Roy Cooper. (AP) FedEx driver arrested in the killing and kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl (Deseret News) Politics Joe Biden says heâs âpro-union.â Labor may disagree (Deseret News) The Supreme Court is hearing a case on LGBTQ rights and religion (again). Hereâs what you need to know (Deseret News) What do we know about how Latino and Black voters cast their ballots in the midterms? (Deseret News) Former GOP congressman Jim Kolbe of Arizona dies at 80 (Washington Post) Ukraine ðºð¦ 11 p.m. in Lviv: A city rich in culture and history transformed by war (Deseret News) Ukraine reports new barrage of widespread Russian strikes (AP) Ukrainians hid orphaned children from Russian deportation (AP) Explosions rock two military bases in Russia, according to some Russian media. (New York Times) To help Ukraine, a widow parts with a rare emerald from a 1622 shipwreck. (New York Times) World News Ethiopian guards massacred scores of Tigrayan prisoners, witnesses say. The deadliest killings occurred at the Mirab Abaya prison camp, where current and retired Tigrayan soldiers were detained (Washington Post) Iranian official signals possible suspension of morality police (Washington Post) | | |
News Releases USBE elects James Moss as Chair for 2022 â 2023 The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) elected James Moss to serve as chair of the 15-member governing board. Moss, first elected to the board in 2020, will serve a two-year term as chair and be joined by Molly Hart and Jennie Earl as vice chairs. The leadership terms begin in 2023. Board members elect leadership biennially using a preferential voting method and have the option of creating one, two, or three vice chair seats. (Read More) Public comment sought on general financial literacy draft update The Utah State Board of Education is seeking public comment on a draft revisions to the stateâs general financial literacy standards. Comments will be accepted through January 1, 2023. A general financial literacy course is taught to Utah high school students. Standards for that course are periodically updated to ensure information is current and correct. Public comment form here. Draft revisions to general financial literacy standards here. General financial literacy website here. | | |
Upcoming Utah Health Policy Project annual conference, Dec. 7, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 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 Legislative session begins, Jan. 17, 2023, le.utah.gov | | |
On This Day In History 1847 - Jefferson Davis is appointed to fill vacant US Senate seat for Mississippi 1848 - US President James K. Polk triggers Gold Rush of 1849 by confirming a gold discovery in California 1901 - Walt Disney is born 1932 - German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa to enter America 1933 - 21st amendment is ratified; Prohibition ends 1935 - Mary McLeod Bethune creates the National Council of Negro Women 1945 - Aircraft squadron disappears in the Bermuda Triangle 1946 - US President Harry Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights 1952 - Great Smog of London: Killer fog creeps in, as still winds and cold temperatures cause pollution fueled by coal smoke to stagnate. It lasts 4 days and over 8,000 deaths are attributed to the smog. 1955 - Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama by Rosa Parks and other civil rights activists 1978 - U.S.S.R. and Afghanistan sign âfriendship treatyâ 2008 - Human remains previously found in 1991 are finally identified by Russian and American scientists as those of Tsar Nicholas II2013 - South African president Nelson Mandela dies at 95 2018 - US state funeral for former president George H. W. Bush 2019 - WHO says 142,000 people died of the measles around the world in 2018, nearly 20,000 more than in 2017 2021 - Bob Dole, veteran of the US Senate and 3X presidential candidate dies at age 98 Wise Words "As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest." âNelson Mandela On the Punny Side My boss told me that as a security guard, it's my job to watch the office. I'm on season 6 but I'm not really sure what it's got to do with security. | | |
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