Plus: Gov. Cox responds to the State of the Union, the Chinese spy balloon was MASSIVE and the need for a cultural shift. 🎈
Good morning, Utah! Here’s the forecast: 🌤️ (-3) – 23° in Logan 🌤️ 21 – 36° in Salt Lake City ☀️ 29 – 54° in St. George If you’re a regular reader of Utah Today, you know that I am fairly naïve when it comes to the great American pastime of sportsball. However, a few years ago, sportsball (namely football) collided with two of my greatest loves: classical music and fine art. In September 2019, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was giving a stirring speech to his team when he said, “Hey, not all of Mozart’s paintings were perfect! That was beautiful, man. Hey, the end result though, that sucker is going to sell for a million dollars.” The internet went wild, arts and sports fans united, and t-shirts were made commemorating the hilarious gaffe. I still wear mine. 🏈 Tell me: Which team are you cheering for this Sunday: Kansas City Chiefs or Philadelphia Eagles? Take our poll here, and I’ll include the results in tomorrow’s email! Looking for something? Anything related to the 2023 legislative session will have a bee emoji next to it. 👉 🐝 Also on our minds: The court case over the phrase “Bad Mormon,” the Chinese spy balloon was MASSIVE and the need for a cultural shift. |
| Perspective: Inside the new ‘Latter-day Saints for Life’ movement |
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| | On Jan. 20, religious and secular groups gathered in Washington D.C. to take part in the March for Life, a pro-life activist demonstration. Among those groups was Latter-day Saints for Life, founded by Jessica Spackman in Oct. 2022. Hanna Seariac writes this perspective telling the stories of the women who joined this movement and how they have the vision to transform into one of the most visible groups on the national pro-life stage. Read the piece here. | “I thought there were some unifying parts and then some very divisive parts,” said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox after he attended Tuesday’s State of the Union address as a guest of Sen. Mike Lee. Cox also remarked on his concern that Pres. Joe Biden “mischaracterized” the GOP’s position on Medicare and Social Security while staring directly at the side of the room containing the Republican majority. He also said it “was a mistake” that some GOP members booed and heckled the president. Cox also acknowledged the common ground he found with the president. What was it? Read more here. More about the State of the Union: Biden named names on Social Security dispute. Utah Sen. Mike Lee was one of them (Deseret News) What have Republicans said about Medicare, Social Security? (Deseret News) What is the Junk Fees Prevention Act? (Deseret News) Opinion: Biden’s hecklers should decide why they’re in Washington (Deseret News) | FROM OUR SPONSOR UTAH BUSINESS 30 Women to Watch: Submit Your Nomination Now Utah Business magazine is honoring women who are on their way to truly amazing things. These are our state’s next legislators, CEOs, entrepreneurs, authors and arrivistes — and they’re all congregating in Spring 2023. Nominations close Feb. 10. Submit your nomination now. | Culture: A country music star and movie star have teamed up for the Super Bowl national anthem (Deseret News) Perspective: The time has come for a cultural shift (Deseret News) Politics: State School Board member blasts ‘emboldened’ teachers who preach ‘divisive ideologies’ (Deseret News) What to know now that we’re halfway through Utah’s legislative session (KUER) 🐝 Business and Economy: Zoom: The next victim of the tech layoff wave to lose 15% of staff (Deseret News) Opinion: Why Rep. Blake Moore is an optimist amid impending economic doom (Deseret News) Energy and Environment: What Utah energy source did U.S. energy secretary call the ‘holy grail?’ (Deseret News) New analysis says Great Salt Lake can be saved, but not without great effort, and expense (Deseret News) 🐝 Over a dozen bills to address air quality in Utah are being run this session (Deseret News) 🐝 Faith: The court fight over the phrase ‘Bad Mormon’ (Deseret News) Cotopaxi founder/CEO Davis Smith talks mission call to Brazil in Church News podcast (Deseret News) Northern Utah: Man's arm partially amputated in Weber County farming accident (KSL) Police: No suspects in Ogden crossing guard hit-and-run (Standard Examiner) Wasatch Front: Plan seeks to keep homeless off Salt Lake streets during NBA All-Star Weekend (KSL) Massive $59M Sugar House fire caused by heaters or electrical issue, report says (KSL) Utah sex offender charged with kidnapping teen girl from Arizona he met on TikTok (KSL) Southern Utah: Feds announce changes at southern Utah recreation site amid spike in popularity (KSL) The Nation: Memphis police officer disciplined for texting photo of Tyre Nichols after beating (Deseret News) Key takeaways from congressional hearing on Twitter and Hunter Biden’s laptop (Deseret News) The World: The suspected Chinese spy balloon was as tall as a 20-story building and weighed thousands of pounds (Deseret News) President Zelenskyy visits U.K. for second international trip since war in Ukraine began (Deseret News) Sports: The Jazz-Lakers-Wolves trade is reportedly finalized. Here are the details (Deseret News) Pro surfer Bethany Hamilton speaks out against World Surf League transgender athlete policy (Deseret News) Andy Reid was asked at the Super Bowl how he takes his coffee. Here’s what he said (Deseret News) | Photo of the Week Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, hugs former Sen. Karen Mayne after a bill that creates a scholarship for law enforcement officers passed at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. The scholarship is named after Mayne, who retired earlier this year. Read the story here. 🐝 📸: Laura Seitz, Deseret News |
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