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Situational Analysis | March 15, 2022 The Ides of March....Beware Senate candidate Ally Isom turned in almost 30,000 signatures yesterday. She and Becky Edwards are planning on being on the GOP primary ballot with current Senator Mike Lee. Be in the Know Russian anti-war protester, editor and producer Marina Ovsyannikova interrupted a live news bulletin on Russia's state TV Channel One, holding up a sign behind a studio presenter and shouting slogans denouncing the war in Ukraine. She is now "detained" but lawyers with human rights groups are unable to find her. Can you imagine the bravery it took to protest on live TV when she had to know the consequences would be dire? Departing from his usual carefully balanced statements, the UN Secretary General António Guterres said on Monday that Ukraine was being decimated before the eyes of the world and the impact of the war on civilians was âreaching terrifying proportions.â Threats to raise the alert level of nuclear forces are bone-chilling. The prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now back within the realm of possibility, he said. "This war goes far beyond Ukraine...a sword of Damocles hangs over the global economy, especially in the developing world...Ukraine alone provides more than half of the World Food Programme's wheat supply... The appeals for peace must be heard. This tragedy must stop." | | |
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Utah Headlines General What to know about Purim, the most joyful âand rowdy â of Jewish holidays. The Jewish holiday of Purim, which begins on Wednesday evening, celebrates the Jewsâ narrow escape from death in ancient Persia (Deseret News) Itâs been 43 years since a wolverine was first spotted in Utah. Biologists have finally caught one (Deseret News) Deadly weekend of wrong-way crashes prompts plea from Utah troopers (Deseret News) âOut of luckâ: Why rising interest rates are pricing out even more homebuyers (Deseret News) The Fed is set to raise interest rates. What will it mean for Utah? (Deseret News) Park City Mountain Resort Owner sets $20-per-hour minimum wage (Park Record) Would more U.S. oil production ease the pain at the pump? (Deseret News) I spent a week living in the wilderness. Hereâs what I learned about surviving modern life (Deseret News) Politics Sunday Edition: Education in Utah after Legislature ends session (KSL TV) Joseph C. Bentley: Utah Legislature has bad solutions for âwickedâ problems (Salt Lake Tribune) âThey have blood on their hands.â Alexander Vindman says Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Chris Stewart are complicit in Russian invasion of Ukraine (Salt Lake Tribune) Environment Outdoor â and some indoor â water restrictions will be imposed in Utah this year (Fox13) Why thereâs not much room for optimism with Utah water supplies (Deseret News) Kyle Roerink: A dangerous game of chicken on the Colorado River. Upper Basin states are not doing their part to conserve dwindling water supplies. (Salt Lake Tribune) What can you do to reduce your carbon footprint? Here are some tips (Deseret News) Energy talks borne out of Russia-Ukraine crisis may turn to nuclear solutions (KUTV) Bear Lake State Marina is awarded $60m for expansion project (Herald Journal) Dust from the Great Salt Lake is causing early snowmelt. Hereâs what we can do about it. (Salt Lake Tribune) Utah/Ukraine Connection Utah innovator working to get high-tech recon drones to Ukrainian troops (Deseret News) How 2 international agencies will use $4M from Latter-day Saint Charities to help Ukraine refugees (Deseret News) âI wish this war would endâ: Ukrainian refugees reach 2.8M (KSL TV) Provo man frustrated that his landlord wonât let him fly the Ukrainian flag on his apartment patio (KSL TV) Utah County children sell hot cocoa, donate thousands for Ukraine ðºð¦ (Daily Herald) LDS Church launches web page for current news, links and contacts for refugees (Daily Herald) COVID Corner Weekend numbers: 353 new cases, 6 new deaths China saw more than 5,000 new Covid infections for the first time since the early days of the pandemic (Bloomberg) âThis is how life is nowâ: Long haulers still experiencing the effects of COVID two years on (KUER) National Headlines General Rich Lowry: We need new thinking in the economic competition with China (Salt Lake Tribune) Wisconsin flock of 2.75 million chickens to be culled as bird flu spreads in U.S. (Reuters) Tiananmen Square protester killed in his New York law office (AP) In Ukraine, female war reporters build on legacy of pioneers (AP) Stories of birth in wartime are hopeful and heartbreaking (Washington Post) Politics Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, says she attended Jan. 6 âStop-the-Stealâ rally before Capitol attack (Washington Post) A document found in the possession of Enrique Tarrio, the former head of the Proud Boys, contained a detailed plan to surveil and storm seven government buildings on Jan. 6, 2021. The plan closely resembled what actually unfolded at the Capitol. (New York Times) Why one Republican now regrets not voting to impeach Trump (Deseret News) Anti-Trump Republicans lining up for 2024 shadow primary (AP) âGuttedâ: What happened when a Georgia elections office was targeted for takeover by those who claim the 2020 election was a fraud (Washington Post) Officials discuss possible Biden trip to Europe (The Hill) Idaho legislature approves bill banning abortion after six weeks, modeling its legislation on restrictive Texas law (Washington Post) Ukraine Ukraineâs capital barraged; 3 EU nation leaders to visit (AP) âEither we win or we dieâ: Ukrainians join resistance to fight Putin (Politico) Talks fail to make progress as Russian offensive grinds on (Wall Street Journal) UN says women pay highest price in conflict (AP) How Kyivâs outgunned defenders have kept Russian forces from capturing the capital (Washington Post) Putinâs prewar moves against U.S. tech giants laid groundwork for crackdown on free expression (Washington Post) Ukraine and Russia held another round of talks on Monday as Russian forces widened their bombardment of Kyiv and other cities. The two sides agreed to meet again on Tuesday, as the U.S. warned China about helping an increasingly isolated Kremlin. (New York Times) U.S. says Russia has a list of Ukrainians to kill or detain after an invasion. (New York Times) The hacking collective Anonymous has sent 7,000,000 anti-war texts to Russian cell phone users to tell them the truth about Putin's invasion of Ukraine. (Twitter) Protesters have blocked a border crossing between Poland and Belarus for several days, in an attempt to stop cargo trucks they say are loaded with supplies for the Russian army. (New York Times) Spain seizes Russian oligarch's yacht in Barcelona (Reuters) Squatters took over a London mansion linked to a Russian oligarch (NPR) Day 19: Images across Ukraine show wreckage, fear (AP) World Court to rule in Ukraine case against Russia on March 16 (Reuters) | | |
News Releases Romney Wildland Fire Commission begins accepting applications U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) welcomed an announcement made by the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that they are now accepting applications for members to the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, which Romney negotiated and secured in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Modeled after Romneyâs Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act, the wildland fire commission is tasked with forming federal policy recommendations and strategies on ways to better prevent, manage, suppress and recover from wildfires. (Read More) Curtis and bipartisan, bicameral colleagues welcome passage of Meth Response Bill Today, President Biden signed into law the Methamphetamine Response Act of 2021, first introduced by Congressmen John Curtis (R-UT-03) and Scott Peters (D-CA-52) alongside an identical Senate bill introduced by Senators Feinstein (D-CA) and Grassley (R-IA). âCommunities across Utah and the United States are facing the challenges created by increased Methamphetamine abuse and addiction, which has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemicâ said Rep. Curtis. âRecognizing the need for bipartisan federal policy, the Methamphetamine Response Act designates this as an emerging drug threat. It will develop and implement a nationwide plan to thwart the presence and usage of this highly dangerous drug. I am proud to have helped usher this legislation through Congress and into law.â (Read More) | | |
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On This Day In History 44 BC - Julius Caesar is stabbed to death by 60 conspirators, led by Marcus Junius Brutus. 1767 - Andrew Jackson is born. 1838 - Alice Cunningham Fletcher is born. She immersed herself in Native American cultures and pioneered ethnological study. 1896 - Marion Cuthbert is born. She helped found the National Association of College Women to fight discrimination in higher education and was secretary of the National Board of YWCA and member of NAACP and numerous peace and human rights boards. 1913 - The first presidential press conference is held in the Oval Office with President Woodrow Wilson. 1933 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg is born. 1946 - Eleanor Roosevelt is appointed US representative to the United Nations. 1965 - LBJ calls for equal voting rights in an address before a joint session of Congress. 1991 - Four officers of the LAPD are charged with excessive force over the beating of Rodney King. 1998 - Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and writer, dies at 94. 2017 - French fashion house Givenchy appoints its first female designer, Englishwoman Clare Waight Keller. 2018 - Toys R Us announces it will close all its stores after filing for bankruptcy Wise Words "It's up to each of us to help create a better world for our children." â Benjamin Spock Lighter Side âBradyâs retirement lasted 40 days. In other words, he pretty much gave up football for Lent.â â JIMMY FALLON | | |
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