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Situational Analysis | Nov. 28, 2022 It's the Monday after Thanksgiving and that means it's Cyber Monday. It's also World Compassion Day. â¥ï¸ Be in the Know The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that new orders for durable goodsâproducts such as appliances, computers, and machinery intended to last three or more yearsâincreased a seasonally adjusted 1 percent from September to October, and 0.8 percent excluding defense orders. The measure has now increased in three consecutive months, signaling demand remains steady despite inflation and recession concerns. Filings for US unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, but remained near prepandemic levels. Rapid Roundup BYU defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki says heâs moving on from BYU; Utah football gets commitment from one of the top offensive tackles in the country; best places in Utah to get hot chocolate; the Festival of Trees is back in person this year and begins on Wednesday; and thousands of toddler sippy cups and bottles are recalled over lead poisoning risk. Holiday Service Opportunities If you know of opportunities I've missed, please send them to me for inclusion here! Food banks fighting inflation to feed Utahns in need this Thanksgiving, need your donations (Fox13) Ditch your Grinch this holiday season by volunteering locally (St. George News) 'Light the World' giving machines Meals on Wheels (year-round) (thanks to reader Wendy Hill for this tip!) The Utah Food Bank braces for a challenging holiday season (UPR) | | |
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Utah Headlines General A Utah man wanted to make a difference, so he did. The foundation Park City resident Cole Capener started to fight HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe is still going strong 21 years later (Deseret News) Holly Richardson: How 32,850 meals helped me find lifeâs secret sauce â gratitude (Deseret News) Editorial Board: How gratitude became an American tradition (Deseret News) 5 things to know about Utah's first woman to become top federal prosecutor (KSL) American Red Cross of Utah seeks volunteers in central Utah (KSL Newsradio) Over 4,000 traffic violations issued in Utah over over 5 days, including Thanksgiving (KUTV) Utah host family, community donors continue to help Ukrainians who fled wartorn country (Fox13) Utah couple delivers firewood, food, other supplies to remote parts of Navajo Nation (Fox13) Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver Thanksgiving dinners to Utahns in need (Fox13) Politics Mike WInder: Utahâs Legislature? Phenomenal, outstanding service (Deseret News) State lawyers ask Utah Supreme Court to step in after judge declines to dismiss gerrymandering lawsuit (Salt Lake Tribune) LDS Churchâs Granite Mountain vault is in proposed path of Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola (Salt Lake Tribune) The Pioneer Park Coalitionâs plan to address homelessness in Salt Lake City (ABC4) The IUP Panel on certified election results (ABC4) Utah lawmakers look at phone bans in schools and youth social media restrictions (Fox13) The Dignity Index with Jason Perry, Tim Shriver, Maura Carabelllo and Boyd Matheson (Hinckley Report) Most expensive S.L. County Council race ever pays off for Dems. Democratic victor Suzanne Harrison far outraised and outspent Republican incumbent Richard Snelgrove. Could this be the start of a blue wave in the county? (Salt Lake Tribune) The youngest president-elect in Navajo history talks access to water, the Bears Ears debate and keeping young people on the reservation (Deseret News) Business Utah businesses see support during Small Business Saturday (KSL TV) Editorial Board: Why Utahns should be proud of successful space program (Salt Lake Tribune) Long hours, short supply of chefs leads to popular bakery's impending closure (KSL) Education What will it take to check Utahâs 19% chronic absenteeism rate in public schools? (Deseret News) USU professor internationally acclaimed for photo display 'LGBTQ in Utah' (KSL) Report: Utah women pursuing higher education face challenges (St. George News) Utah colleges work to conserve water on campuses (Salt Lake Tribune) Environment The Cool Down: New website aims to be the first mainstream climate change brand. Anna Robertson left a stellar broadcast career to secure a better future for her kids and broaden the conversations about climate change by launching the new website, The Cool Down (Deseret News) What Utah is doing to promote clean air initiatives. What the executive director of the Utah Inland Port Authority has to say about Utahâs commitment to cleaner air (Deseret News) Why Utah is updating its answers to common questions about the Great Salt Lake (KSL) The Utah Prairie Dog may soon be removed from the endangered species list (Salt Lake Tribune) Family Broken families, reunited. Bringing an estranged family together takes time and care. But experts say itâs possible (Deseret News) Health Some Utahns feeling impact of ADHD medication shortage (Fox13) Intermountain adds new pediatric behavioral health service as cases rise (Daily Herald) What itâs like to live with brain fog (Washington Post) Housing Home sales are crashing down to reality in the West (Deseret News) Affordable senior, veteran housing project being developed in Murray (KSL) How both city and county leaders hope collaboration moves them closer to solving homelessness (KSL) National Headlines General University of Idaho offers remote option as homicides remain unsolved (Deseret News) Thousands of US flights delayed Sunday as major storm system hampers travel (KSL) Bird flu prompts slaughter of 1.8M chickens in Nebraska (AP) Shaw resigns as coach after Stanford's 35-26 loss to BYU (KUTV) What headline? âGaslightingâ Merriam-Websterâs word of 2022 (AP) Hawaiiâs Mauna Loa starts to erupt, sending ash nearby (AP) What does healing look like to survivors of the U.S. Indian boarding school system? (Salt Lake Tribune) Frontier Airlines drops its customer service line (NPR) Saint Malo: The first Asian settlement in the US (BBC) Politics The death penalty, explained. To better understand the complexities of the death penalty, here are terms to know related to the death penalty (Deseret News) Ga. Senate runoff between Warnock, Walker has bitter closing (AP) Kari Lake seeks election records in lawsuit against Arizona county (AP) Democrats kept the Senate this year, but 2024 may be harder (AP) Bipartisan band of brothers: The West Point grads coming to Congress. Cross-aisle bonds between Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), Rep.-elect John James (R-Mich.) and Rep.-elect Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) were forged in the same class at the storied military academy. (Politico) Pro-Israel group that honored Trump blasts his meeting with Ye and Fuentes (The Hill) House Republican says Congress doesnât need to pass âDemocrat billsâ that help Ukraine (The Hill) Schumer proposes Dem leadership shake-up (Politico) Ukraine ðºð¦ Surgeons work by flashlight as Ukraine power grid battered (AP) U.S. weighs sending 100-mile strike weapon to Ukraine (Reuters) Russia denies reports that it will leave the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. (New York Times) The city of Bakhmut has become a bloody vortex for two militaries. (New York Times) World News Perspective: Poor people are dying because of Canadaâs lax euthanasia laws (Deseret News) Kim Jong Un says North Korea's goal is for world's strongest nuclear force (KSL) Crowd angered by lockdowns calls for Chinaâs Xi to step down (AP) How a deadly fire in Xinjiang prompted unprecedented protests across China (NPR) | | |
News Release Utahns invited to attend prison demolition, Tuesday Nov. 29 A public viewing is scheduled for the start of demolition for the old state prison facilities. Crews are scheduled to take down a decades-old prison guard tower, signaling a new chapter in redeveloping the site into Utahâs Innovation Community. WHEN: Tuesday, November 29 at 10 a.m. WHERE: 14425 Bitterbrush Ln., Draper, UT 84020 and live streamed on The Point YouTube Channel at youtube.com/ThePointUtah (Read More) | | |
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Upcoming 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 1520 - Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific 1843 - Ka Lahui: Hawaiian Independence Day - The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation. 1881 â The first organizational meeting is held for the predecessor group to the American Association of University Women (AAUW) 1919 - American-born Lady Nancy Astor elected as the first female member of the British House of Commons 1967 - First radio pulsars detected by British postgraduate Jocelyn Bell Burnell and her supervisor Antony Hewish at Cambridge University 1994 - Jeffrey Dahmer is murdered in prison 2012 - "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" 1st of the Hobbit film series, premieres in Wellington, New Zealand Wise Words âIt does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.â
â J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit The Punny Side Did you hear about the drummer who decided to name all his daughters the same name? Anna 1, Anna 2, Anna 3, Anna 4. | | |
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