Plus, a recent poll shows DeSantis ahead of Trump in Utah
Good morning! Here's today's forecast: 🌩️ 33 – 54° in Logan | 💧 60% chance 🌥️ 45 – 66° in Salt Lake City | 💧 40% chance ⛅ 52 – 83° in St. George | 💧 0% chance On our minds today: The growing "sports gap," revisiting the Salt Lake City Airport trek after experiencing JFK and what you really lose when you lose your job. Read these and other interesting stories below. |
| These dudes are heralding the world’s best energy drink: water |
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| | When pro snowboarder Austin Smith was approached by Red Bull with a contract offer, he turned down the offer because he didn't want to encourage people, kids especially, to drink extensive amounts of sugar and caffeine. Instead, Smith and another professional snowboarder, Bryan Fox, decided to team up to promote what they say is the original energy drink: water. Stephen Fox, Bryan's brother, is the marketing director for a national brand called Drink Water, a for-profit business with the stated purpose of encouraging people to drink water. Soon, Stephen's garage at his home in Park City became Drink Water’s distribution headquarters, where he ships merch promoting their message. “It’s not about selling water. We’re committed to never sell water. We prefer it from the tap,” their mission statement proclaims on their website. | Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just visited Utah, speaking at the state's Republican Party convention on Saturday. But would Utahns vote for him as president? A new poll conducted among Utah voters shows DeSantis ahead of former President Donald Trump in a head-to-head match-up for the Republican nomination for president. The poll showed DeSantis ahead of Trump 46% to 35%, with 19% of voters saying they are undecided. The poll was provided to the Deseret News by Never Back Down, a political action committee that supports DeSantis. Read more about the new poll. More in politics: Opinion: Why the EPA’s new rule is unfair to Utah companies and customers (Deseret News) Utah lawmakers passed 363 bills in last week. Two advocates say this is a problem. (Salt Lake Tribune 🔒)
| Faith Somali group celebrates holiday on weekend to allow working-class Muslims to attend (KSL) More than 1,200 BYU–Hawaii students representing 31 groups share ‘taste of home’ during Culture Night (Church News) Family: The ‘sports gap’ got worse during COVID. Can it be fixed? (Deseret News) Opinion: What you really lose when you lose your job (Deseret News) Salt Lake County ‘Salt Lake is totally different’: Helping Utah’s largest refugee community of 10,000 (KSL) Perspective: The walk in the Salt Lake City airport is long. But it’s not the worst (Deseret News) 2 homes slide in Draper, nearby trails closed (KSL) Utah County Utah County Commission proposes 274.3-acre agricultural protection area (Daily Herald) Grand County 2 assaulted with knife and taser in Moab while walking dogs, male victim ‘heroically’ saves friend (ABC) The Nation: In Utah and other states, trans kids rush to secure treatment as care bans take hold (KUER) The World: This country will become the most traveled to by 2025 (Deseret News) Sports: Transfer quarterback Kedon Slovis is off to a great start in ‘weird’ Provo (Deseret News) Ryan Smith says bringing the NHL to Utah is ‘in motion’ (Deseret News) |
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