News Headlines

Wednesday, August 20

Canyon Country Zephyr

- Jim Stiles: How the mega-rich are co-opting environmentalisma & turning IT into a big business

Tuesday, August 19

Salt Lake Tribune

- Utah still has highest birthrate in U.S., says the Census Bureau

- For Dem, guv race an uphill challenge

- Transit hearing today in Farmington

- Chamber director resigning her post

- Diversity on arts boards urged

- Rebecca Walsh: Is Salvia that big of a problem?

- Transportation secretary calls for more local control of freeways

- Third-graders reading better

- Bush-bashing bus goes on display in capital city

- UDOT's storage plan praised

- Editorial: Compromised law: Mayors' pact best way to conclude district split

Standard-Examiner

- Chuck E. Cheese in Layton

- Locked & Loaded / Boys challenge toy gun ordinance, get results from mayor, city council

- Editorial: File appeals to ensure fairness

KUER

- Violent Crime Down, Property Crime Up in Utah

Logan Herald Journal

- Editorial: Taxes worth it to ease Main traffic

St. George Spectrum

- Op-ed: Shame on the voters who stayed away from polls in primary

Daily Herald

- Editorial: Council should be in the loop

KCPW

- County to Launch Anti-Idling Campaign

- SLC Mayor Ralph Becker Discusses The Leonardo with KCPW

- Sex Offender Bill Aims to Limit Communication Without Parental Consent

- City Leaders Cool On Revised Leonardo Plan

Deseret News

- Senators say Utah fiscally prepared

- UDOT to gauge tolls electronically

- Utah's birthrate highest in U.S.

- College in Salt Lake City joins initiative on alcohol

- GOP ready to tackle state referendum law

- Utah can still boast low crime

- Senate leaders don't like state's 4-day workweek

- 3rd-graders improve in reading

- Utah Demos share veep hopes

- Romney endorses Chaffetz for Congress

- Meeting to discuss lake's water quality

- 16 companies getting funds from rural-aid program

Monday, August 18

Deseret News

- Taxes unchanged? Keep eye on fees

- Conservative Utah group has returned

- Medicare to try Web access program

- Times are tough, but Utahns are still giving

- John Florez: Let the people — not politics — choose Board of Education

Standard-Examiner

- Officials use marketing, incentives to lure businesses

- Editorial: Self-deportation may take time

- Op-ed: We need what 'Big Oil' provides us

- Op-ed: A list of proposals to alleviate the current oil crisis

- Op-ed: Mineral harvesting at quality-assured

Logan Herald Journal

- School review: USU 1 of West's best

KCPW

- Inside Oxbow

- Utah Democrats Heading to Convention Soon

Salt Lake Tribune

- Parents must wait for school NCLB data

- Rolly: Unconstitutional? The state says don't sweat it

- Tax incentive to donate?

- China, U. students to cover election

- Still-rural area tries to avoid Park City 'pitfalls'

Sunday, August 17

Salt Lake Tribune

- Utah Theater gets a bad review as an option for a new venue

- Activists work to expand 'blue sea'

- Mexican nationals get a little help from home in St. George

- Becker may dump The Leonardo for something else

- Utah congressmen collect less than average in small donations

- 'Morley's Law' stirs the debate on fairness

- Rolly: Some legislators are rattling sabres over governor's four-day workweek

- Op-ed: Unbinding Utah GOP delegates would disrespect rule of law

Standard-Examiner

- Editorial: Same old song and dance

Daily Herald

- Democratic party registration sluggish

- Proposed changes to state health insurance programs face fight

- Editorial: Keep good news coming, UTA

Logan Herald Journal

- Assessor inflating home values?

- Clarkston tax hike may not have been mistake after all

St. George Spectrum

- Editorial: Review budgets

Deseret News

- Firm touts low-water shale recovery

- Sederburg to take reins on Monday

- Lee Benson: Utah's gas pricing not that unusual

- Ogden is climbing in recreation rankings

- Pignanelli & Webb: Electoral College or popular vote best?

- Op-ed: Legislature micromanages school issues

Saturday, August 16

Deseret News

- Utah Demo wants end to attacks on Romney

- Demo McCoy was GOP insider

- Mayors propose Jordan District compromise

- College-student voters to be recruited

- More may qualify for CHIP, Medicaid

- Out-of-state firms' interest in Utah still going strong

- Editorial: ACT results encouraging

Standard-Examiner

- Editorial: More elbow room on I-15

St. George Spectrum

- Mayor: Cedar City has rosy future

Daily Herald

- State hospital to see few changes from four-day work week

- New iProvo owner can't make deal with second ISP

- BYU studies four-day work week

- New Utah County schools set to open

Salt Lake Tribune

- So you think you know Hinckley director Kirk Jowers ...

- Jowers on Utah politicians

- Qwest, Comcast spar over taxes

- Compromise gets cool reception

- Western attorneys general honor Utah's chief deputy

- Wasatch cost of living catapults past national average

- Hatch aide touts oil shale

- Cephalon to grow its Utah presence

- Op-ed: Western climate initiative may get us out of fossil fuel mess

Friday, August 15

Salt Lake Tribune

- Candidate says he shares Jesus' political views

- Mexican consulate to aid nationals in St. George

- Clean-water rules spark spat

- So you think you know Hinckley director Kirk Jowers ...

- Inflation rips a hole in Utahns' budgets

- Editorial: Sevier subterfuge: County out to foil efforts of its citizens

- Editorial: Oxbow Jail: Council jumps the gun, reopens jail

- Op-ed: MSHA report on Crandall Canyon mine misplaces blame

Standard-Examiner

- Votes split on school tax increase

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

- School board votes to collect more taxes

- Stansbury trustees propose tax hike

- Ahead of the curve

- Charter school moving ahead

Daily Herald

- Sentencing delayed for former EM mayoral candidate

- Utah Valley tourism staying afloat despite challenges

- Man will face trial for alleged threats against officials

- Editorial: Time for cities to trim costs?

KCPW

- Declining Sales Tax Revenues Hit UTA Where it Hurts

- Declaration of Independence Spends a Few Days in Utah

- "Unity" Name of the Game At Democratic National Convention

- High Gas Prices Draw Governor's Attention

Davis County Clipper

- Property tax appeals pouring in

- Davis County unemployment climbing

- Kaysville tax hike approved

St. George Spectrum

- Grant awarded to help city hire firefighters

Deseret News

- 'Major renovation' announced for downtown First Security Bank building

- Olympic gold medalist's Darfur message heard only from U.S. soil

- Global warming blamed for increased wildfire risk

- Demos launch attack on Romney

- Salt Lake City theater-site talks are under way

- Jordan transition teams duel over financial data

- Inflation in Utah twice U.S. rate

- State-tax credit spurs Cephalon to expand its Salt Lake City operations

- Governor is reviewing plan for economic development

- Bob Bernick Jr.: Utah Democrats hoping for a few small victories

Thursday, August 14

Deseret News

- Uninsured children not getting vital health care

- Utah has youngest population in U.S.

- The new majority

- HAFB to start developing underused west side

- 4 Salt Lake County cities OK property-tax hikes

- Work on Station Park gets under way

- Sugar House project gets conditional OK

- Becker backs speedy review for green projects

- American Fork approves property-tax hike

- Alpine undecided about salary hike

- Huntsman says state to monitor gas prices

- BLM is working to plan best use of land

Standard-Examiner

- Falcon Hill -- it's official

- Editorial: Davis losing an exceptional player

KCPW

- Where Will County Find Money for Oxbow?

- Wrap-Up of County Council Meeting with Randy Horiuchi

St. George Spectrum

- Board approves tax rate

- Senator tours Coal Creek project

- Benson appointed to advisory council

- Editorial: Illegal wagering?

Logan Herald Journal

- $15M bond for county roads OK'd

Daily Herald

- City leaders seek a raise

- Highland adopts 4-day week

City Weekly

- Hits & Misses: Petroglyphs, Tooele Anthrax & Baby-Makin' Latinos

- Holly Mullen: At Last: Utah gay and lesbian couples can at least find wedded bliss in California

KUER

- Utah Foundation Transportation Study

Salt Lake Tribune

- Rare copy of Declaration of Independence coming to Utah

- Herriman opposes freeway tolls

- Utah to be 20% minority by 2010

- UTA eyes route cuts if sales taxes remain flat

- Sugar House development gets green light after 2 1/2-year fight

- Split may leave Jordan's west side $16M short

- Property tax jumps jolt business owners

- Lawsuit claims info was withheld

- Guv puts laser focus on gas

- Aerospace park closer to reality

Wednesday, August 13

Salt Lake Tribune

- Property tax to rise, but not much

- Petitioners kill West Jordan property tax hike

- Utah ACT scores up, but are students ready for college?

- SLC wants smaller carbon footprint

- Oxbow to get $640,000 face-lift from S.L. County

- Paul Rolly: Fallout from guv's new workweek widespread

- City Council OKs 200% increase to property taxes

- Group: Officials trying to stop ballot initiative

- Mukasey: Reports so far show nothing criminal

- Less money, smaller changes, but zoo measure goes on ballot

- Job growth slows

Standard-Examiner

- After 10 years of work on 14-mile stretch, Legacy opening early

St. George Spectrum

- Residents flock to protest tax

- East-side communities plan tax rate increases

Daily Herald

- Billings: Provo to face rough fiscal year

- Iron horse makes a comback

- Am. Fork tax increase is less than expected

- Editorial: Utah's energy crossroads

KCPW

- County Revises Hogle Zoo Bond

- County OKs Opening Oxbow

- State's HR Director: Old Provision in Constitution Doesn't Apply to New Four-Ten Workweek

- Salt Lake City Lays Out Ambitious Carbon Reduction Goal

Davis County Clipper

- Tax notices make for unhappy campers

- Sommerkorn leaving for SLC

- Taxes cause heartburn at legislative meeting

- Party lines - Property tax changes, more harm than good?

- Party lines - Property tax changes, more harm than good?

Park Record

- Minuteman Project will face immigrants in Park City

Tooele Transcript Bulletin

- EnergySolutions garners award for safe work environment

- Diversity on the downslide

- Ann Herron: Four-day workweek doesn't work well for all customers

Logan Herald Journal

- Valley tourism gets grant boost

Deseret News

- Utah bests national ACT scores

- FrontRunner South line work to begin

- Funds OK'd to prepare Oxbow for reopening

- East Jordan Board ranks priorities for new district

- Group says industry lobbyists try to 'water down' climate initiative

- Council eases restrictions on zoo bond

- Provo's push for the Good Landlord Plan put on hold

- Utah unemployment rate rose to 3.5% in July

- Broadweave turning beleaguered iProvo around

- Salt Lake City resolution vows to shrink emissions

- Huntsman doomed merger, lawsuit says

- Danish group to study Utah energy policies

Tuesday, August 12

Deseret News

- Will Utah GOP release Mitt's delegates?

- Comments sought on K-12 student testing

- Outlook of Utah executives is the gloomiest in 2 years

- Davis official named director of Salt Lake City planning division

- Davis County seeking new director of economic development

Standard-Examiner

- Junction City Lauded

St. George Spectrum

- School district proposes tax increase

KCPW

- Workshop Teaches Citizens to Get on Their Soapbox

- New SLC Planning Director from Davis County

Daily Herald

- Economy: Poll: Utah executives' optimism shifts down

- In iProvo's wake, council hopes to fix property sale process

Salt Lake Tribune

- GOP delegate change sought

- Utah County to get started on FrontRunner

- Familiar face to lead SLC planning

- Editorial: No management plan: BLM makes gift of land to off-roaders, drillers

- Editorial: Voter fraud: Right entails responsibility

Monday, August 11

Salt Lake Tribune

- Rolly: Is 10-hour workday a huge oops?

- Q&A session suddenly enters comic, personal gray area for Corroon

- Activist is taking on climate change

- Editorial: John and Jane Does should govern resort town

- Editorial: Kids trading photos should not face felony charge

Standard-Examiner

- Editorial: Penalties should be paid

KCPW

- Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Wraps Up Today at Salt Palace

- The American Mall Producers Urge State to Improve Film Incentive

Deseret News

- Vouchers likely to play big role in District 8

- Zoo officials seek change to bond proposal

- LDS Church suited for green push

- John Florez: Parents/taxpayers should hold schools accountable

- Op-ed: A new mix 'n' match Utah

Sunday, August 10

Deseret News

- How will oil-shale development affect Utah's parks and recreation areas?

- Tax hearings bring out residents

- Salt Lake County nominates new emergency chief

- South Jordan manager takes job in Florida

- Salt Lake taxes aren't up ... exactly

- Man tours U.S. in eco-vehicle, extols outdoor activity

- Groups oppose plans to close abandoned mines

- Will oil shale turn into a boon or environmental mess?

- Jay Evensen: Townships win praise because they work well

- Pignanelli & Webb: What's best way to fill State School Board

- Op-ed: Gay marriage is essential to equal civil rights for all

St. George Spectrum

- Tax notices raise questions

- Editorial: Flaky tax formula

Daily Herald

- Editorial: Gauging seriousness

Salt Lake Tribune

- Obama opens a Utah office, a first for Dems

- Streetcars may someday return to Sugar House

- Utah cities hold hearings on property tax hikes

- Rolly: Where Christensen barged ahead, Swallow was wary on donations

- Op-ed: Hogle Zoo's idea of compromise is no compromise at all

- Op-ed: Balanced approach needed to solve energy crisis

- Op-ed: Don't let thirsty Las Vegas suck the life out of Utah

- Op-ed: Tax benefits make now a great time to buy a home

Saturday, August 9

Salt Lake Tribune

- Utah congressional delegations generally toes party line

- Utahns fume over Friday lockout

- Officials hear update on plans for pipeline projects

- Businessman named to Regents board

- Riverton council schedules hearing on tax increase

- BLM proposes 2 million acres for oil exploration, off-roading

- Trade show gets so big that the Salt Palace can't hold it

- Housing for poor gets big boost

- Editorial: The Thumb

- Editorial: Reopen Oxbow?: County council needs to weigh options

Standard-Examiner

- Op-ed: The Food Stamp Program works

KCPW

- Students Discuss Voter Motivation at the U

- Three Environmental Groups Sue BLM over Nine Mile Canyon
- Blue Ribbon Panel to Tour State with Recommendations on Standardized Tests

Park Record

- Taxi driver wants to be mayor

Logan Herald Journal

- Clarkston reacts to tax increase typo

Deseret News

- Short week spurs some long faces

- Management & Training Corp. president is appointed regent

- 3 groups are suing to protect petroglyphs

- 52 Utah entities awarded $2.3M to promote tourism

- Editorial: Renew the township law

- Editorial: The winners and the losers