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An Unnerving Reality: We're Deporting Adoptees

Adam Pertman | Posted 05.29.2012

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Adam Pertman

People who break the law should unequivocally pay an appropriate price for their offenses. But I think it can fairly be argued that the reason some are being ejected from the only country they've ever known is not because of the crime they've committed -- but because they were adopted.

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The GOP's War on Children

Bruce Kluger | Posted 05.24.2012

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Bruce Kluger

As in most presidential election years, noisy battles have been raging as the nation's political armies gear up for what promises to be an even nois...

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How Utah Aims to Equalize the Academic Disparity Between Have's and Have-not's

Yolanda Flores Niemann and Eric D. Packenham | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Language Arts, Education, Utah State University, Low-Income, Minority Students, Socioeconomics, GEAR UP, Utah, Utah Schools, College News
Yolanda Flores Niemann and Eric D. Packenham

Schools are imploding with the consequence of these changing demographics. Perhaps more than ever before in our nation's history, ensuring a quality education, and the contingencies thereof, is increasingly challenging.

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GOP Senator's 'Dream' Crushed After Bust

The Salt Lake Tribune | Posted 05.18.2012

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Less than two years into office, Sen. Mike Lee was forced to sell his dream home in Alpine with his mortgage bank taking a significant loss — up to ...

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Utah Tar Sands Project Comes Under Attack

AP | PAUL FOY | Posted 05.17.2012

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State regulators testified Wednesday that the first U.S. commercial oil sands operation won't pollute groundwater because the ...

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Woman Reports Credit Card Fraud, Then Is Accused By Police

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Corruption, Fraud, Video, Bank Accounts, Discover, Adekunle Adetiloye, Audrey Grisham, Bank of America, Credit Card Fraud, John McDevitt, Financial Crimes, Kutv, Utah, Business News

Imagine calling the police to report a crime, only to have them turnaround and accuse you. That's what happened to Audrey Grisham of Bountiful, Ut...

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Salazar Gives Natural Gas Project A Go

AP | PAUL FOY | Posted 05.08.2012

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SALT LAKE CITY -- U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday announced the approval of a major natural gas drilling project in Utah that the Obama...

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Mom Allegedly Helps 13-Year-Old Daughter Sext By Snapping Nude Photos

David Lohr | Posted 05.07.2012

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Authorities in Utah have arrested a woman for allegedly helping her 13-year-old daughter text nude photos to a 30-year-old man. The young girl's mo...

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PHOTOS: The Spectacular National Parks Of Utah

Olga Bonfiglio | Posted 05.01.2012

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Olga Bonfiglio

The national parks in southern Utah preserve this natural landscape for you and millions of visitors, as they have been doing for about 100 years.

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Gay Utah Teen Commits Suicide After Allegedly Being Subjected To Bullying In School

Posted 04.29.2012

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Friends and family are mourning the death of Jack Reese, a gay Utah teen who took his own life last week after allegedly being subjected to anti-gay b...

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Utah Democrats Prepare To Take On Hatch

Jake Rush | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Utah Politics, Politics News, Politics, Utah Democratic Convention, Utah Senate Election, Utah Democrats, offthebus2012, Orrin Hatch, Dan Liljenquist, Utah, Offthebus, Politics News
Jake Rush

It's not uncommon in Utah to see Democratic candidates forego any indication that they're Democrats on campaign literature. It's a bold move, believe it or not, to put a donkey on yard signs here. The fear, or perhaps the well-documented fact, is that the biggest obstacle for a Democrat is the mere presence of a 'D' after his name.

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Mike Sacks

Arizona's Controversial Immigration Law Arriving At Supreme Court This Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 04.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the federal government's challenge to the Grand Canyon state's contro...

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GOP Senator Forced Into Primary Fight

AP | KEVIN FREKING and JOSH LOFTIN | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Video, 2012 Election, Sen. Orrin Hatch, Elections 2012, Orrin Hatch, Dan Liljenquist, Tea Party, Utah Senate, Utah, Politics News

SANDY, Utah — Utah Republicans denied U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch a clear path to a seventh and final term Saturday, forcing the 78-year-old lawmaker ...

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GOP Senator Faces Major Hurdle In Tea Party Battle

AP | KEVIN FREKING and JOSH LOFTIN | Posted 04.22.2012

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By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH LOFTIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch appealed to GOP delegates Saturday to give him one last term so he can hel...

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National Parks Week: Celebrate At One Of Colo.'s Natural Treasures

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 04.23.2012

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It's National Parks Week and to celebrate our nation's beautiful natural treasures MapQuest has launched a new feature outlining all 58 national parks...

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Utah Encourages 'Alternative' Currency

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.20.2012

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Utah is making it easier for people to pay for things with gold and silver. Gary Herbert, Utah's Republican governor, signed into law in late March...

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GOP Senator Challenged By Unusual Primary

AP | By JOSH LOFTIN | Posted 04.17.2012

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KAYSVILLE, Utah -- Every handshake counts in Utah's unique nominating system, even for a senator seeking his seventh term. At Granny Annie's Cafe, ju...

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Group Backing GOP Senator Makes Gross Exaggeration

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Video, Utah Senate Race, Orrin Hatch, Dan Liljenquist, Tea Party, Factcheck.org, Utah, Politics News

The Following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. A group supporting Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch claims in a TV ad that a Republican challenger “...

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A Lifeline for Sea Life

Miyoko Sakashita | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Ocean Pollution, Sea Life, Ocean Acidification, Oceans, Pollution, Maine, Utah, Fishing Industry, Shellfish Industry, Green News
Miyoko Sakashita

Sadly, the ocean's dark transformation has already started. Every hour, a million tons of carbon dioxide spewed from cars, factories and power plants rain down on the world's oceans.

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In Utah’s Covert Community of Democrats, Faith And Politics Align

Jake Rush | Posted 04.11.2012

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Jake Rush

"The LDS Party is a natural fit for LDS People. We are Democrats because of our LDS values, and we think that there are a lot of LDS people who are Democrats at heart but just don't realize it yet."

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Wife Testifies In Alleged Drug-Fueled Babysitter Murder

Posted 04.10.2012

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An accused murderer's wife took the stand on Monday to describe how her husband injected their babysitter with a mix of illegal drugs before witnessin...

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David Lohr

Josh Powell Bragged About Committing Perfect Crime, Friend Says

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.06.2012

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In another startling development, the man who alleged to police that Josh Powell bragged he "could kill someone ... and not get caught" has taken his ...

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Painting a Picture of Poverty in Utah: By the Numbers

Jodie Levin-Epstein | Posted 04.03.2012

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Jodie Levin-Epstein

Simply put, it's getting harder and harder for American families to move up the economic ladder and into a measure of financial security where they can afford quality health care, to send their kids to college, and can put away a little for retirement.

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A Middle Ground In Immigration Politics For Hard-Line Republicans?

Posted 04.03.2012

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When Dan Stein, the longtime President of the country’s leading conservative think-tank, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), got ...

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'American Pie' Streakers Allegedly Inspired By Movie

AP | Posted 03.29.2012

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OGDEN, Utah -- Four Utah teens armed with a BB gun told deputies they were inspired by a scene from an "American Pie" movie when they went running nak...

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