Woman uses headlock, wedgie to thwart burglary

Seeded on Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:17 PM EST (The Deseret News)

The head technician of an animal hospital in Salt Lake City was able to stop a fleeing car burglar by, among other things, giving him a wedgie and then putting him in a headlock till police arrived.

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Lawmakers paid to stay home in bed - Salt Lake Tribune

Seeded on Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:54 AM EST (Salt Lake Tribune)

For years now, taxpayers have shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars every year, compensating Utah legislators for lodging, even though many of the lawmakers never set foot in a hotel . Sen. John Valentine, R-Orem, is going to introduce legislation to stop that.

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Halt proliferation of child slavery

Seeded on Mon Jan 5, 2009 11:16 PM EST (The Deseret News)

In this Op-Ed piece, the Salt Lake City newspaper Deseret News, the paper's editorial board denounces child slavery generally, and the fact that some immigrants from certain countries bring their slaves to the USA when they come.

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Utah Utes football: Forget BCS; U. is No. 1 for Utahns

Seeded on Mon Jan 5, 2009 10:54 PM EST (The Deseret News)

With its 31-17 score against the Crimson Tide in the Sugar Bowl, and its 13-0 loss-free season, many Utah fans feel that the University of Utah should be the National Champion, BCS notwithstanding.

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Let's go, Lions, you're almost there

Seeded on Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:28 PM EST (Deseret News)

Doug Robinson, a sports (and general) columnist for the Deseret News, in Salt Lake City, UT, encourages the Detroit Lions to go for the complete winless season, as few other NFL teams have done since World War II.

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Is Someone Who Encourages the Use of "Merry Christmas" the Worst Person In The World?

Thu Dec 4, 2008 5:40 PM EST

In Tuesday's Countdown With Keith Olbermann, he announces that my home state's state senator Chris Buttars is, in his opinion, the "Worst Person In The World" for that show.

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Andy Borowitz: Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

Seeded on Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:53 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

*Satire* In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say.

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First Presidency Urges Respect, Civility in Public Discourse - LDS Newsroom

Seeded on Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:57 AM EST (newsroom.lds.org)

In this news release, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reviews briefly the history of its involvement in the Proposition 8 campaign, then issues a statement on respectful, civil dialogue on the subject.

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What are we so #@#!?! angry about?

Seeded on Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:40 AM EST (The Deseret News)

Columnist Doug Robinson of the Deseret News wrote this column on the subject of why people are so angry lately.

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S. Ogden [Utah] family's burned flag replaced with love, sympathy

Seeded on Sun Nov 9, 2008 7:30 PM EST (Standard.net (connected to Ogden Standard-Examiner)

A black family in South Ogden, Utah returned from working the polls there on election night, and hearing that Obama had won, hung a flag out in celebration. Minutes later, they found it burning! This story is about the community response.

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