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Larry Gelwix: Spelling bee host. Gelwix primed to guide 2010 all-Davis Bee
BOUNTIFUL — One journey ends next Tuesday for Davis County spellers — and an even bigger one begins. For 60 elementary and junior high school students, months of effort in surviving classroom, s...
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Briefly speaking: March 4, 2010
Bowers heads to trial after rejecting plea FARMINGTON —Two possible plea deals have fallen through, and now Valynne Bowers is headed to trial. Bowers, 40, the former Bountiful Junior High teache...
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Chili’s to aid Ecuadorian kids
CENTERVILLE — L.O.V. Ecuador, a local nonprofit program that benefits children of that country at Christmastime, is getting a boost from Chili’s Restaurants, including the one in Centerville. F...
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REAL OR NOT? Centerville Police show a real gun and two Airsoft guns. The real gun is in between the two Airsoft guns. Both Airsoft guns had the orange barrel markers removed to make them look more real. Police warn against use of airsoft guns
CENTERVILLE — Police here are issuing a warning against children playing with Airsoft guns. A resident of the Courtyard Apartments here called police about 8 a.m. Monday morning after seeing a b...
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AFTER 16 YEARS IN OFFICE, Rep. Sheryl Allen, House of Representatives member for District 19, is not running again. Sheryl Allen not running for House seat
BOUNTIFUL — After 16 years in the Utah State Legislature, Rep. Sheryl Allen, R-Bountiful, has decided not to seek another term. She formally made that announcement Monday morning, She has serve...
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Adams believes DNA modification bill will pass senate
SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Stuart Adams’ Senate Bill 277 made it out of committee and onto the Senate floor, with favorable recommendations Tuesday, buoying Adams’ hope the bill will pass. SB277 ...
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2010 Legislature
Ethics battle boils In a heated exchange Monday on Capitol Hill, some legislators argued with the Utahns for Ethical Government ( UEG ) members over SJR3. The UEG backers handed out a comparison...
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WX council approves 6 percent municipal energy use tax
WOODS CROSS — By a 4-1 vote, the Woods Cross City Council approved a 6 percent municipal energy use tax, the maximum the city could approve. In casting the one nay vote, council member Rick Ea...
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UNITED WAY OF SALT LAKE officials accept a $25,000 donation from Chevron USA representative Dan Johnson. Chevron donation boosts Davis United Way
KAYSVILLE — A $25,000 grant from Chevron to United Way of Salt Lake has the potential of aiding many low-income Davis County residents. Some $15,000 is going to the Family Connection Center for ...
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Curves to host food drive
BOUNTIFUL — Curves at the Square in Bountiful is hosting its annual food drive during the month of March. They will be collecting dry goods as well as monetary donations to go to the local food...
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Move your business forward
by Jetta Harris
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DAVIS COUNTY — Davis business executives are invited to participate in the “Moving Your Business Forward in Turbulent Economic Times” seminar sponsored by Bank of Utah. The seminar is conducted by ...
Zions Bank temporarily moves to Barnes spot
by Tom Busselberg
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BOUNTIFUL — Friday, March 26 will be moving day for employees of Zions First National Bank’s downtown Bountiful branch. Operations will be moved – temporarily – to the old Barnes Banking Company ...
Bountiful RDA OK’s $400,000 loan for new fitness facility
by Tom Busselberg
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BOUNTIFUL — A $400,000 Bountiful Redevelopment Agency loan has been approved for a new fitness facility. A “business enhancement” loan was OK’d recently for Skills Fitness, 1525 N. Main, on the g...
Utah Designers aid Lakeview Hospital
by Louise R. Shaw
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BOUNTIFUL — They’re a small group but they’ve got a big vision. And though they’ve only been together a few years, they’ve already had an impact. The Utah Designers League Association is made u...
Seminar to highlight digital media impact
by Tom Busselberg
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SALT LAKE CITY — Digital media will be front and center during a Pushbotton Summit March 9 and 10 at the Rose Wagner Theater, here. Keynote speakers are Adobe Systems, Inc., founder/co-founder Jo...
Help for Haiti comes in little sundresses
by Melinda Williams
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BOUNTIFUL —What started as a few women making sundresses to send to little girls in Haiti, has “completely exploded, snowballed” into a massive project which is involving people from across the st...
County in good financial shape, report says
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FARMINGTON — For the 16th straight year, Davis County has earned the highest award in government accounting and financial reporting. The CAFRA, Certificate of Achievement in Financial Reporting, ...
Foster families could face cuts
by Tom Busselberg
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LAYTON — The news has been filled with stories about potential cuts to public and higher education – and lately about potential layoffs of hundreds of employees in the Jordan School District. But ...
LaVell Edwards addresses Davis Republicans
by Louise R. Shaw
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LAYTON — Good judgment is what makes a great quarterback, said LaVell Edwards in an address to Davis County Republicans last week, comparing leadership on the football field to leadership in the c...
National News
Pelosi: Dems close on health care agreement (AP)

President Barack Obama greets spectators Wednesday, March 10, 2010, after arriving in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)AP - Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them off stride.


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House GOP leaders press earmark moratorium (AP)

House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - House GOP leaders are pushing rank-and-file Republicans to break their addiction to pet projects by going cold turkey and giving up the long-cherished practice of directing federal dollars to their home districts.


Wed Mar 10 20:25:49 -0600 2010
Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years (AP)

A pre-foreclosure sign is displayed outside a home in Miami, Florida in 2009. The US home mortage sector remains under siege -- as recent huge losses reported by government-run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac show -- from high unemployment and troubled loans.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AP - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.


Thu Mar 11 00:17:29 -0600 2010