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Residents want reassurance neighborhoods are safe
WOODS CROSS — Residents living near the Silver Eagle Refinery attend nearly every city council meeting, hoping for reassurance their neighborhood is safe. And many question why Woods Cross Cit...
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Bountiful residents oppose streetcars
BOUNTIFUL — Not everyone in Bountiful is waving the flag in favor of streetcars or commuter/light rail. “Bountiful Against Rail” comprises a group of residents who have hit the pavement this we...
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Briefly speaking: March 11, 2010
Jatho may OK plea deal in sex case FARMINGTON — A Bountiful man accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl may enter into a plea deal next week. Cameron Gareth Jatho, 20, was in 2nd District ...
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REP. PAUL RAY Ray to Big Tobacco: States ‘will prevail’
SALT LAKE CITY — Big Tobacco is using lawsuits and intimidation to get the Utah Legislature to back away from legislation banning flavored smokeless tobacco products, Davis County legislator...
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Showing their support
Sen. Stuart Adams’ House Bill 277 received the endorsement of Lois and Ed Smart (right) last week during a press conference. The bill would require law enforcement to gather the DNA of anyone bo...
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2010 Legislature
Governor to see petition bill A controversial piece of legislation is headed to the governor. SB275 allows for people who have signed an initiative petition to remove their name. The group, Uta...
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Kaysville trying to find official ‘identity’
KAYSVILLE — Everyone needs to find their own identity, their niche, to figure out where they fit in the bigger world. And cities are no exception. Finding an identity in city parlance is more ...
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EXTENDED FAMILY members gather at a recent press conference to announce a $10,000 reward for information about Steven Koecher. Police: Reward offer draws some tips
HENDERSON , NEV . — Police investigators from Henderson, Nev., and Sacramento, Calif., have contacted the parents of missing Steven T. Koecher following the recent announcement of a $10,000 rew...
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Bishop: ‘flicker of hope’ for ATK
BRIGHAM CITY — As far as saving ATK jobs and the Ares rocket shuttle replacement, Rep. Rob Bishop sees a “flicker of hope.” “It’s like a flicker of hope that maybe common sense will be res...
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Family Enrichment Center celebrates Dr. Seuss
KAYSVILLE — “The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play,” but that didn’t stop Davis County children and their parents from getting out of the house on that “cold, cold wet day.” It was to ce...
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Language on Antelope Island hunting back in bill
by Becky Ginos
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SALT LAKE CITY — Bambi got a reprieve — for about a week — but now has a bull’s-eye on his back again. Intent language, folded into a line item in the budget this legislative session, called for ...
Hill AFB deals with suicide issue
by Tom Busselberg
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Part one of two HILL AFB — Faced with three suicides so far this year – two from civilian employees and one a military member – Hill AFB is working aggressively to stem the problem. “Hill AFB ha...
Report states Bountiful traffic lessened in 2009
by Tom Busselberg
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BOUNTIFUL — There was actually a “slight decrease” in traffic volumes, last year. So says Bountiful City Engineer Paul Rowland, who presented a traffic volume and accidents report to the city cou...
Food permit info, test to be put online
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FARMINGTON — You’ll still have to pick up your food handlers’ permit card at the Davis Health Department in downtown Farmington. But studying of the manual and actual taking of the test can be don...
Despite recession, memberships up at Rec Center
by Tom Busselberg
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BOUNTIFUL — South Davis Recreation Center memberships are up 25 percent. “With the recession, and the way things are, this is better than we ever could’ve expected,” said Executive Director John ...
Students honored by Bountiful Exchange
by Melinda Williams
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WEST BOUNTIFUL — Marissa Stratton and Christopher Simmons enrolled at Mountain High School to make something of themselves. The pair were honored last week by the Bountiful Breakfast Exchange Club...
Bountiful snow crews wrap up winter
by Tom Busselberg
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BOUNTIFUL — As mid-March and Daylight Saving Time approach, the likelihood of lasting snow is diminishing. But when those storms have hit, crews were ready to keep the streets of Bountiful clear...
Gelwix, spellers team up to send student to national finals
by Shalyn Roberts
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WOODS CROSS — “Ravioli” was the word of the night as the Davis County Clipper newspaper welcomed 56 spellers to the Davis County Spelling Bee — which ended with Dylan Thomas from West Point Juni...
Responding to concerns, UTA backs off changes to express buses
by Melinda Williams
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Public concern about proposed cuts to express bus routes through Davis and Weber counties has caused the Utah Transit Authority to revise its proposal for service reductions. Modifications have st...
National News

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., left, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, for the  signing of the jobs bill. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to expand coverage while also reducing the federal deficit in a bid to attract the backing of the party's fiscal conservatives.


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FILE - In this June 26, 1997 booking photo released by the Tom Green County Jail in San Angelo, Texas, is shown Colleen R. LaRose. LaRose makes her first court appearance Thursday March 18, 2010 since a stunning indictment last week that charged that she plotted with terror suspects abroad to kill a Swedish artist who had offended Muslims. (AP Photo/Tom Green County Jail)AP - The Philadelphia-area woman who authorities say dubbed herself "Jihad Jane" online pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court to a four-count indictment charging her in an overseas terrorist plot.


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President Barack Obama smiles as he speaks during a St. Patrick's Day reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama is set to sign a jobs bill into law Thursday morning.


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