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State may replace the merit system
The merit system for state employees may need to be replaced, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said, because the job security it offers is seen as leading to a "calcified" work force.
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The merit system for state employees may need to be replaced, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said, because the job security it offers is seen as leading to a "calcified" work force.
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2006 West Nile victim fighting her way back
A Utah state health epidemiologist knows firsthand that the West Nile virus infection can create severe impairment. And that it only takes one time without mosquito repellent to turn what seems an unlikely risk into a hard-to-overcome reality.
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A Utah state health epidemiologist knows firsthand that the West Nile virus infection can create severe impairment. And that it only takes one time without mosquito repellent to turn what seems an unlikely risk into a hard-to-overcome reality.
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Capital offense charges urged by family in slaying of women
Rosie Cruz loved to sing and dance. "She loved to have a good time," said her mother, Lily Torres. "She would have never hurt a soul."
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Rosie Cruz loved to sing and dance. "She loved to have a good time," said her mother, Lily Torres. "She would have never hurt a soul."
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Marathon duo defying the odds
Brian Brenchley is a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy who is running his 19th career race today. However, his feet, shod with the best running shoes money can buy, will never hit the pavement.
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Brian Brenchley is a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy who is running his 19th career race today. However, his feet, shod with the best running shoes money can buy, will never hit the pavement.
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Texas still looking for 5 indicted FLDS men
The search continues for five members of the Fundamentalist LDS Church who were indicted by a grand jury here.
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The search continues for five members of the Fundamentalist LDS Church who were indicted by a grand jury here.
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Pro-polygamy group educates inside, outside their community
In the face of the controversial topic of polygamy, an advocacy group is trying to build bridges between two worlds that inherently distrust each other.
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In the face of the controversial topic of polygamy, an advocacy group is trying to build bridges between two worlds that inherently distrust each other.
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Advocates hope to make child's play safer
Skinned knees and the occasional bruise are an unfortunate but normal part of childhood, says emergency physician Charles Pruitt, but serious injuries that cause bleeding on the brain and spinal cord damage also are occurring all too often on Utah's public playgrounds.
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Skinned knees and the occasional bruise are an unfortunate but normal part of childhood, says emergency physician Charles Pruitt, but serious injuries that cause bleeding on the brain and spinal cord damage also are occurring all too often on Utah's public playgrounds.
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It's starting to feel a bit like ... 1929
Every morning, Evelyn Cutler skims the newspaper headlines and cringes over her oatmeal and coffee. With more homes going into foreclosure, people losing their jobs and customers lining up outside a California bank to empty their savings accounts, "I really wonder some days what year we're in," she says.
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Every morning, Evelyn Cutler skims the newspaper headlines and cringes over her oatmeal and coffee. With more homes going into foreclosure, people losing their jobs and customers lining up outside a California bank to empty their savings accounts, "I really wonder some days what year we're in," she says.
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Flooding victims waiting to go home
Though the water has receded, people still can't get into their homes.
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Though the water has receded, people still can't get into their homes.
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Utah polygamists in D.C. for hearing
Even without an invitation, members of Utah's polygamous communities plan to appear at today's U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on crimes associated with polygamy.
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Even without an invitation, members of Utah's polygamous communities plan to appear at today's U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on crimes associated with polygamy.
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