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p3pixel: http://twitpic.com/pzip The famous mesas of Monument Valley, Utah.

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p3pixel: The famous mesas of Monument Valley, Utah.

Utah: State Sen. Buttars proposes resolution mandating retailers use 'Merry Christmas'

Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | yesterday

Ultra wingnut and homobigot Chris Buttars clearly thinks that the state of Utah has no better business to attend to in the state Senate. The lawmaker jumps into the 2008 War on Christmas fray (a little late, I might add), with this lunacy : Utah state Sen. Chris Buttars told Salt Lake City's Deseret News that he's drafting the non-binding resolution because several employees at a retailer...

Oregon (3-3) at Utah (4-1)

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Oregon (3-3) at Utah (4-1)

Utah canyon gas leases off the market

Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has given up plans to allow gas drilling in a Utah canyon that was home to Anasazi Indians. Parcels in Nine Mile Canyon in eastern Utah were on a list of leases on public land to be sold this month, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. The sale is the last before Barack Obama becomes president. The BLM also canceled proposed leases...

• Government backs off plan to drill in Utah canyons - Boston Globe
• Government backs off plan to drill in Utah canyons - kansascity.com
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Utah canyon gas leases off the market

Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has given up plans to allow gas drilling in a Utah canyon that was home to Anasazi Indians.Parcels in Nine Mile Canyon in eastern Utah were on a list of leases on public land to be sold this month, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. The sale is the last before Barack Obama becomes president.The BLM also canceled proposed leases in some areas near national...

Feds halt plan to drill in Utah canyons

Eco Friendly Mag (Free subscription) | yesterday

Feds halt plan to drill in Utah canyons The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has announced it is pulling auction parcels from an expanded oil-and-gas leasing program in Utah, including tracts inside Nine Mile Canyon and Desolation Canyon. Visit the original post at: MSNBC.com: Environment

Miami Heat (9-9) at Utah Jazz (12-7), 9:00 p.m.

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Miami Heat finish a five-game road swing Wednesday when they visit Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena.

BLM Pulls Drilling Leases from Utah Wilderness

Green & Clean @ Vedvarende Energi (Free subscription) | yesterday

100,000 Acres Removed from Development

Feds back off on drilling in Utah's wild lands

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

Bureau of Land Management pulls more Utah wild lands from oil-and-gas drilling program; conservation groups had protested

Flickr Find: Draper Utah LDS Temple

A Soft Answer (Free subscription) | yesterday

Reservations for the Draper temple open house can now be made for Thursday, 15 January, 2009 - Saturday, 14 March, 2009 (except Sundays).

Utah GOP senator urged commutation of rapper's sentence

ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sen. Orrin Hatch said he urged a presidential commutation of rapper John Forte's 14-year prison sentence on drug dealing charges because the musician is a "genius" who doesn't use drugs. "He was no risk to society because he was not a drug user," Hatch, a Utah Republican, said Tuesday. "And, frankly, he's a genius." read more

Higher ed is key to Utah's economy

Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Over the past 67 years, Utah Trades and Technology has gone through several metamorphoses leading to Utah Valley University, as we all know it today. Since its inception in 1941, UVU's faculty and staff have been dedicated to meeting the educational and economic development needs of the region — offering quality education at an affordable price. The community has responded, and thousands...

Utah-based drilling firm cutting more jobs amid sales decline

Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Utah-based Boart Longyear Ltd., a provider of drilling services to mining companies that include BHP Billiton Ltd., has cut more jobs in the state and said sales in 2009 may fall as much as 30 percent.

Polygamist Jeffs appeals 2007 Utah conviction

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

Attorneys for polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs asked the Utah Supreme Court to reverse his 2007 criminal conviction and direct a judge to order a new trial.

• Polygamous leader's attorneys request new trial - StandardNET Local News Feed
• Attorneys for FLDS leader file Utah Supreme Court appeal - Salt Lake Tribune
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Utah State football: Aggies inching closer to naming Andersen new coach

Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday

A source close to the negotiations expects Utah defensive coordinator Gary Andersen to be named head coach of the Utah State Aggies as early as this afternoon. An announcement, however, will most likely be made on Thursday morning.