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Sanpete Messenger said it all: “Sanpete’s own Spencer Cox is new governor.” With the Utah electorate being dominantly Republican, the outcome of the race against Democrat Chris Peterson was almost a given. The final total was 918,754, or 64 percent, for Cox and his running mate Diedre Henderson, to 442,754, or 31 percent, for Peterson and his running mate Karina Brown. Minor-party candidates got 5 percent. In Sanpete, the vote was completely lopsided with Cox and Henderson getting 10,326 ...

Created: 02 January 2021 Note: UtahPolicy.com invited a number of Utah leaders to express their feelings about the leadership of Gov. Gary Herbert, who leaves office on Jan. 4 after more than 11 years as governor. Following are some initial responses.   Thomas Wright, former state GOP chair, businessman and former gubernatorial candidate: Governor, thank you for your tireless efforts to make Utah the brightest star on the flag. Your leadership has positioned Utah well for years to c...

Many pooh-poohed President Trump’s get-tough policy toward China as he pursued an aggressive America-first trade policy replete with serious economic sanctions and threats of dire consequences if China didn’t cease its growing provocations in international waters. One heard comments that he was getting us into an unnecessary trade war with China and risking armed confrontation. Yet, behind the Trump China policy are hard-nosed assessments. China, the world’s second biggest econom...

Unemployment checks will come on time despite Trump delay in signing bill Updated Dec 29, 2020; President Donald Trump’s delay in signing the new coronavirus stimulus bill into law won’t hold up extended federal unemployment insurance payments to 500,000 New Jerseyans, the state Labor Department said Monday. Trump didn’t sign the bill until Sunday, a day after federal programs offering $300 a week in unemployment benefits and providing pandemic aid to gig workers and freelancers had exp...

That was before Covid-19 came knocking. Against the backdrop of an unchecked pandemic, rage on American streets and uncertainty about the fortitude of a superpower, the world looked to see which way the USA would go. The Interpreter followed this highly unpredictable scenario with a keen eye and fair share of prescient observations, and the occasional miss when the crystal ball malfunctioned.   The nomination of former vice president Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate brought things into cl...

Dec 25, 2020 LONDON – It took 11 grueling months for negotiators from Britain and the European Union to hammer out the terms of a post-Brexit trade deal. But in many respects, the deal is already 4½ years out of date. The world has changed radically since June 2016, when a narrow majority of people in Britain voted to leave the European Union, tempted by an argument that the country would prosper by throwing off the bureaucratic shackles of Brussels. In those days, the vision of an ...

For all the fanfare, Brexit is a victory from a bygone era We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss For all the fanfare, Brexit is a victory from a bygone era By Mark Landler Normal text size Advertisement London: It took 11 gruelling months for negotiators from Britain and the European Union to hammer out the terms of a post-Brexit trade deal. But in many respects, the deal is already 4 1/2 years out of date. The world has changed radically since Ju...

Effingham, IL / Effingham Radio Dec 22, 2020 4:28 PM Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- The Lake Land College Board of Trustees election will be held in the April 6, 2021, general election. Two six-year terms will appear on the ballot for Lake Land College. The following two individuals have submitted petitions for a six-year term and will appear in this order on the ballot: Thomas Wright, Dieterich, and Gary Cadwell, Mode. The period for filing objections to nomination papers will be from 8 a....

Ray Charles, shown here in an OBSERVER file photo, passed away this week. He was 92. Charles was Sacramento’s first Black fire chief. Raymond J. Charles didn’t initially envision a career with the Sacramento Fire Department and was talked into completing an application by friends. He applied himself and would go on to rise through the ranks and become the city’s first African American fire chief. There have only ever been two others since. The pioneering civil servant died on December 15....

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During his time in Washington, D.C., one of U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop‘s key goals has been limiting his own power as a lawmaker. “Everything I did was to try to push the idea of federalism, so the federal government doesn’t control as much of your life,” he said. “I want to be able to do less to people when I leave than what I was able to do when I came in.” Working to keep your own power in check may seem anomalous for someone serving in the hal...