ST. GEORGE Utah Sen. Don Ipson can t think of anyone he knew that had been infected by COVID-19 during the summertime.
That changed in the months between then and now. Ipson, R-St. George, said he now knows several people who have contracted it, been hospitalized, and even a few who have died from complications caused by it. Then, just weeks ago, he toured Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, with some of his legislator colleagues and witnessed firsthand the issues the hospital staff has to deal with to match the needs of COVID-19 patients.
The tour was eye-opening, he said. Reflecting on it Tuesday, he called it humbling and scary. For him, it hit close to home because two of his granddaughters work in health care just like the staff he watched hard at work.
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SALT LAKE CITY The Utah Board of Higher Education voted unanimously Friday to support changing Dixie State University’s name.
Earlier this week, the university’s board of trustees voted to support a name change, which was supported by the higher education board. Changing the name of the university is up to the Utah Legislature, because it would require a change in state statute.
Dave Clark, a former speaker of the Utah House of Representatives and chairman of the university trustees, said he was opposed to the change when he was first approached by DSU President Richard “Biff” Williams.
SALT LAKE CITY The Utah Board of Higher Education voted unanimously Friday to support changing Dixie State University s name.
Earlier this week, the university s board of trustees voted to support a name change, which was supported by the higher education board. Changing the name of the university is up to the Utah Legislature, because it would require a change in state statute.
Dave Clark, a former speaker of the Utah House of Representatives and chairman of the university trustees, said he was opposed to the change when he was first approached by DSU President Richard Biff Williams. My first conversation with President Williams was not just no but heck, no, not during his term as trustees chairman, he said, admitting he may have used stronger language at the time.