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Dem gubernatorial candidate selects Vince Rampton as running mate

Last updated Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 5:08pm

SALT LAKE CITY — The son of a former Utah governor announced Thursday that he will join the Democratic candidate seeking to unseat Gov. Gary Herbert.

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Education key issue for two candidates vying for county convention spot

Gentry Reinhart Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 11:15pm

Education is the issue on the minds of Richard Bagley and Douglas MacDonald, vying for the Democratic nomination for District 18 state representative.

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Newcomers seek to represent Democrats

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 11:11pm

Newcomers seek to represent Democrats

By ANTONE CLARK

Standard-Examiner correspondent

A pair of political newcomers are vying for the chance to represent the Democratic Party in the race for the House District 14 seat this fall.

John Christensen, of Syracuse, and Justin Clarke, of Clearfield, will square off in the Democratic Party primary for a chance to be on the ballot in November for a post currently held by Rep.

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Two seeking the nod at the Davis County Democratic convention

April Hale Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 11:07pm

FRUIT HEIGHTS -- Diversity, education, and land-use disputes are issues Bonnie Petersen Flint and Vic Scott consider important to Davis County voters.

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Two square off at convention for a chance in November

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 10:41pm

Two square off at convention for a chance in November

By ANTONE CLARK

Standard-Examiner correspondent

Two Democrats vying for a chance to run in November for the District 16 House seat currently held by Rep.

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Standard bucks the trend with a new, improved TV Preview

Dave Greiling Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, April 6, 2012 - 4:51pm

It’s a new day for a new TV Preview guide in the Standard-Examiner.

I hope you’ve seen the ads and the Page One banners about our new guide, explaining that you will now find it in the Saturday paper.

For the last several years, the weekly TV publication has been inserted inside the Go! entertainment section that appears in the paper every Friday.

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People head to their respective meetings Saturday during the Weber County Democratic Convention at the Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College in Ogden. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Democrats turn out to select delegates, hear candidates

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 26, 2012 - 2:45pm

OGDEN — More than 300 Democrats turned out Saturday to choose their state delegates, listen to candidates’ speeches and get revved up for November.

“We’re going to go out and change this state,” said Jim Dabakis, Utah State Democratic Party chairman.

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Jon Greiner has filed for a Weber County Commission seat. (Standard-Examiner file photo)

Full slate of candidates in Weber County

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 16, 2012 - 11:26am

OGDEN — Former Ogden police chief and state Sen. Jon Greiner is back in the political arena, filing his candidacy for Weber County Commission Seat C.

Also filing for the seat are fellow Republican Matthew Bell, chairman of the Weber County Republican Party, and Democrat Corey Combe.

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Activist associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement dress as the one percent during a demonstration outside a luxury midtown hotel, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in New York. Several hundred protesters walked around the Waldorf Astoria on Wednesday behind a black urn they said represented "job cremation" during a fundraiser for Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Democrats ride Romney's Planned Parenthood remark

Steve Peoples The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 10:41am

WASHINGTON -- A coordinated attack by Democrats on Mitt Romney's plan to "get rid of" Planned Parenthood to help balance the federal budget is part of a larger campaign to ensure that Romney and other Republicans lose credibility with female voters.

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Weber County Democrats select delegates for county convention

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 9:50pm

OGDEN -- Shalae Larsen had never been to a caucus meeting before.

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Weber County Attorney Dee Smith takes an oath while filing his candidacy for Utah attorney general at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Monday. (ASHLEY FRANSCELL/Special to the Standard-Examiner)

Dee: Attorney general campaign won't hurt current job

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 12, 2012 - 8:50pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Weber County Attorney Dee Smith made it official Monday, formally filing for the Democratic nomination for attorney general of Utah.

Smith filed his papers at the lieutenant governor’s office in the state Capitol, joined by party officials and the party’s candidate for governor, retired Maj. Gen. Peter Cooke, who also filed.

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Utah 2012 elections start with caucuses

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 8:54pm

LAYTON -- A presidential election, and encouragement over the pulpit, should bring a high number of Top of Utah residents out to attend their respective political party neighborhood caucus meetings -- the ground floor level of state and national politics.

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Sunset councilman to challenge Jenkins for Senate seat; others file early for office, too

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 12:34am

FARMINGTON — Sunset City Councilman Brent Andrews, son of Vernon LaMar Andrews, a military pilot/mechanic killed nearly 60 years ago, is one of 10 Davis County candidates who filed early Friday to run for office.

Davis County clerks report their office was very busy Friday with candidate filings beginning as early as 8 a.m. The candidate filing period, at clerk offices across the state, continues through 5 p.m. Thursday.

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Incumbents file early in Weber County

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 12:25am

OGDEN — Weber County’s first filers in the 2012 election were mostly incumbents, including several legislators who made it down despite being up late Thursday night for the Legislature’s final day in session.

Friday was the first day to file for elective office in Utah, ranging from the U.S. Congress to local school boards and county commission seats.

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Todd Reese Taylor

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 9, 2012 - 6:18pm

Todd Reese Taylor, born July 23, 1965, in Bountiful, died in his sleep Tuesday, March 6, 2012. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 11, at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City. A memorial will be held Monday, March 12, at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. Broadway (300 South), in Salt Lake City. The family will receive friends from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Monday at the center. The service will begin at 1 p.m. and will be followed by internment at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 S. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City. An open house celebrating Todd’s life will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday for friends and family at the Utah Democratic Party Headquarters, 825 N. 300 West, Salt Lake City. The family suggests donations to a perpetual scholarship, named the “Todd Taylor Intern Scholarship Fund,” created by the Democratic Party. These scholarships can be used at any of the state’s colleges or universities. Contributions can be made to the Utah Democratic Party Headquarters, 825 N. 300 West, Suite No. C400, Salt Lake City, UT 84103. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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