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Study tries to make Utah's KIDS COUNT, pushes for improvements

Last updated Monday, May 14, 2012 - 11:05pm

OGDEN — There is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to the health and well-being of Utah kids, according to the Voices for Utah Children’s “Utah KIDS COUNT” study, released Monday.

The study, which has been released annually for the past 17 years, provides comprehensive data on a wide variety of child well-being indicators, including analysis of items ranging from prenatal care to high school graduation.

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Senator from Ogden sponsors bill to track poverty trends

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 12:47am

SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Stuart Reid, R-Ogden, has introduced legislation that would allow state officials to track intergenerational poverty in an effort to break that cycle.

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Homeless numbers down in Davis, Weber counties

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 12:08am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Weber and Davis counties are doing well in the fight against homelessness, especially helping those who are chronically homeless.

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(Photo courtesy of Davis School District) This photo of the original Davis High School at 325 S. Main in Kaysville was probably taken before 1920, says Suzanne Cottrell, Davis School District’s centennial coordinator. The building was erected in 1914, and rooms were added as student enrollment rose. In 2004, a new Davis High School was built around the original building while classes continued. When construction was complete, the old building was demolished, Cottrell says. In 1911, 2,730 students attended 31 schools in the district, and 27 of those schools had only one to four rooms. Today, nearly 67,000 students attend 86 schools in Davis School District, which this year is celebrating 100 years of educating students.

Utah's second-largest district plans to celebrate centennial

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:53am

FARMINGTON -- Davis School District has been in the business of educating children for the past 100 years.

It all began when the county's student population reached 2,500, said Suzanne Cottrell, the district's centennial coordinator.

Before July 17, 1911, the county had 13 school districts. West Point, Bountiful and Kaysville each had their own school district.

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Party chairman fighting to keep GOP strong in Davis County

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, July 16, 2011 - 9:54pm

LAYTON -- Growing up in Salt Lake City, Rusty Cannon observed the political power gradually shifting there from a Republican stronghold to an area where Democrats have gained an advantage.

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Today a payday? Take care; study shows it leads to risky behaviors

Dawn Rhodes

Last updated Friday, June 24, 2011 - 6:17pm

CHICAGO — Money talks. Evidently, it also kills.

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Utah areas part of report challenging beliefs about immigrants' contributions to U.S.

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 11:20am

In the Ogden-Clearfield area, immigrants work at low-skilled jobs, such as manufacturing or in the service industry. The same goes for Salt Lake County.

Farther south in Provo, immigrants work in high-skilled jobs.

The three Utah areas were included in a Brookings Institution report released today on the education and skill levels of immigrants in the 100 largest metro areas in the country.

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It's all about the numbers; Bishop hoping to keep Davis whole in state redistricting

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 11:30pm

No one knows for certain what Congressman Rob Bishop's district will look like in 2012, but everyone is certain it won't look like it does now.

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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Seniors participate in a class called Breakfast for the Brain at Autumn Glow Senior Center in Kaysville last year. New 2010 U.S. Census Bureau figures show that women still outlive men, but the gender gap is narrowing, which changes the social dynamics of the country.

Census: U.S. men narrowing the gender gap of old age

Hope Yen, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 9:28pm

WASHINGTON — Women still outlive men, but the gender gap among U.S. seniors is narrowing.

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Census: Hispanics increasing faster than other groups in Utah

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, February 25, 2011 - 12:07am

Utah's population grew by more than half a million between 2000 and 2010, with the fastest portion of that growth minorities, especially Hispanics.

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(MIKE McFALL/Standard-Examiner) At the Weber County Library, Myrna Hart (left) and Amanda Ricks (right) ask Joseph Hart questions about his homelessness for the state’s annual homeless head count survey on Wednesday.

Volunteers survey demographics of homeless in Weber County

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, January 28, 2011 - 12:04am

OGDEN -- Myrna Hart was out on the streets, the same kind she used to call home. She joined about 20 other volunteers Wednesday night to survey the homeless men and women on the streets of Weber County for the state's annual head count.

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(ROBERT JOHNSON/Standard-Examiner) Jan Zehner, 72, skis every day he can at Snowbasin after moving to Ogden more than a year ago from Ohio. “Basically, I moved here for the skiing. Just look around here,” Zehner says. More people are moving to Ogden after learning what the area offers.

More attracted to what Ogden, its residents have to offer

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, January 8, 2011 - 12:49am

OGDEN -- When Jan Zehner, 72, gets up most mornings and heads up the mountain for a day of skiing, he feels like he's in heaven.

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Forecast: Population explosion ahead in Davis, Weber counties

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 10:45pm

LAYTON -- During the next three decades, living space is going to be a little tighter in Weber and Davis counties.

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Davis County's Hispanic population growing faster than Weber's

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, December 18, 2010 - 10:21pm

OGDEN -- A five-year survey of population and demographics by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Davis County's Hispanic population growing twice as fast as Weber County's.

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Transportation officials address growth in the Top of Utah

Mitch Shaw, Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 11:34pm

KAYSVILLE -- Transportation officials say the Top of Utah is growing like a weed, and the best way to accommodate that growth is through public transit.

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