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Obama maintains fundraising edge over Romney

Joseph Tanfani, Melanie Mason Tribune Washington Bureau

Last updated Monday, May 21, 2012 - 4:54pm

WASHINGTON -- Effectively clinching the Republican presidential nomination last month allowed Mitt Romney's campaign to marshal larger checks and chip into President Barack Obama's huge lead in the money chase heading into the general election.

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Bountiful show helps ice skaters cover high cost of sport

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 10:41pm

BOUNTIFUL — Ice skating is an expensive sport. Figure skaters spend thousands of dollars a year on ice time, coaches, ice skates, costumes and travel for competitions.

To help with those expenses for skaters in the Utah Figure Skating Club, based in Bountiful, the South Davis Recreation Center hosted a fundraising ice show last weekend with performances from all of the club’s skaters.

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Mallorie Miller climbs over a hurdle during the Cops and Robbers Challenge in Ogden on Saturday. The event was held to raise money for the families of the officer who was killed and the five officers who were wounded in a Jan. 4 shooting in Ogden. (JAMIE LAMPROS/Standard-Examiner correspondent)

Cops and Robbers Challenge a fun way to support families of officers in shooting

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, April 30, 2012 - 7:04am

OGDEN — Damian Lira and Shane Blanch were spotted running from the police Saturday afternoon, but it was for a good cause.

The two were taking part in a fundraiser to help the families of six police officers involved in a Jan. 4 shooting in Ogden. Jared Francom was killed, and five other officers were wounded.

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Roy officials to look at aquatic center rentals for fundraisers

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 10:48pm

ROY — More and more fundraisers are being held at the Roy Aquatics Center.

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First-grade students hold stuffed animals representing the endangered wildlife they and other students helped through a schoolwide fundraising effort at Eagle Bay Elementary School in Farmington.

Fighting extinction: Farmington students earn money for animals

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 6:59pm

FARMINGTON — When students at Eagle Bay Elementary learned from their media specialist that there are only about 200 tigers left in the wild, they jumped into action.

The students donated enough money to adopt several tigers and help in the efforts to prevent their extinction.

Several years ago, Media Specialist Anita Mortimer at Eagle Bay Elementary was trying to find some interesting activities for the student body of 900 to do in conjunction with Earth Day. She decided to talk with the students about different endangered animals.

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Three-day prelim set for Stewart; family website gets fundraising permit

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 19, 2012 - 8:46pm

OGDEN — With a large contingent of Matthew David Stewart’s supporters looking on, a judge scheduled the first public airing of the evidence against Stewart in a fatal shootout with police.

Second District Judge Noel Hyde set Stewart’s preliminary hearing for July 18-20 on charges from the Jan. 4 gunfight that left one officer dead and five wounded.

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This is an interior shot of the new Gordmans store in Station Park in Farmington. The store is open, but the official grand opening is set for Friday. (Courtesy photo)

Apparel/home fashion store opens in Farmington

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 16, 2012 - 8:55pm

FARMINGTON — Station Park continues to add new stores, with Gordmans Inc. the latest to open.

Gordmans, an apparel and home fashion retailer based in Nebraska, opened its doors to shoppers Thursday. The official grand opening will be Friday, but shoppers are getting an early look at the new store.

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How is a sick 12-year-old girl like an accused cop killer?

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 8:13am

When Utah told Matthew David Stewart’s parents to stop raising money for their son’s legal defense, my first thought was: Has it gotten this nasty?

The shooting of six cops, and the death of one, was bad enough. But in 34 years, I have never seen my community so torn. People think the cops can do no wrong, or got what was coming to them. People think Stewart is evil, or misunderstood.

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Matthew David Stewart faces charges in the death of a Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force agent and the wounding of five other law enforcement officials. His family has been trying to raise funds for his legal defense but must file for a permit and have it approved first.

Official explains fundraising legalities in Stewart case

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 8:22pm

OGDEN — As far as the law knows, there’s only one difference between the family of Matthew David Stewart asking for money to pay their son’s legal bills in the shooting death of a policeman and the family of a sick child asking for money to pay hospital bills: Someone complained about the Stewart family.

Other than that, all things being equal, both situations are private charities seeking public donations. Both have to follow the law.

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In January, Michael Stewart holds a photo of his son Matthew David Stewart, who is accused of shooting six police officers and killing one. The family had resumed raising funds for Matthew's defense but stopped after being reached by the Standard-Examiner on Monday and told that the Utah Division of Consumer Protection was looking into the issue. Michael Stewart has filed the appropriate paperwork to raise funds, but the application has not been approved. (Associated Press file photo)

Stewarts family starts, stops, starts, stops website fundraising effort following state warnings

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 7:28am

OGDEN — The father of Matthew David Stewart abruptly stopped renewed fundraising efforts on a website Monday night for his son’s legal defense against capital murder charges following warnings of possible fines from the state.

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This is a composite illustration/photo of the memorial that will be built in Hooper in honor of former and current city residents who have served in the military. (Courtesy image)

New Hooper military memorial to be built after 5 years of effort

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 2, 2012 - 11:53pm

HOOPER — It started when Bette Wilson couldn’t find her neighbors’ names on the city’s war memorial in Hooper Park, and it will end July 4 with the dedication of a new memorial. The dedication ends four years of hard work by Wilson and others in the small community.

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Isabel Hadley talks about the "Monkey in My Chair" program and her fourth-grade class at Cook Elementary School in Syracuse on Wednesday. Isabel has cancer and misses a lot of school, so the monkey takes her place in class. Fellow students place notes and pictures in its backpack for when it is sent home for a visit with Isabel. It reminds the students that Isabel will return and reminds Isabel that her fellow students miss her. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Monkey serves as reminder to sick Syracuse student, classmates

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 7:18am

SYRACUSE — The 3-foot-tall, extra-soft, stuffed monkey sat on Isabel Hadley’s lap.

The fourth-grader had dropped by her Cook Elementary classroom Wednesday to say hello to her classmates and to see firsthand what the animal — officially named Monkey — was up to.

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Fundraiser to help West Haven boy with genetic disorder

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:40pm

OGDEN — A fundraising event will be held Saturday at Weber State University on behalf of a West Haven youngster with a rare genetic disorder.

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FILE- In this June 1, 2011, file photo, GOP strategist Karl Rove arrives at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver , where he addressed Republicans at a fund raising luncheon. American Crossroads, the Republican "super" political committee that plans to play a major role in this year's presidential campaign, raised more than $51 million along with its nonprofit arm last year, The Associated Press has learned. The figures from Crossroads, the group backed by former George W. Bush adviser Rove, were among the first financial reports being made public Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, the deadline for super PACs and presidential candidates to file financial reports with federal election officials. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)

Major GOP 'super PAC' raised $51 million in 2011

Jack Gillum The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 6:47pm

WASHINGTON -- American Crossroads, the Republican "super" political committee that plans to play a major role in this year's presidential campaign, raised more than $51 million along with its nonprofit arm last year, The Associated Press has learned.

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Dominic Kenuziora does the limbo with the help of employees from America First Credit Union at Lakeview Elementary School in Roy on Wednesday. The credit union has a partnership with the school, providing funding and volunteers. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Credit union employees invest in Roy students

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, January 5, 2012 - 12:49am

ROY -- America First Credit Union has a partnership with Lakeview Elementary School in Roy, providing fundraising and volunteers.

On Wednesday at the school, students did the limbo with the help of employees from the credit union, and credit union employees gave students cookies at lunch.