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Deuel takes on Christensen for state Senate

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, April 20, 2012 - 10:27am

OGDEN - A veteran incumbent faces a newcomer for the Republican nomination in state Senate District 19.

Allen Christensen is seeking his third term in the Senate, while Dan Deuel is opposing him.

Christensen, 65, is a pediatric dentist. He says he is seeking another term because he has strong opinions about how Utah should be run.

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District 23 GOP candidates stress need for transparency

Tanna Woods Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, April 20, 2012 - 10:28am

Two Republican candidates believe transparency is one of the most important values that should be brought to office by those elected.

Todd Weiler and Lamont Peterson are Republicans, both vying for the state Senate District 23 nomination at the Davis County Republican Convention on Saturday.

Weiler said he wants to increase accountability and transparency in state government, while also ensuring that children have the necessary tools to be successful in public school.

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(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) Candidates and citizens attend the Republican gubernatorial debate in Farmington on Friday.

Lieutenant governor defends Herbert's veto of 'bad' sex ed bill

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, April 13, 2012 - 11:31pm

FARMINGTON — Once again, Gov. Gary Herbert took political heat from his Republican opponents, but this time it was the lieutenant governor who defended the incumbent’s positions.

Lt. Gov. Greg Bell participated in a debate for Republican candidates at the Farmington Community Center on Friday afternoon. The event was sponsored by the Davis County Young Republicans.

About 150 people attended to hear the positions of the candidates, including David Kirkham, Morgan Philpot, Lane Ronnow, William Skokos and Ken Sumsion.

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The Top of Utah has many Latinos, but few are running for office

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, April 8, 2012 - 10:41pm

OGDEN -- Statewide, about a dozen people with Spanish last names or who identify as Latino have filed to run for elective office.

Only a few of those names are in the Top of Utah, and no Latino has filed for federal office.

The U.S. Census reports that 30 percent of Ogden's population is Latino. About 17 percent of Weber County and 8.4 percent of Davis County are Latinos, who make up about 13 percent of the state population.

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Cooperating governments vital to success of communities

Steve Curtis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 11:15pm

The relationship between overlapping public entities is vitally important for the success of our communities.

Common thought holds that government is simply a controlling body with diverse differences between tiered objective levels and conflicting legislative agencies. It is also easy to think that all levels and branches of government should naturally coalesce because they all govern.

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10 in Top of Utah arrested during national immigration roundup

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, April 2, 2012 - 9:12pm

OGDEN — Ten people in Weber, Davis and Box Elder counties were arrested last week as part of a nationwide roundup of convicted criminal immigrants, immigration fugitives and immigration violators.

Operation Cross Check resulted in more than 3,100 arrests nationwide, including 54 in Utah, according to information released Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Utah officials unveil programs to help homebuyers

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 2, 2012 - 1:14pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Homebuyers in Utah with a low credit score or minimal savings can receive down payment assistance through two new programs announced by state officials Monday.

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Employee back to UDOT after wrongful firing ruling

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 10:55am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A former Utah Department of Transportation employee is returning to her job after state officials determined she was wrongly fired.

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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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Utah Lt. Gov. Greg Bell tells Top of Utah business people at a Bank of Utah conference Wednesday that Utah’s economy is strong and growing, but needs to concentrate more on educating workers to fit potential engineering jobs.

Bell: Economy in Utah strong, but education weak

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 7:07pm

OGDEN -- Lt. Gov. Greg Bell says Utah's economy is going great guns but faces a future of stunted job growth if it doesn't improve its education system.

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How to win in politics by being thoughtful and polite

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 7:04pm

I'm sure there were political considerations in how he did it -- right after the GOP party caucuses is pretty obvious -- but one reason Gov. Gary Herbert found the courage to veto that odious sex ed bill at all was that a lot of people wrote him really good letters asking him to do so.

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Heavy turnout at Republican caucuses in Davis County

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 11:51pm

LAYTON — They came and just kept coming.

Turnout was somewhere between heavy and very heavy Thursday night at a Republican caucus at Northridge High School for northern Davis County Republicans.

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Alyn Paradis recites a portion of the Utah Republican platform during a caucus meeting at Ben Lomond High School in Ogden on Thursday. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Hatch the 'elephant in the room' at GOP caucus in Ogden

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 16, 2012 - 6:05am

OGDEN — It quickly became clear that Sen. Orrin Hatch was the “elephant in the room” for a group of Ogden neighbors.

At a Republican caucus Thursday night, 34 residents of the 12th precinct came together in a Ben Lomond High School classroom to decide who among them would go to the state and county conventions to represent their views.

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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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Democratic candidate for governor visits Davis businesses; others seek office

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 11:52pm

LAYTON — Retired Maj. Gen. Peter S. Cooke, Democratic candidate for governor, made a series of whistle-stops Thursday, visiting businesses throughout Davis County.

Cooke’s visits were coordinated around a noon luncheon at the Joy Luck Restaurant in Bountiful. There, Cooke addressed Bountiful city elected leaders, city staff and “regular, everyday Bountiful residents,” said Rob Miller, campaign spokesman.