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Farmington officials consider rec center for sports participants

Last updated Friday, March 23, 2012 - 6:11am

FARMINGTON — This community is recreationally challenged.

There simply aren’t enough sports facilities to accommodate the growing needs of youths and adults to participate in their favorite sports, many leaders say.

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Morgan candidates seek to improve county, education

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 7:17pm

MORGAN — All three candidates for the Morgan County Council will be unopposed, and none of the incumbents is running for his or her current seat.

But one face won’t be new. Robert Kilmer, who has filled an at-large council seat since 2011, filed for the four-year District 3 seat. He will be replacing Howard Hansen, who has served on the board for four years.

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North Ogden’s new communications policy to be tested

Dave Greiling Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 9, 2012 - 11:20pm

Email is a wonderful tool, making communications faster and broadening the universe to which you can easily send information. Facebook and Twitter take it several steps further, but email still has its niche.

But whether that niche is an effective tool as city officials’ only way of communicating with the media — well, we’re about to find out how well that works.

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Caucus awareness event set tonight in South Ogden

Mike McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 11:49pm

SOUTH OGDEN — A week before the caucuses, people have a chance to find out everything they can about them.

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Voters to decide fate of severance tax use

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 12:02am

SALT LAKE CITY — A resolution to put a constitutional amendment before voters this fall regarding use of severance tax funds has cleared another key hurdle.

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Record numbers vote for WSU student executive officers

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 9:05pm

OGDEN — Weber State University students turned out in record numbers to choose new student executive officers.

“We had 2,356 students vote, and that is the highest number in almost 10 years,” said Anna Adamson, student election coordinator.

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North Ogden residents to vote on revenue bonds for public works complex

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 9:02am

NORTH OGDEN — Residents will get the chance to vote on whether the city should pay for a new public works complex with up to $7 million in revenue bonds.

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Jeffrey Steagall, dean of Weber State's John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics

WSU panelist: Greed a lot like sex

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 11:52pm

OGDEN -- Is greed still good? That's assuming it ever was good, as declared by a character named Gordon Gekko in the 1987 film "Wall Street."

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North Ogden councilman pushes greater use of email

Rachel Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 12:11am

NORTH OGDEN -- The city council is trying to decide its policies on email use.

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Bill would protect registered voters from identity theft

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 12:44am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Roy lawmaker doesn't think the state should be a partner in aiding identity thieves by selling current voter registration information, including emails and birth dates.

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Plain City legislator wants to change rules for initiatives

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 1:02am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Two Top of Utah cities' battles with referendum petitions in 2010 have lawmakers looking at how to make it easier for residents to get their initiatives on a ballot.

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