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Tinderbox: Utah fire danger remains extremely high, Monroe Canyon fire example of potential devastation

It's no surprise that it has been a busy and devastating wildfire season in Utah. According to UtahFireInfo.gov, as of Sunday morning there had been 712 total fires in the state which had burned 135,899 total acres. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order on July 31 declaring a 30-day state of emergency in response to escalating wildfires across Utah. According to the press release, "the order, effective immediately, unlocks all available state resources to protect lives, homes, livestock and drinking-water supplies threatened by this year’s severe fire season." “Heroic ...

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Letter: We should speak up for immigrants

Have any of us thought of what we would do if we could not feed our children? What if gang members threatened your son? Or you your husband had been killed. I have a friend who had to move here because her 14 year old son was threatened by gangs and her husband and brother had been killed. ...

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