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County engineer says reopening Matrimony Spring would be costly, but may be possible
If the Grand County Council chooses to accept Grand County Engineer Mark Wright’s optimistic report, and an offer from local businessman Joe Kinglsey to raise private funds for the effort, Matrimo...
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Danish Flats facility may already exceed state hazardous air pollutants maximum, county PC members say
Grand County’s effort to develop an ordinance to limit the number of facilities devoted to the disposal of water produced from oil and gas wells hit another stumbling block last week. At a continu...
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Legislature’s actions cost Grand school district $48,000 in state funding
The Utah Legislature recently dealt another blow to the Grand County School District’s financial woes. In February, the Legislature passed House Bill 4, a measure that cuts a portion of the state’...
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Two subdivisions found in default for failure to comply with city requirements
The Moab City Council last week voted unanimously to find two subdivisions in default, after the developers either failed to meet all the conditions of their subdivision agreements or violated som...
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Arena fees are now fair and equitable, county officials say
OSTA manager looks at ways to make arena rental more affordable during off-season
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<b><i>Traffic flows…<br></b></i>
Traffic streams across the completed lanes of the new Colorado River Bridge north of Moab. The Utah Department of Transportation opened the two-lane bridge to traffic on Monday. When the project is complete, the bridge will consist of four lanes – two northbound lanes and two southbound. Construction crews are now working to dismantle the old river bridge while also building a construction platform that will be used to build the northbound section of the bridge. Photo by Tom Taylor
Traffic flows…
Traffic streams across the completed lanes of the new Colorado River Bridge north of Moab. The Utah Department of Transportation opened the two-lane bridge to traffic on Monday. When the project is complete, the bridge will consist of four lanes – two northbound lanes and two southbound. Construction crews are now working to dismantle the old river bridge while also building a construction platform that will be used to build the northbound section of the bridge. Photo by Tom Taylor
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou walks away after talking to the media in front of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, following a meeting with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?


Wed Mar 10 12:46:56 -0600 2010

In this photo taken March 9, 2010, Raymond Cirimele, 55, displays his Costco membership card outside his home in Chicago. Cirimele is one of at least 245 people in 44 states who have been sickened by a recent salmonella outbreak. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries and followed the trail of grocery purchases to a Rhode Island company that makes salami, then zeroed in on the pepper used to season the meat. He said no one asked for his shopper card data, but he would have provided it if someone had. 'I don't have any secrets, so I'm not worried about it,' he said. 'It's kind of like the whole airport security and all that. I'd rather fly on a safe plane.' (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.


Wed Mar 10 21:03:10 -0600 2010
AP - Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years.
Wed Mar 10 11:16:27 -0600 2010