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Dear Dave,

I have about $36,000 in debt, not including my house. Of that amount, $30,000 is a truck that’s worth about what I owe on it, and the other $6,000 is student loan debt. I make $50,000 a year. I also have 24 EE bonds that were gifted to me that haven’t fully matured. Right now, they’re worth a combined $12,500. Should I cash those in, and use the money to pay off some of my debt, or let them fully mature before cashing them in? Also, are there any tax ramifications from cashing them in?

Patrick

Dear Patrick,

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Kokanee salmon ready to put on a show

Best places to see bright-red salmon this fall

Trees aren’t the only parts of Utah that turn a brilliant shade of red in the fall: so do kokanee salmon.

In September, kokanee—which are a shade of silver most of the year—change to a fluorescent red prior to traveling up rivers and streams to spawn. Their bright-red color makes the salmon easy to spot in the waters where they spawn.

Imagine losing both your legs while serving your country only to be told the Department of Veterans Affairs can't provide you the wheelchair you need. The VA’s not sure when one will become available. So they tell you to stay in bed.

This is the situation many severely injured veterans find themselves in today. Amazingly, it's what the VA's own rules direct the agency to do.

These rules are called standards of care. And they're woefully inadequate for veterans with catastrophic service-related disabilities.

Toward a North American Union

By Harold Pease Ph. D

The key component in the globalist bid for world government has been their transcending nation states into regional governments, ending national sovereignty, then later, these into a world government.  North America must one day be a single country commonly referred to as the North American Union following the model they used for the European Union.  Americans must be made to accept open borders.

 For many obsessed with politics, the upcoming midterm elections are perceived as a fight between good and evil that will determine the fate of the nation. In the narrative framed by true believers and much media coverage, it's a fight between those who are convinced that President Donald Trump can make America great and those who dream of a socialist future.

Allowing anglers to use corn as bait -- at waters across Utah -- is among the changes DWR biologists are proposing for Utah's 2019 and 2020 fishing seasons.

Details are available in the DWR news release below.  Public meetings to discuss the possible changes start Sept. 4.

Fishing changes proposed for 2019 and 2020