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Obama signs NDAA 2014, indefinite detention remains

The president called defense bill a "welcome step" toward closing Gitmo, but civil liberties issues abound

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Conventions Mark End of an Era in Utah Elections

Party delegates will no longer have power to choose candidates for all Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – Last Saturday’s Republican and Democratic Party State Conventions marked the end of an era in Utah elections. Thanks to the historic voter participation agreement forged by Count My Vote and Utah legislators, party delegates will no longer exclusively have power to choose candidates - all Utah voters will have a voice in Utah’s next candidate nomination process.

 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court means the federal government now has an open door to “detain as a threat to national security anyone viewed as a troublemaker,” critics of the high court’s ruling said.

The high court by its own order this week refused to review an appellate-level decision that says the president and U.S. military can arrest and indefinitely detain individuals.

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May 1, 2014  The Foundary Morning Bell

No Speech Can Fix This

President Obama has been on a foreign tour. How’s it going on the world stage?

Probably not so well when New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is accusing him of “whining” and “whiffing.”

Dowd’s eviscerating assessment of Obama’s foreign policy is timely.

Cain asked his infamous question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” He was telling the Lord that he didn’t have the responsibility to keep track of where his brother was at the time. Ironically Cain knew exactly where his brother was… he had recently killed him because he was jealous of the property that his brother had and he wanted control of it.

Hundreds traveled, some over a thousand miles, to hear U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell speak at the 5th Annual Sustainability Summit hosted at Weber State University on March 6 and 7.

For two days, workshops, demonstrations and student research were presented to highlight the unique challenges of living in the Rocky Mountains and possible solutions to problems such as air quality, land development and renewable energy.

Utah defended traditional marriage on April 10th.  Oklahoma scheduled its defense of traditional marriage in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (where Utah continued its defense) on April 17th.  The Utah Attorney General’s office believes that other states will continue their defense as well.  There is a widespread belief among legal scholars and officials who want to defend traditional marriage that this issue needs to and probably will end up before the U.S.

Historical Archaeology Presentation

Presentation by Christopher W. Merritt, Ph.D., RPA

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

               The United Citizen Task force met on April 10th for an impromptu meet the Candidates. They were able to hear from both Jeff Hadfield and Jeff Scott. Both are running for separate commissioner seats in Brigham City. They were also able to hear from Craig Bowden who is running for Congress. Hard questions were asked of all the candidates ranging from what role the government should have to what changes they would like to see made. The crowd was small but enthusiastic.