State and National

Governor Gary R. Herbert's Schedule

January 20, 2020 - January 24, 2020 

**The Governor’s schedule is subject to frequent change**

Monday, January 20

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 

No Public Events

Tuesday, January 21

3:00 p.m.   Meet with Utah League of Cities and Towns

Location:   Governor’s Office  

Wednesday, January 22

9:30 a.m.   Meet with Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall

Eight Things Leaders Can Do to Cut Out "Noise" at Work
(and Why We Must)
Information overload and endless digital disruptions are crippling your employees
and harming your business. Joe McCormack shares strategies to help employees
manage the "noise" so they can stay focused and give you their best.

Sen. Lee Statement on Passage of USMCA

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee issued the following statement Thursday after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA):

A coming-of-age story about a journey into alternate universes

Patricia York makes a publishing debut with ‘Sabrina So Far’

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Nuclear hubris

by Robert C. Koehler

1009 words

One thing that becomes clear to me when I wander into the world, and the minds, of geopolitical professionals — government people — is how limited and linear their thinking seems to be.

When I do so, an internal distress signal starts beeping and won’t stop, especially when the issue under discussion is war and mass destruction, i.e., suicide by nukes, which has a freshly intense relevance these days as Team Trump plays war with Iran.

Researchers Find that Cookies Increase Ad Revenue for Online Publishers

Key Takeaways:

• Behavioral targeting of personalized advertising (cookies) doubles online ad prices.
• Most American consumers choose not to opt-out of targeted online advertising.

Animal welfare attorney joins Utah Humane Society team

Humane Society of Utah’s new advocacy director helps build a coalition to address Utah’s animal welfare issues

Dear Editor: 

Please consider this commentary on Trump's latest initiative to slash our environmental protection laws. For PeaceVoice, thank you.

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Sowing division, reaping lives

by Leslie D. Gregory and Tom H. Hastings

630 words