The Utah State Legislature has saved Real Salt Lake.

Whooptie doo!

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If you’re a supporter of Southern Utah University, boy, should you be excited.

And if you’re not, spend a few minutes talking with Michael T. Benson or Ken Beazer. I can guarantee you’ll be excited then.

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Cedar City Police Officer Jason Thomas was nearly killed in the line of duty on Friday night.

I don't think life gets much more serious. Yet when you read some the comments posted on our newspaper's Web site, www.thespectrum.com, it's apparent some folks just don't get it.

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Thank you, Gov. Huntsman.

Your proposed budget, unveiled Tuesday, made me smile.

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My daughter, Taidyn, went trick-or-treating for the first time last night.

Dressed as a ladybug (my wife, Cass, and a friend made the cute costume from scratch!), Taidyn collected a variety of chocolate bars, suckers and other candy from the 25 or so homes we visited.

Her friends from daycare made out like bandits, too. They got Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Snickers, Whoppers and Tootsie Rolls, John Martineau business cards and LaVar Christensen bumper stickers.

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I went skiing for the first time about 10 years ago.

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I've lived in Cedar City for 15 months now and I'm about to say something I have never said until now: I'm proud of the Iron County Commission.

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A few months ago, Goodboro partner Danny Mason stopped by the office and introduced the Heritage development to me.

I could hear the excitement in Mason's voice as he talked for more than an hour about the nearly 400-acre project south of Highway 56. It would be the first of its kind in Utah.

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The employees of Iron County received good news this week: Most of them will be getting a pay increase.

That good news, however, should have come seven months ago.

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