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Just before the Utah-BYU football game Saturday, a couple walking down 400 South in front of the Rice-Eccles Stadium and wearing BYU colors got into a confrontation with what witnesses described as a "drunk Ute fan." The Ute fan then slugged the woman, who is pregnant, and knocked her down.
The assailant ran off. Medics examined the woman and determined she was OK to proceed into the stadium for the game.
University of Utah spokesperson Coralee Alder asks that anyone with any information on the attacker contact University Police.
I would suggest to "He-Man" that in order to preserve any ounce of your dignity, turn yourself in. If you don't, I hope the cops catch you anyway as I will continue checking with them. If you are caught and charged, and I get your name, you can be sure that I will make you famous.
Bad timing» Salt Lake City recently asked for bids from lobbyists to represent the city at the Utah Legislature. After going through the procurement process, city officials let all the bidders know just before the Nov. 4 election that they had chosen veteran lobbyist Dave Stewart.
It was said that the officials decided on Stewart because the city has had problems with the Legislature and it was believed that Stewart would be able to smooth those relationships because of his close personal relationship to House Speaker Greg Curtis.
Oops.
This explains all» I am repeating here what my colleague Robert Gehrke wrote in The Tribune's "Out of Context" blog last weekend, so it is redundant. But for those who might not read the blogs, it's too good to pass up.
Sen. Howard Stephenson and Rep. Greg Hughes, both R-Draper, were the hosts of the Republicans' weekly radio program on KTALK radio Saturday morning and were explaining that they ask callers a rudimentary civics question before allowing them on the air to "screen out the morons."
Stephenson gave an example of the types of questions asked: "Who is the second president of the United States?
Answered Hughes: "Thomas Jefferson."
"That's right," said Stephenson.
As Gehrke points out, Stephenson and Hughes are big critics of Utah's public education system.