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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of three Republican candidates vying to replace longtime Democratic Congressman Jim Matheson is dropping out of the race. Jennifer A. Johnson, the founder and manager of an investment company and a State Board of Education member, announced yesterday she was dropping out of the 4th Congressional District race. Johnson told The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News that the she decided it was not the right time for her to run.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Students at the University of Utah may soon be able to earn a minor in Mormon Studies for the first time. Director Bob Goldberg of the school's Tanner Humanities Center says discussions are underway with the dean's office to develop a 15-unit, secular course of study under the umbrella of religious studies. Goldberg says a class examining the Book of Mormon as literature was offered in the fall and was well-received by students. He's proposing adding classes in Mormon architecture, Mormonism in politics and Mormonism and Christian theology.
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Two attendees of Saturday's Spanish Fork festival of colors face charges after one was accused of throwing colored cornstarch on an officer and another was accused of selling drugs. The Utah County Sheriff's Office says 18-year-old Cory Sutterfield of Sandy threw dyed cornstarch on a sheriff's deputy in a crosswalk. Attendees at the Holi Festival of Colors throw colored corn starch in the air every hour at the festival, but law enforcement do not participate.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is backing one of the last U.S. ski resorts to prohibit snowboarding in a court battle over the ban. Attorneys for the Forest Service say in court arguments filed this week that the decision by the Alta ski area in Utah to promote a snowboarder-free experience to lure skiers is a rational finding that violates no constitutional rights. Four snowboarders filed the lawsuit in federal court in January.
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