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12-11-2019 Ethics And AI: Are We Ready For The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence?

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Ethics And AI: Are We Ready For The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence?

12-10-2019 Fraud in Higher Education

  This year's education scandal saw parents shelling out megabucks to gain college admittance for their children. Federal prosecutors have charged more than 50 people with participating in a scheme to get their children into colleges by cheating on entrance exams or bribing athletic coaches. They paid William Singer, a college-prep professional, more than $25 million to bribe coaches and university administrators and to change test scores on college admittance exams such as the SAT and ACT.

12-9-2019 America’s Workers Need Better Jobs

There are plenty of news commentators who say America’s workers are doing just fine. They see low consumer prices, low unemployment, and a booming stock market as signs that all is well. But out in the real world, things are more worrying. Millions of Americans are barely subsisting on retail work in shopping malls and restaurants. And the kinds of jobs available to them are now declining in quality.

 

DWR stocks over 10 million fish throughout Utah in 2019 to increase fishing opportunities

Dec. 10, 2019

 

DWR stocks over 10 million fish throughout Utah in 2019 to increase fishing opportunities

 

SALT LAKE CITY — In an effort to enhance fishing throughout the state, as well as boost native fish populations, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources stocks a variety of fish species throughout Utah each year. In 2019, the division stocked more than 10 million fish into 603 local waterbodies, a total of more than 1.1 million pounds of fish.

 

Morality of Free Markets

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019

Morality of Free Markets

12-9-2019 Teaching your kids contentment

The holidays are here, and for many parents, it’s all about managing their kids’ expectations. They think they need to give their kids the biggest presents, the most presents, and the coolest presents. But trust me: Little Sally won’t be scarred for life if she doesn’t get a pony.

12-8-2019 Historically Speaking by Dr. James Finck

As surprising as this may sound, presidents behaving badly is not new. President Trump is just the latest. Politicians have been skirting the law since the creation of politicians. This in no way condones bad behavior, yet if every conversation of every president was investigated, I believe we would be shocked at what we learned. 

12-7-2019 Utah’s swan hunt closes early after harvest limit for trumpeter swans met

SALT LAKE CITY — The swan hunting season was closed in Utah two days early after the federal quota of 20 trumpeter swans was met on Dec. 6. 

 

Starting tomorrow — Saturday, December 7 — hunters are prohibited from killing any swan in Utah.

 

The 2019 swan hunting season opened on Oct. 5 and was scheduled to run until Dec. 8, but was closed after the 20th trumpeter swan was harvested. Previously, the limit for trumpeter swan harvest in Utah was set at 10 swans, but that number was increased to 20 this year. 

 

12-6-2019 Enjoy birdwatching? Help biologists gather information during annual bird count

VERNAL — If you've ever watched birds, you know how unique and interesting they can be. Whether you’ve just started birdwatching or you are an advanced “birder,” consider heading outdoors to help gather important data about birds during the 120th Audubon Christmas Bird Count.

12-5-2019 Utah Wildlife Board approves new mule deer management plan, amendments to hunt drawing process

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Wildlife Board approved a new five-year statewide mule deer management plan, along with some other amendments to the hunt drawing process during a public meeting held Thursday.

 

Mule deer management plan

 

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