State and National

Colleagues,

The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) has a number of announcements for November (yes, I realize I am a day early):

First, we are pleased to announce the release of three new resources:

Pheasants released in new areas

More than 10,000 pheasants will be released in Utah

If you head afield for pheasants this fall, you’ll likely find fewer wild birds. The number of pheasants released by the Division of Wildlife Resources hasn’t taken a dip, though: more than 10,000 birds will be released. The 61 pheasant-release sites include a new site near Heber City and six new sites near Utah Lake.

Utah’s 2018 general pheasant hunt runs Nov. 3 – Dec. 2 on both private and public land.

New release sites

Oct 30, 2018

Good morning from Washington, where we are still grieving over the horrible shooting this weekend. Joel Griffith joins the podcast to share his thoughts as a young Jewish conservative, and Jarrett Stepman looks at the history of Jews in the U.S. And Fred Lucas reports that President Trump will visit Pittsburgh today. Plus: Troy Worden on the outcome of a push to take Clarence Thomas’ name off a college building, and Kelsey Harkness on how one mom’s actions averted another terrible shooting.

4 Ways Family Businesses Can Thrive Through Multiple Generations

While public corporations attract more media attention, family businesses also make a major impact on the U.S. and world economies.

Family firms comprise more than half of all U.S. companies and generate at least 50 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product, according to the Harvard Business School. And two-thirds of businesses around the world are family-owned, The Family Firm Institute reports.

Fifty-six schools will create ornaments to accompany the National Christmas Tree in Washington D.C.

Fifty-six schools will create ornaments to accompany the National Christmas Tree in Washington D.C.

As Cybersecurity month comes to a close, it’s time to think, when was the last time you reviewed the passwords to your bank or credit card accounts, email or social media accounts? A year ago? Five years ago? Does it matter? Honestly - yes, but there is also such a thing as changing them too often.

The Better Business Bureau released it's updated tips on cybersecurity and passwords. Please view the attached document to see the complete list.

If you have any questions, feel free to let me know!

Thank you,

ROAM

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