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If you shovel it, they will come

Submitted by Max Calise on Tuesday, January 4th, 11:58 am

The following information is from the United State Postal Service:

If you shovel it, they will come. Utah Post Offices are asking customers to help keep letter carriers safe by shoveling a path to their mailbox as soon as possible after it snows.

"We want our carriers to return home to their families healthy each night," said USPS District Manager Ken McArthur. "Keeping a path clear to your mailbox will go a long way toward keeping our letter carriers safe and ensuring mail delivery each day."

Utah letter carriers, who each make an average of more than 600 deliveries daily, will continue to do their best to deliver the mail, according to McArthur, but when mailboxes and approaches to mailboxes are buried in snow and ice it can make it difficult for letter carriers to make deliveries safely. Unsafe conditions such as unshoveled snow, icy sidewalks, or large amounts of snow blocking mailboxes can delay or even prevent mail delivery.

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Event for Families of Fallen Soldiers

Submitted by Ryan Lesar on Tuesday, December 7th, 11:11 am

For a very special group of military families, this December 9 won't be any ordinary Thursday. Instead, more than 1,300 surviving children and spouses of fallen U.S. military personnel will embark on an all-expenses-paid journey to Dallas/Fort Worth. The holiday season can be very stressful for families who have lost a loved one - especially children of fallen military heroes - and together, American Airlines and Snowball Express, a non-profit established in 2006 to bring new memories to children of fallen military heroes, hope to bring a few days of joy to their lives.

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PARKS BOARD TO CONSIDER FEE CHANGES AT UPCOMING MEETING

Submitted by Ryan Lesar on Tuesday, December 7th, 11:08 am

Salt Lake City - The Board of Utah State Parks and Recreation will consider modest increases to day-use, camping and other fees at its next meeting scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 9 at the Department of Natural Resources at 1594 West North Temple in Salt Lake City. Public attendance is welcome and encouraged.

(Information provided by the Board of Utah State Parks and Recreation)

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Bennett's top aide hired by Coats

Submitted by Ryan Lesar on Tuesday, December 7th, 10:18 am

   SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah Sen. Bob Bennett's top aide has been hired by Indiana's newly elected U.S. senator.
   The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Mary Jane Collipriest will be the chief of staff for Republican Dan Coats. She will start her now job in January. She worked with Bennett during his 18 years in office, serving first as his press secretary and eventually his chief of staff.
   Bennett had been seeking a fourth term, but failed to advance to the Republican primary. He is being replaced by Republican Mike Lee.
   Coats also hired Indianapolis lawyer Mike McMains as his state director.
   Coats is returning to the Senate after holding the same seat for 10 years, ending in 1999.
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   Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com
   (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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TEAMING UP AGAINST THE FLU

Submitted by Ryan Lesar on Monday, December 6th, 11:56 am

SALT LAKE CITY—Walgreens, The Utah Retail Merchants Association and the University Neighborhood Partners have teamed up to give area families in need greater access to free flu shot services this year. Walgreens has donated 250 flu shot vouchers for eligible, uninsured adults, which will be distributed through the University Neighborhood Partners, a non-profit entity affiliated with the University of Utah. The vouchers can be redeemed at any Walgreens pharmacy.

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Utah State History and State Library Make it Easy to Picture the Past

Submitted by Ryan Lesar on Monday, December 6th, 11:51 am

Answers to your Utah history questions are just a click away, thanks to the combined efforts of Utah State History and State Library. At http://history.utah.gov/publications the public can search through 78 years of published history and archaeology produced by State History/Utah State Historical Society.

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Utah Filmmakers Seek the Public's Help to Reveal the Lethal Toll of Overwork

Submitted by Ryan Lesar on Monday, December 6th, 11:44 am

[Salt Lake City, Utah]- Staggering statistics regarding the ill-effects of overwork are confirmed by depressing scientific research: indeed, our work habits are killing us.

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