Utah

Utah is a state rich in history. Settled in July of 1847 by Brigham Young and the Mormon Pioneers, the original name bestowed upon the state was “Deseret,” meaning honeybee. The name was later changed to Utah, which means “in the tops of the mountains.”

Before being settled, Utah was a very desolate desert region, but was predicted to one day “blossom as the rose,” which it has lived up to unequivocally. The population in Utah presently stands at around 2.7 million. Utah boasts many outdoor wonders such as the Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks.

Unique to Utah is its outdoor splendorous “purple mountain majesty,” attracting like a magnate large crowds of skiers, hunters, and ATVers. Utah valley is consistently rated as one of the most livable and family-friendly places in the nation. The Utah Valley Marathon showcases the niceties of life (such as the Provo River Blue Ribbon trout fishery) that natives of “Happy Valley” have come to cherish deeply.

Bloggers speaking about Utah point out some of its peculiarities, such as lds food storage, and its great getaway resorts.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Utah”

• Martin rushes for 4 TDs, Boise now 11-0 (AP)

  
  Sports & recreation - sports-rec.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  Doug Martin ran for 121 yards and four touchdowns and No. 6 Boise State remained unbeaten and in BCS contention with a 52-21 victory over Utah State on Friday night. Jeremy Avery added 116 yards rushing and two touchdowns for the Broncos (11-0, 6-0 Western Athletic Conference), who gained 243 yards and scored four TDs ...
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• Utah State University Football

  
  J Breaking News — Authority: 134
  Utah State University Football is sought by lots of people today! The Boise State University and the rest of schools traveling squad ride on a bus, along with a caravan of Bronco fans to Logan, Utah, to face the Utah State Aggies. The No. 6 Broncos (10-0, 5-0 Western Athletic Conference) lead the ...
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• No ones stuffing gay rights down Utahs throat

  
  The Reaction — Authority: 591
  By Michael J.W. Stickings Utah State Sen. Chris Buttars -- a Republican, of course -- claims to support gay rights. He may even support gay rights legislation. But the struggle for gay rights in Utah is still at an early stage. Forget same-sex marriage or adoption, or anything that like that. Utah is not ...
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• What to look for this weekend in College Football

  
  FryingPan Sports — Authority: 121
  #6 Bosie St. @ Utah St. Friday night This is not a game. It is a celebration of a 11-0 season for BS. Watch for #1 Florida and #2 Alabama to get fat on cupcakes. The leaders in the BcS play Florida International and Chattanooga respectively. Come on, you can’t schedule out of league teams tougher than ...
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• Spectacular Meteor Lights Up the Utah Skies [Space]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 898
  If you were hanging out outside in Utah on Wednesday night, chances are good that you witnessed a pretty rare astronomic event: a friggin huge meteor that lit up the entire sky. Clark Planetarium...
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• Utah Firearms Freedom Act

  
  Black Bear Blog — Authority: 506
  The Utah Firearms Freedom Act has been pre-filed with, and has passed, an interim committee of the Utah Legislature. Until it gets an official bill number on December 1st, it is known as File # 0032. Because the bill has been adopted as a committee bill of a joint House/Senate interim committee, it will come to both ...
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• Human Immunology Registry – A Research Milestone

  
  Your Story — Authority: 509
  SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RemedyMD (www.RemedyMD.com), the leading provider of disease registry software, today announced the first nationwide human immunology registry for
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• Boise State v Utah State live stream sopcast TV Link||Live College Football

  
  Dapx - Published news — Authority: 178
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• First Stage of Wind Corridor Gives Renewable Power to California

  
  Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online Real Estate — Authority: 143
  First Wind, an independent wind power company, recently announced the completion of the first stage of the Milford Wind Corridor. The 203.5 megawatt (MW) wind project consists of 97 wind turbine towers that stand 262 feet tall over 40 square miles. They will be able to power 45,000 homes, making the wind project the ...
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• "I meet with the gays here and there. They were in my house two weeks ago. I don’t mind gays. But I..."

  
  Bout of Context — Authority: 428
  “I meet with the gays here and there. They were in my house two weeks ago. I don’t mind gays....
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• Standard-Examiner Editorial: Time to Stop Double Dipping

  
  Weber County Forum — Authority: 431
  Note to our "fiscally conservative" state legislature: Are you listening? We dont want the day to completely slip away, without shining the spotlight on a fine lead editorial appearing in this mornings Standard-Examiner . In a most craftsman-like fashion, editorial page editor Doug Gibson draws a bead on a ...
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• Utah portrait photography – modeling

  
  justinhackworth.com Utah Wedding Photography — Authority: 117
  She wants to model. So, you call a make-up artist and a photographer and you put a portfolio together. Not bad for her first photo-shoot. And it’s a lot easier to look slick when you’ve got Amelia doing hair and make-up. Thanks, all. This was a lot of fun. ….. Justin Hackworth photographs beautiful people ...
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• Served: A Drinking Game Gets Got By Brewer And Boozer

  
  Hooped Up — Authority: 515
  When a guy with the last name Brewer gets an assist from a guy named Boozer and they both play in the dry state of Utah. It’s, a) Ironic and b) The base for the greatest basketball related beer drinking game ever. Am I right or am I right?
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• Utah Bridal Portraits – Provo

  
  justinhackworth.com Utah Wedding Photography — Authority: 117
  Thalia, photographed for her bridal portraits at the Springville Museum in Springville, Utah. Side note: This girl has a voice that will melt you. ….. Justin Hackworth photographs happy people and beautiful events and wants to photograph you.
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• Utah headshots – Brett

  
  justinhackworth.com Utah Wedding Photography — Authority: 117
  I’ve know Brett since we were in Mrs McCullochs class, way back in the third grade. He’s one of the funniest people I know and I steal his jokes on a regular basis, then pass them off as my own. For example, once he sent me a slogan for the city of Orem that went like this: We’re just like Provo, only Norther! ...
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• OneUtah Blogger Among Al Quaida Sympathizers, Fifth Column

  
  One Utah — Authority: 536
  Its true!  One of our regulars here at OneUtah provided free legal services to the prisoners in Guantanamo.  See if you can guess who.Apparently AG Eric Holder’s firm also represented these terrorists, and that pretty much proves that Obama IS effectively, Al Quaida.Here’s proof.Visit msnbc.com for Breaking ...
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• The Fundamentals

  
  BallerBlogger.com — Authority: 583
  Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports :  “After months of growing discord and mistrust between the Houston Rockets and their once-franchise player, Tracy McGrady and coach Rick Adelman engaged in an emotional and sometimes loud closed-door confrontation about the star’s uncertain status on Wednesday night, sources ...
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• Gun proposal would defy feds(UT)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 171
  The federal government has no right to regulate guns made, sold and used within Utah, state lawmakers at a committee hearing decided Wednesday. The Legislatures Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee advanced a bill that its sponsor, Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, calls the "Firearms Freedom ...
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