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November 18, 2022 | Vol. 3 Iss. 46
New state flag design announced, moves to legislature By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com SALT LAKE CITY—There’s been a lot of wrangling and heated debate over changing the state’s flag but after four years one design has landed at the top. The Utah State Flag Task Force voted on the final design Nov. 10. Now it will go to lawmakers during the 2023 Legislative Session to decide whether to adopt it or reject it. “This has been a major process,” said Rep. Steve Handy, R-Layton who ran the bill originally. “I hope it will move forward and we adopt it as a state.” In the More Than a Flag initiative, Utahns were invited to submit their ideas for possible designs. Last month they announced the top 20 and now it has been whittled down to one. The current flag is not going away, he said. “It’s the Governor’s civic flag and it will fly over state buildings. If you have a flag, fly it.” People ask “why change the flag?” said Handy. “They say ‘I like the current flag.’ I asked ‘do you fly it?’ They say ‘no I don’t.’’’ Handy said a few years ago he was approached about changing the flag. “They
What makes us dance? It really is all about that bass
THE FLAG DESIGN was selected from the top 20 after input from Utahns. Lawmakers will vote to accept or reject the design during the 2023 Legislative Session.
Graphic courtesy of More Than a Flag
were young guys who thought it was just there, it’s bad. I started to do some research to talk about it. I had no idea it would take four years.” Most of the push back is from older people, he said. “Utah is one of the youngest states. The rising generation does not
relate to the current flag. They have no respect or pride. We wanted to use an updated symbol to create synergy and pride in the state.” There’s no harm in it, Handy said. Please see FLAG: pg. 2
Veterans Day celebration honors the men and women who serve to keep America free
If you dance more when the bass hits, it could be because of your vestibular system. Sometimes, it really is all about that bass. A recent study in the journal Current Biology found that people danced 12% more when very low frequency bass was played. The study was done by scientists at the LIVElab at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, who wanted to see what musical ingredients make us want to dance.
Artemis 1: A visual tour of the most powerful rocket ever built Sitting in the commander’s seat of Orion is Commander Moonikin Campos, a suited mannequin that can collect data on what future human crews might experience on a lunar trip. The mannequin’s name, picked via a public contest, is a nod to Arturo Campos, a NASA electrical power subsystem manager who aided in Apollo 13’s safe return to Earth.
Rimac Nevera sets world speed record for electric production cars at 258 mph
By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL—It was a crisp, clear day last Friday as a large crowd gathered at the Bountiful Veterans Park to honor those who have served and are serving in the military. Veterans stood proudly when the military flag was raised for the branch they served in. “The Veterans Park was funded 100 percent by private donations,” said Ron Mortensen, PhD Vietnam Era Air Force. “We are still adding names and there will be 6,772 names total when those are added. There is no cost to the veterans to place their names.” Many of these veterans were drafted into service straight from high school into the military, he said. “They signed a blank check to America to serve possibly up to the end of their lives. They all did what they were asked to do. We thank them for all they have given us.” Veterans Day is a time to remember, thank and honor those who served or are serving
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Rimac Nevera has set a top speed record for production electric vehicles of 258 mph (412 kph). For those who enjoyed the opening sequence of “Top Gun: Maverick” this past summer, that is one-third the speed of sound, rolling on four Michelin Cup 2Rs. Nevera has entered production at Rimac’s Porsche-funded factory near Zagreb, Croatia, and the first customer cars have been delivered.
Four students in Moscow, Idaho, died from an edged weapon, police say
FORMER BOUNTIFUL MAYOR and WWII veteran George Fadel explains the meaning behind the Pledge of Allegiance at the Bountiful Veterans Park program on Nov. 11.
Please see VETERANS: pg. 2
Police in Moscow, Idaho, believe a knife or other edged weapon was used to kill four University of Idaho students this past weekend, providing an update about a homicide case they describe as "an isolated, targeted attack." Whoever is responsible for the deaths remain at large.
Photo by Roger V. Tuttle
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