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NEWS BREAK Deadly shooting at Nashville school leaves suspect dead Police in Nashville are still digging into the background and motivations of a former student who entered the Covenant Elementary School armed with ARstyle weapons and detailed maps and opened fire on Monday, March 27. Three children and three adults were killed. The alleged shooter, who was identified by police as 28-year-old Nashville resident Audrey Elizabeth Hale, was killed by officers.
Romney joins to overturn student loan forgiveness TUNDRA SWANS FLY over Farmington Bay as they migrate to Alaska. About 75 percent of the tundra population can be seen at the Eccles Wildlife Education Center. Photo by Michael Christensen
Thousands of migrating swans make a stop at Farmington Bay
By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com FARMINGTON—During the month of March, a few thousand tundra swans migrate to Alaska and on their way they stop at Farmington Bay. “They come from California and stop here to rest and refuel before making their way to Alaska,” said Hayley Pace, program specialist, Eccles Wildlife Education Center. “Tundra swans stay on the water. They’re only on land when they’re breeding. They come here to sit on the ice and water to stay off land.” The tundra swans migrate through March and come back through in the late fall, Pace said. “We see about 75 percent of the tundra population here – which is about 75,000 birds.”
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (RUT) joined 36 of his Republican colleagues, led by Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden’s student loan cancellation scheme. The CRA would also end the pause on student loan payments, which costs taxpayers $5 billion a month and has been extended six times under the Biden Administration.
Gwyneth Paltrow accuser testifies in ski trial The Utah civil trial involving actress Gwyneth Paltrow and a man who is accusing her of wrongdoing in relation to a 2016 ski collision resumed Monday for its second week of proceedings. Terry Sanderson, the retired optometrist who is suing Paltrow, testified on Monday that he “was skiing easy” and “paying attention” prior to the collision with Paltrow, which happened at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. BIRD-WATCHERS TRY THEIR hand at finding birds in the wilds of Farmington Bay on Swan Day.
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Please see SWANS: pg. 5
Grace isn’t something you can buy – it’s a gift By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com
HOPEBOX THEATRE founder Jan Williams with Davis Chamber President and CEO Angie Osguthorpe at a Women and Business luncheon at Roosters in Layton. Williams shared her story about battling cancer four times.
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KAYSVILLE—Everyone needs to give themselves and others a little grace. Courage is grace under pressure. It takes a lot of courage to have it. That’s how Jan Williams looks at life having gone through four bouts with cancer. Williams is the founder of the Hopebox Theatre that helps those battling cancer. She shared her story at the Davis Chamber Women in Business luncheon recently at Roosters with the theme of “Grit & Grace.” “You have to give grace to yourself or you can’t give it to others,” said Williams. “I wear my heart and soul on my sleeve. You have to be vulnerable.” Grace is a verb, she said. “You’ve got to get past the
assumptions and judgments or appearance and not do that first. Your story isn’t just what you see. It’s not where you work, what your business is or your family.” Williams was the second child of six siblings. “I would say, ‘hey I’m over here.’ I had to earn my place. I found I liked to sing and dance. I didn’t have any training but my family said ‘that’s great, you should keep doing it.’” She met her future husband in the seventh grade. “I was running for student body officer and so was he,” Williams said. “I lost and coming home after I thought ‘how can the biggest nerd win?’ I didn’t know he’d become so hot.” While attending Weber State University, Williams was part of the WSU singers. Please see GRACE: pg. 6
Skeletal remains found in Lake Mead identified Human remains discovered in Lake Mead in October have been identified as a 39-year-old man who is believed to have drowned in the reservoir nearly five decades ago, officials announced Tuesday. Medical examiners determined the remains belong to Donald Smith, a Las Vegas resident who reportedly drowned in April 1974, the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner said in a release.
Tornado creates path of destruction in Mississippi A tornado ripped through large sections of rural Mississippi on Friday of last week, causing significant structural damage to a number of small towns in its path. Rolling Fork, MS has been identified as the epicenter of the event, and by some estimates saw over 30% of its buildings, including homes, destroyed by high winds. There are no reliable figures yet reported about injuries, though unconfirmed reports suggest that there have been a number of deaths as a result.