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Two new Utah hunting laws now in effect BY CONNOR RICHARDS
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Two new hunting laws approved by the Utah State Legislature in this year’s general session took effect on Thursday. The first, House Bill 295, “restricts the baiting of big game animals (like deer and elk) when hunting in Utah,” according to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. “In a nutshell, baiting big game is illegal if your intentions are to lure an animal to an area to hunt or harvest it,” DWR Law Enforcement Captain Wyatt
Bubak said on Wednesday in a press release. “Baiting wildlife can artificially distribute animals on the landscape, which can potentially result in habitat damage and increased disease transmission. There are also concerns related to the ‘fair chase’ of baiting animals when hunting.” Bubak noted that conservation officers “will be enforcing this law during this fall’s big game hunting seasons.” Hunters can still use bait during the summer months while they are scouting an area
Local students graduate from the U of U SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah congratulates the incredibly resilient 8,442 graduates who make up the Class of 2021 during a virtual commencement ceremony on May 6, 2021. Local students who graduated from the U include: Mary Jenkin of Manti whose degree is listed as: Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts Major: Art BFA Hunter Atkinson of Mount Pleasant whose degree is listed as: Degree: Bachelor of Social Work Major: Social Work BSW Scott Hacking of Ephraim whose degree is listed as: Degree: Master of Science Major: Information Systems MS Jordan Anderson of Ephraim whose degree is listed as: Degree: Bachelor of Science Major: Psychology BS Sarah Clark of Mount Pleasant whose degree is listed as: Degree: Master of Science Major: Finance MS Diana Montano of Moroni whose degree is listed as: Degree: Bachelor of Arts Major: English Tchg BA Warner Nielsen of Ephraim whose degree is listed as: Degree: Master of Software Development Major: Software Development MSD
that they plan to hunt in the fall, but “they must remove the bait before the hunt — with enough advance time that the animal isn’t still being lured to that area,” according to the DWR. “This is probably one of those bills that you’ve heard nothing about, that you haven’t received any emails about,” Rep. Casey Snider, R-Paradise, the sponsor of H.B. 295, told his fellow lawmakers in February, noting that the bill only makes “slight changes” to Utah’s baiting law.
Two new hunting laws approved by the Utah State Legislature in this year’s general session took effect on Thursday. COURTESY UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES
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Defenders of faith LDS apostles, leaders join others to speak out for religious liberties BY GENELLE PUGMIRE
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In the past two weeks, apostles and leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have spoken out at various worldwide summits on the need for religious freedom. Elder Quentin L. Cook, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, represented The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the inaugural Religious Freedom Summit at the University of Notre Dame on Monday. His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York since 2009, delivered the keynote at the summit. Three others then spoke: Cook; Dr. Jacqueline Rivers, a Pentecostal and the director of the Seymour Institute for Black Church and Policy Studies; and Rabbi Meir Soloveichik of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York. Cook said that too often today the good of religion is overlooked or viewed negatively. Borrowing a phrase from one Jewish leader, he lamented how many today are “tone deaf to the music of faith.” Thus, the apostle spoke about two of the blessings that flow from the religious impulse: accountability and good works, according to a church statement. “Accountability to God for our relationships with each other is a powerful force for good and strongly supports democracy,” Cook said. “Being accountable sustains and blesses the values that are most important for societal unity.” Cook noted how religion has moved religious people, such as William Wilberforce (Great Britain) and the Quakers (early America) to abolish slavery. He also
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Elder Quentin L. Cook and his wife, Mary, speak with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, right, and the Rev. Eugene F. Rivers, left. Elder Cook, Cardinal Dolan and Dr. Jacqueline Rivers spoke at a religious freedom summit at the University of Notre Dame on June 28. world. We must not only protect our ability to profess our own religion, but also protect the right of each religion to administer its own doctrines and laws.” He challenged summit attendees to “tack against the prevailing winds of disbelief and division. You will know best how to accomplish this and stand as a beacon of belief and unity in a world that often devalues both.” Elder Quentin L. Cook and his wife, Mary, stand outside the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame on June 28. pointed to the animating force of faith in people such as Martin Luther King Jr., who promoted civil rights in the United States in the 1960s, according to church information. Cook said some people claim that upholding the principles embedded in the U.S. Constitution, such as religious freedom, does not square with protecting the rights of minority groups. He pushed back, saying that support of the Constitution and advocacy for “strong, peaceful efforts to overcome racial and social injustice are not opposites. Eliminating racism at all levels needs to be accomplished. And,
historically, religious conviction has been one of the great forces in accomplishing that goal.” Helping the world better recognize the good that people of faith do must be a joint project, Cook added. “My plea today is that all religions work together to defend faith and religious freedom in a manner that protects people of diverse faith as well as those of no faith,” the apostle said. “Catholics, Evangelicals, Jews, Muslims, Latter-day Saints and (people of) other faiths must be part of a coalition of faiths that succor, act as a sanctuary and promulgate religious freedom across the
Holland and Eubank
Cook is not the only one speaking out on religious freedoms. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Sister Sharon Eubank, counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency and director of Latter-day Saint Charities, joined other leaders in a virtual meeting on the mental and emotional health of millions of people in refugee camps and the support they need in expressing religious faith. The 2021 AMAR Windsor Dialogue Conference was held June 21-23 in Windsor, England. The conference was hosted by Baroness Emma Nicholson, chairman of the AMAR Foundation,
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