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It evolved from air mail service in 1920 to a new international hub in 2020
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Utah State Historical Society
SALT LAKE CITY The area that is now the Salt Lake City International Airport is host to a lot of firsts in its history, a rich fabric of milestones that celebrate the 100th anniversary that is being commemorated this year and marked Monday by airport officials.
Salt Lake City was among the first in the country selected as a home for new airmail stations after the U.S. Postal Service in 1918 established an overnight mail service.
The inaugural flight took place on Sept. 8, 1920, departing from New Jersey that morning and, after a series of relays, the mail reached Salt Lake City by 5:03 p.m. that afternoon.
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The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah holds a monthly Newsmaker event to highlight important issues in Utah. With early intervention, childhood mental health issues can be addressed in a way that shapes the rest of a person’s life. Senior Research Associate Samantha Ball at the Gardner Institute says the report looks at services for children in Utah from age 0 to 8 years old. Supporting mental healthcare as young as possiible maximizes the difference that you can make in children s lives. It supports current future health, and it reduces the likelihood of a range of other life outcomes, including cost of future services and lost productivity. So, the report is organized with an overview of risk and then the regional programs, and it mentions some of the potential return on investment.
In our latest query to the Utah Policy Savant Panel, we asked the question:
Given the need for stimulus, and the state’s healthy debt balance, should the next legislature
approve a large bonding program for state infrastructure? If so, should part of the bond proceeds be used to expand public transit?
Natalie Gochnour, Director, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, University of Utah
The first economic stimulus priority for Utah should be federal stimulus to help those most severely impacted by the pandemic. I encourage the Utah congressional delegation to act with pace.
Utah state government leaders should also consider up to $2 billion in accelerated bonding for infrastructure. This investment can achieve a triple bottom line – job creation, positive social impact, and long-term capital improvements. Today’s extremely low interest rates and the wind-down over the next two years of major construction projects (Salt Lake City International Airport, Facebook data cente