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Gary’s big day
Today is a banner day for former Gov. Gary Herbert.
Reader Don Savage, a longtime friend of Herbert, tells “The Rundown” Herbert will receive two honorary degrees today from two different universities, a feat that may be a first.
This morning, Herbert speaks at commencement ceremonies for Dixie State University in St. George. Then later, he’ll be honored at Utah Valley University’s graduation.
While not in any way definitive, a cursory search did not turn up any other instances of one person being awarded multiple honorary degrees from different institutions on the same day.
Should Utah ratify the ERA? State senator, conservative leader debate as bill stalls
Would the federal amendment boost the status of Utah women? Or overturn laws that protect and benefit them?
(Rick Egan | Tribune file photos) Sen. Kathleen Riebe, D-Cottonwood Heights, left, and Gayle Ruzicka, leader of the Utah Eagle Forum, participated in a virtual debate Feb. 17, 2021, about whether Utah should ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
| Feb. 18, 2021, 10:01 p.m.
The Equal Rights Amendment would change women’s lives, agree Kathleen Riebe, a Utah state senator, and Gayle Ruzicka, president of the conservative Utah Eagle Forum. They just disagree about what those changes would be.