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Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY Guns once again were a contentious issue on Capitol Hill during the Legislature’s 45-day session that ended March 5, and after several tries through the years, lawmakers succeeded in ending the permit requirement for carrying a concealed weapon in Utah.
HB60 lets any Utah resident who is 21 years or older and can legally possess a firearm to carry their weapon concealed without needing a permit. It received final legislative approval in early February, and Gov. Spencer Cox signed the bill Feb. 15.
During debate on the issue, bill sponsor Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St. George, was skeptical there could be reconciliation between the two sides.
Spy: Sorry Wellywood, the stars are all living it up down south
13 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Sam Neill and Rebecca Gibney take a break from filming at his Two Paddocks vineyard in Clyde.
Sam Neill and Rebecca Gibney take a break from filming at his Two Paddocks vineyard in Clyde.
International and local stars working on three major projects are having a ball in the picturesque Deep South.
Netflix movie The Royal Treatment is filming in Dunedin, TVNZ series One Lane Bridge is filming its second season in Queenstown and Rebecca Gibney s new TVNZ Acorn TV romantic drama, Under the Vines, is underway in Cromwell. Shooting for all three is set to continue until the end of April.
Posted: Mar 10, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 10
The e-commerce team at Kunstadt Sports has grown from two to around 15 people. We don t see that ever shrinking, says Monica Kunstadt. (Francis Ferland/CBC)
Small businesses had to find creative ways to adapt their business models to stay afloat during COVID-19, but many say the changes will be permanent.
For Ottawa sporting goods store Kunstadt Sports, the pandemic sped up its shift from brick- and-mortar to online sales. With new staffing in place, it has no plans to revert back.
Monica Kunstadt, financial controller at Kunstadt, says its e-commerce team grew from two to upwards of 15 people.
Spy: Local rugby drama Head High scores new stars
6 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Jordi Webber appears as Cruz Kingi in Three s local rugby drama Head High.
It s game on for award-winning series Head High as they head into production for a second series with some new faces joining the cast and some secondary characters from Season One taking on much bigger roles this time around.
Wentworth star Robbie Magasiva headlines the new additions to the Head High gang, joining the award-winning cast of Miriama McDowell, trans-Tasman star Craig Hall and acting sensation Jayden Daniels.
McDowell and Daniels won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor at last year s NZTV Awards, where McDowell, in her acceptance speech, made the point that this was the first time a Māori family had been the central characters in a prime-time drama series since the 1970s.
Most Becker County townships to hold elections March 9
Tuesday, March 9 is the day that most Becker County townships will hold their annual elections, though five of them Eagle View, Evergreen, Forest, Maple Grove and Round Lake will hold their elections on the first Tuesday in November, as part of the general election. Polling times are 5-8 p.m. unless otherwise specified, with most elections being held in their respective town halls.
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The Lake Eunice Town Hall will be one of 32 polling places open this Tuesday, March 9, for the annual Becker County township elections. Most polls will be open from 5 to 8 p.m., though some townships have chosen to extend voting hours slightly. (Tribune file photo)