An unabashed activist, the Rev. Tom Goldsmith battled for the climate, immigrants and LGBTQ individuals and against nukes and the LDS Church’s Main Street Plaza.
The Rev. Tom Goldsmith, longtime pastor at Salt Lake City's First Unitarian Church who became a minister of sorts to Utah's political left, is retiring.
Fines against immigrants seeking sanctuary in US to end
FOX 13
and last updated 2021-04-28 14:22:04-04
SALT LAKE CITY â A Trump-era policy that authorized U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to issue thousands of dollars in fines to immigrants who sought sanctuary in this country has now ended, according to an announcement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
âKnowing that we have won one more victory against the previous government makes us continue with the hope of having the future for which we are fighting. . . . Thank you Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Acting ICE Director Tae Johnson for making a compassionate decision on the side of justice,â said sanctuary leader Vicky Chavez, who has taken sanctuary at First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City.
Deming school board selects Vicki Chavez for Superintendent
Selection pending contract, salary talks
Headlight staff reports
DEMING – Longtime Deming educator Vicki Chavez was selected as Superintendent of Deming Public Schools on Monday, April 26, by the Deming Public Schools Board of Education. The board met on Saturday, April 24, 2021 to interview the finalists for the open Superintendent position. Two Advisory Committees, comprised of district staff and community members, also interviewed the finalists, and provided input to the board.
The board held another meeting on Monday, April 26, 2021 to review the Advisory Committee’s input and selected Chávez unanimously. Chávez will start in her new role on June 1, 2021, pending contract and salary negotiations.