Sundance Film Festival News

“Drop this suit and let us get back on base and we could go forward again”

A federal appeals court revived a portion of a lawsuit that claims a man was not rehired at a cabinet company because he quit a southern Utah polygamous sect. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Two new flights are being added out of Meadows Field, one between Los Angeles and Bakersfield, the other to and from Salt Lake City. via Bakersfield Californian

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“I'm feeling pretty confident of a good weekend at Miller”

Looking to build on what was an encouraging start to his rookie open-wheel racing season competing in the 2008 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear, Vancouver's Taylor Hacquard heads east to Salt Lake ... via Paddock Talk

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“Ms. Wall needs to specifically understand that her conduct may compromise Mr. Steed's ability to obtain a fair trial and that she may have to make some choices regarding her quest for publicity and her desire to have Mr. Steed prosecuted”

SALT LAKE CITY - A book and promotional tour by a woman who helped convict polygamist leader Warren Jeffs could taint the jury pool in a rape case against her cousin and former husband, the husband's attorney ... via KSTP-TV Minneapolis

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“Every day that passes is one day closer to home.”

A Montana man who is in a Utah hospital will see his twin daughters graduate from high school over a laptop computer. via Deseret Morning News

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“The sentiment has turned negative on multilevel marketers in general and USANA in particular”

Shares of USANA Health Sciences Inc. jumped Tuesday after its chief executive and largest shareholder offered to take the company private by buying up all other shares. via Deseret Morning News

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I read in disgust Mayor Ralph Becker's desire to increase fees in many areas of Salt Lake City - including raising parking fines from $100 to $105 and raising the cost of burying a loved one. via Deseret Morning News - Opinions

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Posted: Police say four people are dead in a murder-suicide in a Salt Lake City suburb. via KPVI-TV Pocatello

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Go behind the scenes at Robert Redford's Sundance Institute which plays host to eight Fellows, handpicked from a pool of more than 2,000 applicants, for the coveted 5-day Sundance Screenwriters Lab. via New Times

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“At least that (selection for Cannes) is one piece of good news for the industry, because we have had all the bad news the past five or six years”

Agence France-Presse A Cannes festival call-up for two independent films is raising hopes of a rebirth for the struggling Philippines movie industry, hit by rampant piracy, high taxes and foreign imports. via ABS-CBN News

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