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More Clinton emails released. Obama to play nature survivalist. Utah County finds an elections compromise.
Happy Tuesday. President Barack Obama is filming an episode of "Running Wild" with adventurer Bear Grylls, today in Alaska, though both the White House and Grylls has confirmed the commander in chief won't be eating any bugs, drinking his own urine to survive or any of the other uncomfortable things Grylls does regularly. Instead they will take an "interesting" hike and talk climate change. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/09/01/meet-bug-eating-urine-drinking-tv-outdoorsman-bear-grylls-obamas-unlikely-hiking-buddy/" target="_blank">WaPost] [http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/08/31/president-obama-appear-running-wild-bear-grylls/71454516/" target="_blank">USAToday] [http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/31/politics/obama-bear-grylls-running-wild-survival-show/" target="_blank">CNN]
Topping the news: Utah County and five cities reached a compromise that will avoid asking voters to cast two different ballots in the Nov. 3 election, thanks to mediation from Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox. The five Utah County cities may still to vote by mail, and Prop 1 will appear on a unified ballot with city candidates. However, the county, instead of the cities, will print, mail and count the ballots. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2896914-155/whew-utah-county-residents-wont-have" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865635772/Utah-County-residents-in-vote-by-mail-cities-wont-need-to-cast-ballots-twice.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> A report shows that Utah's abortion rate in 2014 was the lowest ever recorded, continuing a downward trend that has been occurring for several years. [http://www.sltrib.com/home/2897031-155/2014-abortion-rate-lowest-ever-recorded" target="_blank">APviaTrib]
-> Among the 7,000 emails released from Hillary Clinton's personal email server were some not-so-serious messages, revealing a more personal and quirky side to the Democratic presidential hopeful. [http://time.com/4018170/hillary-clinton-email-fun/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Fmostemailed+%28TIME%3A+Most+Emailed+Story+of+the+Day%29" target="_blank">TIME] [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/clintonemail-batch4-213164" target="_blank">Politico]
Tweets of the day: From http://twitter.com/LizMair" target="_blank">@LizMair: "Tell you what, next GOP administration, I'm sending stupid fake emails to staffers just in the hopes that some day the trove goes public."
From http://twitter.com/jbarro" target="_blank">@jbarro: "Lanny Davis should offer at a charity auction that if you bid on him he will write you a 1,000-word sycophantic email seeking a favor."
From http://twitter.com/rexhuppke" target="_blank">@rexhuppke: "Pretty cool that Donald Trump could become our first Internet-Troll-American president."
From http://twitter.com/JSwiftTWS" target="_blank">@JSwiftTWS: "Sid Blumenthal's email address SBWHOEOP is a sad story. It reads Sidney Blumenthal, White House, Executive Office of the President."
In other news: Utah is the only state to track and attempt to limit SWAT-style police tactics, due to a raid gone awry in 2012. Thanks to the recollection of that incident, some say the raids are too violent. [http://kutv.com/news/local/are-utah-police-raids-too-violent">KUTV] [http://www.npr.org/2015/08/31/435599585/why-only-utah-is-trying-to-track-and-limit-swat-style-tactics" target="_blank">NPR]
-> Some lawmakers say the state's 5 percent rise in prescription medication overdoses in 2014 warrant the declaration of a state "medical emergency." [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2896383-155/lawmaker-rise-in-utah-prescription-overdose" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/group-bringing-awerness-to-utahs-overdose-epidemic/18000/l8ZAEgoGGECvI39MLCsj2A" target="_blank">ABC4] [http://fox13now.com/2015/08/31/rally-aims-to-raise-awareness-of-opiate-overdoses/" target="_blank">Fox13] [http://kutv.com/news/local/families-devastated-by-overdoses-rally-to-highlight-utah-health-crisis">KUTV]
-> In the past two years, the number of Utah youths who use e-cigarettes has nearly doubled. Utah Department of Health officials warn that tobacco and nicotine in e-cigarettes lead to addiction. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2896924-155/state-report-e-cigarette-use-doubles-among" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/utah-teen-e-cigarette-use-skyrocketing/13249/HI9iJ5qwtECn09llQXNzTQ" target="_blank">ABC4] [http://fox13now.com/2015/08/31/study-finds-e-cigarette-use-among-utah-teens-is-on-the-rise/" target="_blank">Fox13] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865635787/E-cigs-surpass-cigarettes-in-popularity-among-Utah-teens.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://kuer.org/post/udoh-teen-e-cigarette-use-doubles-2-years" target="_blank">KUER]
-> Utah medical student and filmmaker Spencer Merrick has created a film "Donut Hole," which explores the experiences of an estimated 65,000 Utah adults who can't afford health insurance but don't qualify for Medicaid. [http://kuer.org/post/utah-med-student-makes-film-about-life-coverage-gap#stream/0" target="_blank">KUER]
-> John W. Huber was formally installed Monday as the state's top federal prosecutor. He was sworn into office in June. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2895244-155/new-us-attorney-for-utah-formally" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865635750/New-US-Attorney-for-Utah-John-Huber-takes-oath-of-office.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Wallsburg, a town of about 300 people, received national attention after its residents skipped the 2013 election, but with two candidates running for mayor and new candidates up to fill council seats, this year's election is unusually exciting. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2870856-155/the-hamlet-of-wallsburg-hasnt-forgotten?fullpage=1" target="_blank">Trib]
-> SAGE scores reveal Utah students have improved, especially in mathematics. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2887876-155/sage-scores-improve-throughout-utah-with" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865635719/Students-see-great-growth-in-second-year-of-SAGE-assessment.html" target="_blank">DNews] [http://fox13now.com/2015/08/31/study-most-utah-students-not-on-track-to-be-college-ready/" target="_blank">Fox13] Here are the schools ranking at the top and bottom in different subjects. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2887656-155/sage-scores-top-and-bottom-schools" target="_blank">Trib] [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765679734/Utahs-top-25-schools-in-each-subject-based-on-SAGE-results.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> State Rep. Jack Draxler is working on a plan to address the Native American educational achievement gap. [http://kuer.org/post/native-american-education-can-utah-close-gap#stream/0" target="_blank">KUER]
-> Sensory impaired students in the Salt Lake area will have a new place to attend school in August of 2016, thanks to an announcement earlier this week of a new building for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865635759/Utah-Schools-for-the-Deaf-and-Blind-to-build-new-campus.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Utah's coal production has dropped by 25 percent in a decade, and many are wondering whether the fuel still has a place in the state. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865635777/Does-coal-have-a-future-in-Utah-Should-it.html" target="_blank">DNews] Those who oppose its use say it has already done enough damage to the health of those who live here. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865635778/Opponents-of-coal-production-say-there-is-a-better-way.html" target="_blank">DNews]
-> Here's part three of Pat Bagley six-part series of the story of Joe Hill. [http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2896993-155/bagley-cartoon-joe-hill-his" target="_blank">Trib]
-> Paul Rolly remembers a lightning strike that propelled the late Fred Ball from failure in the field of sports journalism to success in the world of business. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/2879791-155/rolly-after-a-lightning-strike-changed" target="_blank">Trib]
-> A new poll confirms what BYU reported last week, that Utahns don't want Donald Trump to be president but would favor him over Hillary Clinton. [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/6850-" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]
-> Derek Kitchens talks about his race for Salt Lake City Council. [http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/6851-" target="_blank">UtahPolicy]
Nationally: GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump appears to have some competition after a survey of likely Republican Iowa caucusgoers at Monmouth University showed Ben Carson tied for the lead at 23 percent. [http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/08/31/ben-carson-ties-donald-trump-in-iowa-poll/">NYTimes]
-> Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says GOP candidates are ignoring facts as they try to push the argument that President Barack Obama has weakened the military, especially the Navy. He said the military branch has grown and is on track to stabilize at the exact number of ships needed to accomplish every mission they have. [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/navy-secretary-ray-mabus-gop-presidential-candidates-213198" target="_blank">Politico]
-> Arizona Congressman Matt Salmon has come under fire for telling an audience of second and third-grade students about nuclear weapons and suicide bombers. [http://www.kpho.com/story/29919102/matt-salmon-facing-parents-anger-over-civics-presentation-to-young-kids" target="_blank">KPHO] He met with parents yesterday to apologize for the incident. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/08/31/a-congressman-scares-children-with-talk-of-nuclear-weapons-and-suicide-bombers/">WaPost]
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