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Miss Utah USA’s botched answer makes her a star

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:50:04 MDT

Miss Utah USA’s botched answer makes her a star

By Scott D. Pierce The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 17, 2013 10:50PM MDT

Marissa Powell didn’t win the title of Miss USA on Sunday, but she did make quite an impression en route to being named third runner-up. Not necessarily a good impression, but certainly one that is unforgettable. When asked what it says about society that women continue to earn less than men, the Salt Laker stumbled and bumbled her way through an answer that went viral on the Internet: “I think we can relate this back to education and how we are continuing to try to strive to figure out how to...

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Miss Utah USA, Marissa Powell, and the “um” that went viral

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:03:03 MDT

Miss Utah USA, Marissa Powell, and the “um” that went viral

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 17, 2013 02:03PM MDT

It was the “um” heard ‘round the world. Marissa Powell, Miss Utah USA, fumbled a question during last night’s Miss USA pageant - turning a question about women’s income inequality into a hamfisted plea to “create education better” - and the video of the moment has become an international viral sensation. The video was highlighted on Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, TMZ and Britain’s Daily Mail, to name just a few. The question, posed by celebrity judge NeNe Leakes (from “The Real Housewives of Atl...

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Tired of Powell mug

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:01:06 MDT

Tired of Powell mug

Updated Jun 15, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Re “Records: Cops had big doubts about Josh” (Tribune, June 11): At a risk of sounding insensitive, I no longer read articles about Susan and Josh Powell. However, I respect those who need to know every inconsequential detail about this unfortunate family. But does The Tribune need to accompany all such articles with a disturbingly morose portrait of Josh Powell? By now, doesn’t everyone in Utah know what this man looked like? Must we look at his face on the front page of the paper first thing ...

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Court records reveal cops’ suspicions about Josh Powell

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:32:20 MDT

Court records reveal cops’ suspicions about Josh Powell

By Brooke Adams The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 11, 2013 02:32PM MDT

One thing became clear after Josh Powell’s first conversation with police: He was a liar. The first fib came moments after Powell drove up to his West Valley City home in the early evening of Dec. 7, 2009. A detective walked up to Powell’s blue minivan and asked why he had not answered his cellphonecq earlier, as family, friends and police launched a frantic search for him, his wife, Susan Cox Powell, and their two sons. Powell, who rolled down the vehicle’s passenger-side window to speak with D...

Law would let judges take kids from murder suspects

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:55:44 MDT

Law would let judges take kids from murder suspects

By Brooke Adams The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 6, 2013 06:55AM MDT

With Susan Cox Powell and Uta von Schwedler in mind, a Utah lawmaker is pitching legislation that would allow a judge to decide whether it is in a child’s best interest to remain with a parent who is a suspect in the disappearance or murder of the other parent. After Powell’s disappearance in 2009 and von Schwedler’s suspicious death in 2011, their children remained with their fathers even after police began investigating what role, if any, the men played in the cases. Braden, 5, and Charlie Po...