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George Pyle has been a newspaper writer in Kansas, Utah, Upstate New York, and now Utah again, for more than 30 years - most of it as an editorial writer and columnist. Now on his second tour of duty on The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board, he has also done a stretch as a talk radio host, published a book on the ongoing flaws of U.S.agricultural policy and, in 1998, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. His most active bookmarks are Andrew Sullivan, Christopher Hitchens and Tina Brown. And he still thinks the Internet can be used for intelligent conversation and uplifting ideas.

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Published on Jan 25, 2012 04:14PM

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In an editorial this morning calling for the Utah Legislature to pass a statewide version of the anti-discrimination ordinances that protect gay, lesbian and trangendered* people, we said there were 13 cities and counties in the state that had already passed similar laws and were suffering no known ill effects.

Make that 14.

- Harrisville becomes 14th Utah locale to ban anti-gay bias - Rosemary Winters, The Salt Lake Tribune

... On Tuesday, the Harrisville City Council unanimously passed anti-discrimination ordinances, making it the 14th Utah city or county to do so. More than a quarter of Utahns now live in places where it is illegal to discriminate in housing and employment based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Harrisville, north of Ogden, has a population of 5,567. ...

* Also, we are reliably informed that the word is "transgender," not "transgendered."

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