Salt Lake Town For the most part Cloudy 42˚ Weather | Traffic By Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News SALT LAKE City — Rep. Jim Matheson,
Office 2007 Activation Key, D- Utah, joined by Utah gubernatorial candidate Peter Corroon, said Utah needs to remain vigilant and resist any efforts to store blended nuclear waste within its borders. The two spoke out Sunday at a press conference on the east steps of the Utah Capitol, where they stressed the need for aggressive policies to stop the waste from coming to Utah. "It is up to the state to stop it,
Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise," Matheson said. "We need a united effort. Peter Corroon as governor is going to be the voice to make sure this doesn't happen." Corroon, the Democratic challenger to Herbert, said the current governor was "asleep at the wheel" when it came to the shipment of depleted uranium that came to Energy?Solutions' Clive facility. Depleted uranium,
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