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Katharine Biele
A City Weekly contributor since 1992, Katharine Biele is the informed voice behind our Hits & Misses column. When not writing, you can catch her working to empower voters and defend democracy alongside the League of Women Voters.
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- News, Hits & Misses July 16, 2025
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Feds drop the charges against Utah doctor accused of destroying COVID supplies.
Hits & Misses
- Something's happening in both America and Utah, and it's all about the law.
- News, Hits & Misses July 9, 2025
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Utah ranks first for drought and second for toxic air pollutants.
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- Utah is such a winner—a pretty, great state and all that.
- News, Hits & Misses July 2, 2025
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Backers of Utah's "Initiative on Initiatives" face an uphill battle to bring power to the people.
Hits & Misses
- While the Utah Constitution gives citizens the right to make laws, that normally happens only when their representatives ignore them.
- News, Hits & Misses June 25, 2025
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Gun-loving Utah lawmakers have made a mess of "peacekeepers," protestors and innocent bystanders.
Hits & Misses
- "Peacekeeper"—it's such a comforting word. Don't we all want to be peacekeepers?
- News, Hits & Misses June 18, 2025
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Utah lawmakers expected to continue GOP attacks on voting during interim hearings.
Hits and Misses
- Hold on. The Legislature is in session—even if it's only interim.
- News, Hits & Misses June 11, 2025
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Phil Lyman tries another longshot lawsuit to challenge his election loss to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.
Hits & Misses
- The Utah electorate is probably tired of hearing Lyman try, try again but let's face it, the electorate doesn't always win.
- News, Hits & Misses June 4, 2025
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Utah pushes forward on plans to develop small nuclear reactors.
Hits & Misses
- In the age of postpubescent DOGE-bros, it makes total sense that Utah would want to put its nuclear future in the hands of a 25-year-old high school dropout.
- News, Hits & Misses May 28, 2025
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Utah lawmakers pitch berms and Band-aids as political will to save The Great Salt Lake evaporates.
Hits & Misses
- Patience is not a personal characteristic of Utah lawmakers. They are all about quick fixes and if that can't be done, blame someone else—or Mother Nature.
- News, Cover Story May 28, 2025
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Mike Lee and other pro-natalists ramp up efforts to boost Utah's lagging birthrate.
Making Babies
- No one is more concerned and alarmed by the falling birth rate than Utah's senior senator, Mike Lee. Well, maybe Elon Musk, who seems to be trying to solve it unilaterally.
- News, Hits & Misses May 21, 2025
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"Water For Elephants" becomes the 18th book banned from Utah schools.
Hits & Misses
- Smarter heads than yours have determined that books will turn you gay or trans or maybe even promiscuous.
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Feds drop the charges against Utah doctor accused of destroying COVID supplies.
Hits & Misses
July 16, 2025
