“MUD SLIDE DISASTERS – The Logan Canal Story”

This is a tragic story of Government and Corporate Irresponsibility that resulted in the clearly preventable deaths of three innocent Logan, Utah residents, Jackie Leavey, Age 43, and her 2 children, Victor Age 13, and Abbey Age 12.

Everyone in authority at the city, the State University, the Department of Transportation, and the local canal company knew there was a serious problem with the Logan canal, in Logan, Utah.

In the days preceding the mudslide, officials had visited the site and had seen the water squirting 10 feet high into the air because it was under so much pressure in the canal.

They all knew the danger of a mudslide in that particular area. It had happened before-they knew it would happen again, soon. Folks in the affected neighborhood kept calling the city. Call after call and nobody cared.

No one took action, no one did a thing. Then the unthinkable occurred. A mudslide of tremendous proportions dropped on a home, killing a mother and her two children.

It took days to sift through the mud, trying to recover their bodies. Folks were somber and reflective. But then the finger pointing began. Each department blamed another for not taking action. Only it was too late, too late to save the mother and her children.

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Split over union law reaches Wis. court race

The slim margin between Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser and his challenger, JoAnne Kloppenburg, has grown slightly in favor of the incumbent as late election numbers are tallied.

But the race that reflected Wisconsin's fight over union rights is still too close to call Wednesday morning. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, conservative-leaning Prosser is leading Kloppenburg by 835 votes. Final, official results could vary and a recount appears likely.

The race highlights the divide in the state over Republican Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining law, which would strip public workers of nearly all their union rights. The issue, which could ultimately be decided by the state Supreme Court, has propelled the relatively unknown Kloppenburg into prominence and heightened voter interest in the election.