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FLASHBACK 2007: The relentless fight for laissez-faire education in Utah.

There may be a brief respite, but don't expect vouchers to fade entirely from view. The money and high emotions continue to flow on both sides.

In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.

Title: Children as Cookies? Author: Louis Godfrey Date: Nov. 1, 2007 When Utah House Speaker Greg Curtis, R-Sandy, recognized Rep. Brad Last during one tense moment in the 2007 Legislature, the typically bustling chamber fell dead silent.

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