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Orem mayoral candidate Karen McCandless speaks on lowering the political temperature
The killing of Charlie Kirk on the campus of Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 sent shock waves through Orem and Utah County as people mourned Kirk’s death and grappled with political violence occurring in the community. Orem mayoral candidate Karen McCandless called the event a “horrible tragedy” and said that as a widow, she first thought of Kirk's wife, Erika, and how she would have to raise her family on her own. “That’s what affected me,” McCandless said. While Kirk's assassination remains top news, some of the local focus has shifted back to the upcoming Orem ...
