Article: Elections turn ugly in Herriman

HERRIMAN -- Elections in this small South Valley city have turned ugly.

Less than two weeks before Election Day, Herriman residents received an anonymous mailer titled "Drugged Driving IS Drunk Driving," featuring the DUI citation of City Council candidate Mick Shannon.

Shannon is one of four candidates vying for two at-large spots on the City Council. He received the citation in 2008 and disclosed that on his campaign site weeks ago.

"There's been the same people serving the city for a long time now, so it's difficult for people to want new blood," said Shannon, 60, founder of the Children's Miracle Network.

After a back surgery last summer, Shannon explains that he took half of a ...

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