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• Utah House Speaker Hughes agrees to debate homeless expert who criticized Operation Rio Grande

  18-10-2017 23:56
  A man who has worked in multiple countries to improve homeless services has agreed to debate Utah’s House speaker on the effectiveness of the police-led operation that cleared hundreds of people from a downtown Salt Lake City neighborhood and led to almost 1,700 arrests and counting.The two men — consultant Iain De Jong and House Speaker Greg Hughes — clashed in recent days, with De Jong criticizing the approach of Operation Rio Grande and Hughes, an architect of the effort, de
  
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• Zack Moss, Utah running game have finally found an opening

  18-10-2017 23:55
  Even through the facemask of his helmet, Zack Moss’ smile left a lasting impression.In the third quarter last Saturday in the LA Coliseum, the Utah running back caught a swing pass at the Ute 47, turned upfield, ran through a half-hearted tackle attempt by a defensive back, and delivered a teeth-rattling forearm shiver to USC’s All-Pac-12 inside linebacker Cameron Smith. A 6-foot-2, 250-pound junior, Smith went crashing to the turf as Moss went on to pick up another 10 yards.With tel
  
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• Utah man accused of raping 12-year-old girl he met on Facebook sentenced to prison

  18-10-2017 23:49
  A mentally ill man accused of forcing a 12-year-old girl behind a building in North Ogden and raping her in 2015 has been sentenced to prison for up to life.Martize DeAngelo Washington, 22, was charged in 2nd District Court with first-degree felony rape of a child.In May, he pleaded guilty and mentally ill to attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child.Washington has a history of mental health issues dating back to his juvenile years, according to court records, which add that when he does not
  
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• Tonight's Gear 👀 #DENatUTA https://t.co/17ObfqWpG2

  18-10-2017 23:47 via twitter.com
  
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• Class 2A girls' state cross country

  18-10-2017 23:44
  The raceIt was a foregone conclusion that North Summit standout Sadie Sargent would win the race as the senior has not finished behind a fellow Utah runner all season. Sargent’s winning time was over a minute better than that of second-place Maggie Zwahlen, also of team champion North Summit. Sargent now owns the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior state records at the state meet.The winner’s quote“It felt great. I mean, it’s what you want [another championship], right
  
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• Trump offered a grieving military father $25,000 in a call, but didn't follow through

  18-10-2017 23:42
  President Donald Trump, in a personal phone call to a grieving military father, offered him $25,000 and said he would direct his staff to establish an online fundraiser for the family, but neither happened, the father said.Chris Baldridge, the father of Army Cpl. Dillon Baldridge, told The Washington Post that Trump called him at his home in Zebulon, North Carolina, a few weeks after his 22-year-old son and two fellow soldiers were gunned down by an Afghan police officer in a suspected insider a
  
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• Class 1A girls' state cross country

  18-10-2017 23:42
  The racePanguitch’s Taylia Norris took the lead at the 200-yard mark then gradually pulled away from second-place Kinley Spaulding from Milford after passing the 2-mile point. The 6-foot Norris, who finished second in last year’s Class 1A state race, stood nearly a foot taller than everyone else in the top five.The winner’s quoteThe longer stride “helps a lot, especially for down hills. It’s definitely an advantage.”Individual top 101. Taylia Norris, Soph., Pa
  
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• A new era of Jazz basketball begins TONIGHT! Tune in for Jazz Game Night at 6:30pm MT on @ATTSportsNetRM!… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  18-10-2017 23:36 via twitter.com
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  18-10-2017 23:12 via twitter.com
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• Bagley Cartoon: Comforter-in-Chief

  18-10-2017 23:10
  This Pat Bagley cartoon appears in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.You can check out the past 10 Bagley editorial cartoons below. Want more? Become a fan of Bagley on Facebook at www.facebook.com/notrobertkirby.Orrin’s Drug ProblemDrug Dealing LowlifesWhat Do We Do With Creepy Pervs?InfernoTaking a Knee in SLCTrump IQ TestPollutionpaloozaCongress and the NRAIt’s Good to Be KingWe are All Puerto Ricans
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Utah Jazz Rank: 2nd most valuable is Ricky Rubio

  18-10-2017 23:05 via sportspyder.com
  ... pick for him. He’s under contract for 2 more years at about 14.5 a year. The Jazz could use some stability at the 1 spot, having been through more starters in ...
  
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• Federal judge orders Trump administration to allow abortion for pregnant, undocumented teen

  18-10-2017 22:57
  A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. government to allow an undocumented teenager in their custody to have an abortion, after saying she was “astounded” the Trump administration was trying to prevent the procedure.Lawyers for Attorney General Jeff Sessions signaled to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington that the 17-year-old, who crossed the border from Mexico illegally last month, did not have a constitutional right to an elective abortion in federal custody, unl
  
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• Tonight's Key Matchup - Favors vs. Millsap #DENatUTA https://t.co/D0g2TDLNcx

  18-10-2017 22:41 via twitter.com
  
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• In beautiful documentary ‘Human Flow,’ artist Ai Weiwei shows humanity of refugee crisis

  18-10-2017 22:28
  In taking on an international crisis that’s happening in slow motion, the dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s documentary “Human Flow” captures the plight of millions of refugees around the world — and does so with images that are by turns disturbing and luminous.The facts of the refugee crisis are stark. Nearly 66 million people are, at this moment, forcibly displaced from their homes by war, persecution, poverty and the aftermath of climate change. They range fro
  
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• Want to stop the next Weinstein? Speak out about sexual abuse and harassment

  18-10-2017 22:21
  The time I met Harvey Weinstein is not going to make the national news.I was then, as I am now, a Salt Lake Tribune reporter, in the main gallery of the Salt Lake Art Center (now the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art), covering the pre-party for the 1998 Sundance Film Festival’s opening-night film, “Sliding Doors,” which was released by Weinstein’s Miramax Films.Geoffrey Gilmore, then the festival’s director, introduced me to Weinstein. We had the minimum required amo
  
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• Four-star ‘Florida Project’ shows a 6-year-old’s view of a harsh life

  18-10-2017 22:20
  Director Sean Baker’s “The Florida Project” is a poetic mass of contradictions, a delicately graceful and harrowingly gritty drama that presents an innocent child’s-eye view of a troubled adult world, a place of heartbreak and poverty in the shadow of the Magic Kingdom.Despite its perky lavender exterior, the Magic Castle motel in Orlando, Fla., is far short of a magical experience. It’s one of a string of low-rent flophouses across Interstate 4 from the Walt Disney
  
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• Former Salt Lake City firefighter union treasurer sentenced to jail for stealing union funds

  18-10-2017 22:17
  A former Salt Lake City firefighter union treasurer who admitted stealing more than $130,000 from the union has been sentenced to jail time and ordered to pay restitution.Joshua David Diamond, 40, pleaded guilty as charged in 3rd District Court earlier this year to second-degree felony counts of theft, unlawful dealing of property by fiduciary, and two counts of third-degree felony forgery.Last week, Judge Vernice Trease suspended potential prison sentences of up to 15 years and ordered Diamond
  
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• Heritage Starfest comes to dark skies of Capitol Reef National Park

  18-10-2017 22:14
  Capitol Reef National Park and the Estrada Institute are presenting the eighth annual Heritage Starfest, Oct. 19-21.Events include a guest speaker, solar viewing and stargazing with multiple telescopes.According to park officials, the area in and around Capitol Reef is among the darkest skies in the nation, allowing visitors from around the world to enjoy stars, constellations and the Milky Way.Visitors should bring a flashlight and dress warmly for the night events.On Oct. 19, night sky photogr
  
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• What happened to Halloween? It used to be scary and creepy, not cute and cuddly

  18-10-2017 22:08
  October’s clock is counting down to Fright Night, when ghosts, demons, superheroes and video game characters flit through the darkness in search of sugar and vandalism.It’s possible to feel the tension. Children are vibrating in anticipation of the night when outlawry is socially approved. It won’t even be necessary to have a gun to rob people. Just beat on their doors and demand entrance.Halloween has changed a lot in my lifetime. When I was a kid, the night wasn’t succe
  
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• Grand Jury hands up watered-down indictment of ex-UTA board member Terry Diehl

  18-10-2017 21:59
  A federal grand jury has handed up a new indictment of former Utah Transit Authority board member Terry Diehl that slashes the number of criminal charges the developer faces from 14 felonies to three.The new indictment strips out 11 counts alleging false declarations and concealment of assets from the bankruptcy fraud case they filed in April and leaves Diehl facing three tax-related charges — counts of false declaration, tax evasion and filing a false return.In a statement, Utah’s U
  
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• House majority leader endorses Republican John Curtis in race to fill Utah’s vacant seat

  18-10-2017 21:42
  House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy praised Provo Mayor John Curtis for being “a breath of fresh air” in a tense political climate while endorsing him Wednesday in the special election to fill Utah’s vacant congressional seat.“He puts people before politics. That’s what’s going to make a difference in Washington,” said McCarthy, R-Calif., having flown into Salt Lake City to offer his support in person for the Republican candidate and front-runner.As the
  
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• [USA Today] - Gordon Hayward's dad: Gruesome injury just a 'detour'

  18-10-2017 21:40 via sportspyder.com
  ... urday, March 18, 2017, in Chicago. The Bulls won 95-86.  Nam Y. Huh, AP Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) lays the ball up against the Minnesota Timberwol ...
  
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• Ricard Rubio, from El Masnou, SP is 1 of 3 players in NBA history to avg over 8 asts & 2 stls for their career. (St… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  18-10-2017 21:35 via twitter.com
  Ricard Rubio, from El Masnou, SP is 1 of 3 players in NBA history to avg over 8 asts & 2 stls for their career. (St… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• ‘Marie Curie’ deftly captures scientist’s struggle for respect in sexist system

  18-10-2017 21:31
  Equal parts straightforward history lesson and expressionist art film, the biographical drama “Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge” is an absorbing and intimate look at the famous scientist’s life.The story begins in 1903, when the Polish-born Marie (played by Polish actor Karolina Gruszka) and her French husband, Pierre (Charles Berling), have just received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research in radiation. They continued work in their personal lab, actually a refit
  
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• Commissioner Goodell: NFL not changing its national anthem policy

  18-10-2017 21:28
  New York • The NFL is not changing its national anthem policy to require players to stand during the national anthem.Commissioner Roger Goodell and several owners said Wednesday at the league’s fall meetings that altering the language from “should stand” to “must stand” was not discussed.New York Giants owner John Mara noted that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones “spoke at length” to the other owners about the anthem issue. Jones has said any Dallas player
  
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• Jazz players, coaches quickly rally around former teammate Gordon Hayward after his horrific ankle injury

  18-10-2017 21:08
  Joe Ingles almost immediately reached for his phone and dialed Gordon Hayward’s number. Quin Snyder sent him a text. Donovan Mitchell sent a tweet, and immediately thought of former Louisville star Kevin Ware. The Jazz as an organization released a statement on social media.In the moments following Hayward’s major injury, a broken ankle and broken tibia suffered in Tuesday night’s season opener between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers, there were no thoughts of Haywar
  
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• Marc Thiessen: The GOP's bump-stock cop-out

  18-10-2017 21:03
  Congressional Republicans are backing away from legislation banning “bump stocks” — devices used by Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock that effectively turn semiautomatic rifles into machine guns — and are turning to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to ban them by executive action instead.“We think the regulatory fix is the smartest, quickest fix, and then, frankly, we’d like to know how it happened in the first place,” House
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz players, coaches close ranks, offer their thoughts and support to former teammate Gordon Hayward

  18-10-2017 21:01 via sportspyder.com
  ...injury in the first quarter against the Cavs on the very alley-oop play the Jazz used to run for him at least once a game. He tried to catch the pass over Le ...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - 'I know he'll overcome this:' Jazz coach, players react to Hayward's injury

  18-10-2017 21:01 via sportspyder.com
  ... e community for many years. That’s life, not even basketball at that point.” Jazz president Steve Starks reacted on Twitter about the injury. “I just saw what ...
  
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• 'I know he'll overcome this:' Jazz coach, players react to Hayward's injury

  18-10-2017 20:55
  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz players and coach Quin Snyder reacted sympathetically to the injury of longtime Jazzman Gordon Hayward in Boston’s Tuesday night’s NBA opener. They spoke after Wednesday’s shootaround prior to tonight’s opening game with Denver at Vivint Arena.Snyder said he wasn’t watching when Hayward was injured, but within a minute, he got a text from his point guard Ricky Rubio about it.“I turned the television on and I had an emotional re
  
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• BYU women picked third in WCC preseason basketball poll

  18-10-2017 20:55
  Coach Jeff Judkins’ BYU women’s basketball team faces a rebuilding season after losing star forward Kalani Purcell to graduation, but the Cougars should still be one of the West Coast Conference’s best teams, the league’s coaches believe.BYU is picked to finish third in the WCC women’s basketball race, according to a preseason poll released Wednesday at the WCC Media Day in Las Vegas.Also in the event at the Orleans Arena, where the WCC tournament is held, BYU&rsquo
  
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• Twitter vows new crackdown on hateful, abusive tweets

  18-10-2017 20:39
  New York • Twitter is vowing to crack down further on hate speech and sexual harassment, days after CEO Jack Dorsey said in a tweetstorm that the company is not doing enough to protect its users.The company has spent the last two years trying to clamp down on hate and abuse on its generally free-wheeling service.7/ New rules around: unwanted sexual advances, non-consensual nudity, hate symbols, violent groups, and tweets that glorifies violence.— jack (@jack) October 14, 2017
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Who are these guys? Meet the newest members of the Utah Jazz

  18-10-2017 20:33 via sportspyder.com
  ... fter their draft workout together. The Jazz traded Trey Lyles and the 24th pick to move up to select Mitchell. He hasn’t ...
  
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• Salt Lake City flights are packed, but that attracts expanded service

  18-10-2017 20:31
  When was the last time you enjoyed an open seat next to you on a flight to or from Salt Lake City International Airport?“Not too often, unless you are flying late at night or some off-peak time,” David Dague, executive vice president of InterVistas, told the airport advisory board on Wednesday.In fact, the average flight in or out of Salt Lake City is now 83.3 percent full, and such “flight loads” here are consistently higher than the industry average.When flights are tha
  
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• Utah turns Bob Dylan into a grinning, mic-stand-grabbing, piano-pounding showman

  18-10-2017 20:25
  Bob Dylan can still surprise you.He’s given us bad surprises, like acting in that embarrassing “Hearts of Fire” movie. Weird surprises, like when he turned up in a Victoria’s Secret commercial leering creepily at a decades-younger lingerie-clad model. Funny surprises, like his cameos in “Dharma & Greg” and “Pawn Stars.” And did-that-really-happen surprises: Hunt up the segment on the “Theme Time Radio Hour” series he had in the augh
  
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• Who are these guys? Meet the newest members of the Utah Jazz

  18-10-2017 20:20
  The biggest splash of this offseason is Ricky Rubio. In hopes of keeping Gordon Hayward, Dennis Lindsey traded the first-round draft pick (which they received for Enes Kanter) to Minnesota for Rubio to help solidify the point guard position. While it didn’t persuade Hayward to stay, the Jazz are excited about what Rubio brings to the court. His strengths are his passing ability and defense. He is the best passing point guard in the league and the best that the Jazz have had since John Stoc
  
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• Holly Richardson: #MeToo

  18-10-2017 20:10
  The first time I remember being groped, I had my crotch grabbed by a laughing older boy. I was five.Later, an older neighbor boy exposed himself to me when we were playing hide and seek. I turned away. He then stuck his hands down my pants. When I backed away, he told me I “needed protection” that could only be gained by sleeping with him. I was 11.At a crowded water park in a country where I did not speak the language, an older teen came up behind me on the stairs to a water slide a
  
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• Father and son fight for survival in effective thriller 'Walking Out'

  18-10-2017 20:08
  The bonds between father and son are tested to the breaking point in “Walking Out,” a nail-biter of a survival drama.David (Josh Wiggins), 14, flies up to Montana for a winter vacation with his dad, Cal (Matt Bomer), who is divorced from David’s mother. Cal has obtained a moose tag and plans to take David far into the mountains to track and shoot a trophy moose — much as Cal’s late father, Clyde (Bill Pullman), did when Cal was 14.David complains, at first, about th
  
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• [Yahoo Sports: The Vertical] - Kobe Bryant takes to Instagram to offer encouragement to Gordon Hayward

  18-10-2017 20:02 via sportspyder.com
  ... ave his many fans a sendoff to remember  as he dropped 60 points on the Utah Jazz. And a good portion of those points came over the outstretched arm of then-J ...
  
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• Local flavor in the NBA: Kuzma, Lillard shine; Poeltl, Wright see expanded roles

  18-10-2017 19:58
  It was a very interesting offseason for NBA players with local ties. There were three players drafted, another handful that signed contracts as undrafted free agents and the signings of two veteran free agents.Here is a look at the comings and goings for the players with local ties, including how each player performed in the preseason.Andrew Bogut, Utah, Los Angeles LakersBogut has moved on to his fifth team as he signed a free-agent deal with the Los Angeles Lakers over the summer. He didn't se
  
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• BYU’s first game in North Carolina will be memorable for Cougar DB Michael Shelton, a Raleigh native

  18-10-2017 19:55
  Provo • If nothing else, defensive back and kick returner Michael Shelton has learned how to be patient in his three seasons at BYU. The junior typically doesn’t see a lot of action the first half of the season, then gradually gets more playing time as other players falter or get injured.It’s happening again this year. Shelton played quite a bit in last week’s 35-10 loss to Mississippi State, and even got the opportunity to return some kicks.“At first, it is kind of
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets: Opening night primer and game info

  18-10-2017 19:52 via sportspyder.com
  ... e think he is? Can Favors and Alec Burks stay healthy? And finally, will the Jazz be able to get buckets when it matters most? Those answers will be a season...
  
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• Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets: Opening night primer and game info

  18-10-2017 19:34
  Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz play host to Paul Millsap and the Denver Nuggets at the new-look Vivint Smart Home Arena in their 2017-18 season opener. Opening night, it’s opening night! It’s Dennis Lindsey’s latest show — will it flop or will it go? That’s the question we’ll begin to get answers for with the Utah […]
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  18-10-2017 19:24 via twitter.com
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• Utah group seeks audit of Lake Powell Pipeline project, water data after finding ‘discrepancies’

  18-10-2017 19:19
  Backers of the proposal to build Utah’s Lake Powell Pipeline appear to have provided conflicting water use data to state and federal regulators in an apparent attempt to garner support for the project, an advocacy group claims.In a 14-page letter released Wednesday, the Utah Rivers Council is asking State Auditor John Dougall to investigate the possibility that officials with the Utah Division of Water Resources and water managers in Washington County have sought to mislead state lawmakers
  
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• Family of slain sergeant says Trump showed 'disrespect'

  18-10-2017 19:18
  Washington • The mother of an Army sergeant killed in Niger said Wednesday that President Donald Trump, in a call offering condolences, showed “disrespect” to the soldier’s loved ones as they drove to the airport to meet his body. Trump, engulfed in controversy over the appropriate way for presidents to show compassion for slain soldiers, strongly disputed that account.Sgt. La David Johnson was one of four American military personnel killed nearly two weeks ago whose famil
  
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• There’s a day each month dedicated to gnocchi? This Salt Lake City cook is sharing a family tradition from Argentina

  18-10-2017 19:01
  Ana Valdemoros spends most days thinking about the savory meat and vegetable-filled pastries she sells at Argentina’s Best Empanadas.Once a month, though, her thoughts turn to gnocchi.In Argentina, the 29th day of every month is Día de Ñoquis or Day of Gnocchi. On that day, families and friends gather to make — and eat — the pillowy potato dumplings that have roots in Italy, but a long history in South America.
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• Letter: Trump is shooting the messenger

  18-10-2017 18:51
  I have great respect for the office of president of the United States. I do think Donald Trump has been too quick to shoot the messenger rather than listen to the message. While he may not agree with how the message was delivered, he doesn’t get to redefine the content.From what I have read, the NFL players are not being unpatriotic or disrespectful of our flag by kneeling, linking arms, etc. They are delivering their very public message to, well, the public.Trump has shown other examples
  
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• Utah won’t say how it’s trying to tempt Amazon — but outdoor recreation, multilingual Mormons are likely key

  18-10-2017 18:49
  Utah officials working to lure Amazon to the Salt Lake City area are keeping details of their bid under wraps but economic development officials say recreation opportunities play a big part in their pitch to any company considering a move to the state.Val Hale, executive director of the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development, says it's an amazing benefit that you can live in downtown Salt Lake City and ski at a resort that hosted the Olympics in 30 minutes.Hale says Salt Lake City also t
  
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• Leonard Pitts: When making people 'uncomfortable' is the point

  18-10-2017 18:49
  It “makes some people uncomfortable.”That was the explanation Kenny Holloway, a school board official in Biloxi, Mississippi, gave the Sun Herald newspaper last week, for the board’s decision to remove from its eighth-grade curriculum a Pulitzer Prize-winning American classic, Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.”“There is some language in the book that makes people uncomfortable,” said Holloway. He said this like it was a bad thing.In a nation whe
  
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