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• Unlike Trump, first lady has kind words for LeBron James

  04-08-2018 23:42
  Washington • First lady Melania Trump stepped away from her husband’s criticism of NBA star LeBron James to compliment his work on behalf of children and even offer to visit his school for at-risk children."It looks like LeBron James is working to do good things on behalf of our next generation and just as she always has, the First Lady encourages everyone to have an open dialogue about issues facing children today." Mrs. Trump's spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said in a statement Sat
  
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• Rookies Kylie Fitts, Javon Wims stepping up for Bears

  04-08-2018 23:41
  Bourbonnais, Ill. • If training camp and the preseason opener have indicated anything positive to the Chicago Bears, it’s young talent at key positions could be deeper than anticipated.Rookie outside linebacker Kylie Fitts and several other Bears outside pass rushers have stepped up at a need area, while seventh-round draft pick Javon Wims is giving an indication competition for jobs at wide receiver will be fierce.“I think for all of us outside ‘backers it’s a young
  
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• Shireen Ghorbani: Utah needs a representative who stands against corruption

  04-08-2018 22:51
  I spent two years serving in the United States Peace Corps in the Republic of Moldova. It was hard. Moldova is a beautiful, agrarian country of about 4 million people. It is the smallest country to break off from the former Soviet Union. I served with my husband from 2003 to 2005, and family and friends from home often asked me what I missed most. Peanut butter? Going to the movies? My family? Yes, I missed those things. And the thing I missed the very most was any semblance of a government that
  
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• Ute receivers are making a good impression, amid all of the doubts about them

  04-08-2018 22:29
  First, the disclaimers: Utah's receivers gets degree-of-difficulty points, going against one of the Pac-12's best secondaries in practice. Coach Kyle Whittingham's praise came after only the third day of practice. And he's shrewd enough to build up a position area that is being questioned from outside the program.Even so, it was meaningful Friday when Whittingham, asked if any group had made a big impression in the first week of camp, immediately cited the receivers.“I like the wide receiv
  
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• With a team that has buzz and ratings on the rise, Jazz hoping to cash in on their next TV deal

  04-08-2018 22:05
  Jazz home games are selling out, as are Donovan Mitchell jerseys. The team’s fortunes are on the rise, having made it to the second round of the NBA playoffs for two straight seasons, and profiles for players and the franchise itself are exploding on social media.As you would expect, Jazz TV ratings are up as well. The Jazz were ranked fifth in the NBA in local TV ratings last year, which represented a sizable jump from last year, as well as the highest total of the last five seasons.As th
  
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• No news is bad news for fans who want to stream Jazz games

  04-08-2018 22:04
  Thousands of Utahns want to cut the cord, but there’s one thing holding them back: being able to watch Utah Jazz games.Right now, there is no “over-the-top” streaming service that carries AT&T SportsNet, the channel that has paid the Jazz about $20 million per season in exchange for the terrestrial and digital rights to show Jazz games.That puts the Jazz in stark contrast with most of the NBA. Most of the NBA’s 30 teams (26 to be exact) have games available on an over
  
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• Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell fires back on Twitter after Trump insults LeBron James

  04-08-2018 22:03
  Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell stepped into a national political fray Saturday morning, defending LeBron James after President Donald Trump called James dumb on Twitter.Late Friday, Trump attacked James and CNN broadcaster Don Lemon, tweeting:“Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!”James had criticized Trump as racially insensitive in a Monday interview with Lemon, in which
  
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• Runnin’ Utes have spent the summer beefing up, getting a stellar freshman class up to speed and preparing for big-time non-conference dates

  04-08-2018 21:44
  Larry Krystkowiak’s summer has been anything but a break.Not that it ever was before, but when change hovers over a program, as it has under Krystkowiak in recent seasons, you have to get your batch of newcomers up to speed. This summer his Runnin’ Utes welcomed five members of a lauded freshman class that will be leaned upon to not only contribute, but be integral parts of a program in its eighth season under the watch of the 53-year-old head coach.During the start of the few weeks
  
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• Sheriff’s Office: Missing Boy Scout found OK in eastern Utah

  04-08-2018 21:08
  Moab, Utah • A 15-year-old Boy Scout who had been reported missing since going mountain biking with his troop near Moab in eastern Utah has been found safe and in good condition.The Grand County Sheriff's Office says Kyler Wood of Vineyard was spotted Saturday morning by a state Department of Public Safety helicopter.The boy was reported missing Friday afternoon.The Sheriff’s Office said he was found in the Gemini Bridges area about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of Moab.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - No news is bad news for fans who want to stream Jazz games

  04-08-2018 20:59 via sportspyder.com
  ... spokesperson, said in a statement. Article continues below Related Article s Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell fires back on Twitter after Trump insults LeBron James Wi ...
  
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• Commentary: Transferring public lands to Utah is a terrible idea

  04-08-2018 20:00
  Imagine all federal lands in Utah sitting comfortably atop a sturdy steel desk. Not a flashy platform, maybe, but functional and sturdy. Now imagine transferring those lands to a wooden three-legged stool. A different platform now, but it serves the purpose. Or does it?Sen. Mike Lee and other lands-transfer proponents want you to believe that gaining ownership of all public lands to Utah is a good idea. Unfortunately, the three legs on which they base their claims are cracked, rotten and riddled
  
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• Commentary: States had despotic powers before federal courts intervened

  04-08-2018 20:00
  Very few Americans realize this important fact: Almost all the individual rights and liberties enjoyed in this country today were created by the federal judiciary. At the time of the Constitution’s ratification, a few rights mentioned in Article I Section 10 were guaranteed to U.S. citizens.The adoption of the Bill of Rights in December 1791 did not create any new individual rights because it limited only the national government. This was made crystal clear in Barron versus Baltimore (1833
  
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• Commentary: Debts of honor remain from the Cold War

  04-08-2018 20:00
  As a victim of the Cold War from the 1950s atomic testing, I am appalled to read that President Trump is wasting money from the military budget for repainting rusty 40-year-old tanks that the U.S. army does not need or want. Such a boondoggle may create a few temporary jobs for people in Lima, Ohio, who lost jobs when the tank manufacturer ceased production five years ago. But why can’t they build new sewer systems or strengthen deteriorating bridges instead of refurbishing 11 useless tank
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell takes on Donald Trump

  04-08-2018 19:45 via sportspyder.com
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• Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell takes on Donald Trump

  04-08-2018 19:33
  Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz took President  Donald Trump to task on Twitter for recent comments made about LeBron James. If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. It’s a message we can all get behind, and one that Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell tried to relay with a tweet early […]
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• Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell puts Donald Trump on blast

  04-08-2018 19:33
  Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz took President  Donald Trump to task on Twitter for recent comments made about LeBron James. If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. It’s a message we can all get behind, and one that Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell tried to relay with a tweet early […]
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• Trump rips LeBron James’ smarts hours before rally in Ohio

  04-08-2018 18:48
  Bridgewater, N.J. • Ahead of campaigning in Ohio on Saturday, President Donald Trump unleashed a withering attack on the state’s favorite son, savaging LeBron James in a late-night tweet that derided the intelligence of one of the nation’s most prominent African-American men.Trump blasted James after seemingly watching an interview the NBA superstar did earlier in the week with CNN anchor Don Lemon in which he deemed Trump divisive. Although James has long been a Trump critic, c
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell joins criticism of Donald Trump after President's comments about LeBron James

  04-08-2018 18:35 via sportspyder.com
  ... 2018 Several NBA players came to James' defense via Twitter , including Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, who early Saturday morning offered his opinion of Tr ...
  
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• I-84 reopened in northern Utah when 15,000-acre fire calms after giving bus passengers, farmers a scare

  04-08-2018 18:34
  A long-distance bus had just broken down on Interstate 84 in Box Elder County when a lightning-ignited wildfire began sweeping over nearby fields of dry grass Friday close to the Utah-Idaho border.“They were stuck up in that mountainous area, where there really aren’t a lot of places to go,” said Mitch Zundel, county spokesman. He said the bus appeared to be a tour bus. County employees and nearby residents got in their cars and shuttled about 15 to 20 stranded bus passengers a
  
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• Provo woman pokes fun at Mormon culture with Dang You to Heck, a family-friendly take on the super-offensive Cards Against Humanity

  04-08-2018 18:04
  Provo • Jerilyn Pool places a black zippered container — which, she jokes, “looks like a scripture case” — on her kitchen table and opens it.Inside are hundreds of black-on-white printed cards, and a few white-on-black ones, loaded with jokes and references to Mormon culture. There are also a few handwritten ones, with ideas that haven’t been committed yet to print.“There’s just so many quirky things about Mormon culture and Mormon doctrine,”
  
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• Give the ball to Zack Moss, or let Tyler Huntley keep it? Utes' dilemma is all about reading comprehension.

  04-08-2018 18:03
  Utah running back Zack Moss, now weighing 220 pounds, says he's feeling faster and more explosive than ever. Ute coach Kyle Whittingham says Moss is composed of “nothing but blood, bones and muscle.”So why wouldn't Utah's coaching staff just tell quarterback Tyler Huntley to turn and hand the football to his Florida high school teammate?The answer is rooted in football mathematics and physics. These days, you can't block every defensive player.That's why the zone read is a staple of
  
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• Girls in polygamous Kingston Group continue to marry as young as 15, records show, sometimes leaving Utah to marry cousins

  04-08-2018 18:02
  Jessica Kingston didn’t want to be a polygamist.Not desiring to be a plural wife doesn’t necessarily mean she hoped to leave the Davis County Cooperative Society, also known as the Kingston Group. But Jessica knew the longer she waited to wed, the more likely she would have to become a polygamist and the more likely her husband would be far older than her.So, at age 16, she married.“You’re just supposed to get married as young as you can,” said the now 26-year-old.J
  
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• [KSL] - Donovan Mitchell calls out Trump after president's tweet insults LeBron James

  04-08-2018 17:59 via sportspyder.com
  ... l better,” Mitchell said. James has not yet responded to Trump’s tweet. Most Jazz players have remained silent on Twitter, too. Lemon responded on Saturday mo ...
  
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• Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell joins criticism of Donald Trump after President's comments about LeBron James

  04-08-2018 17:41
  Late Friday night, President Donald Trump criticized NBA star LeBron James via Twitter because of some comments James made about him during an interview with CNN's Don Lemon.Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn't easy to do. I like Mike!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2018
  Several NBA players came to James' defense via Twitter, including Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, who early Saturday morning
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Utah Jazz: Depth is likely to leave a few players out in the cold

  04-08-2018 16:44 via sportspyder.com
  ... o seasons overseas in Germany and Spain. Now he's starting in the NBA on the Jazz, and playing lockdown defense in the closing minutes. Awesome. — Kevin O'Con ...
  
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• Utah Jazz: Depth is likely to leave a few players out in the cold

  04-08-2018 16:33
  The Utah Jazz have one of the deepest teams in the league, and while that can be a benefit, it could also leave a few good players out of the rotation. Over the last few season, the Utah Jazz have been able to do a terrific job of constructing a roster that is built to […]
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• Letter: Why are Mormons OK with Trump but not OK with public breastfeeding?

  04-08-2018 16:00
  I find the fact that the LDS Church is considering revoking a woman’s temple recommend for breastfeeding her child in her local wardhouse ridiculous. Apparently, it's totally fine with members of the LDS Church to support a bigoted, narcissistic, pathological liar, a documented womanizer who makes disparaging comments about women and what he feels he can do to them and their bodies. I have to wonder why it’s OK to tolerate such unchristian behavior yet become unglued at the sight of
  
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• Letter: Utah members of Congress show mind-boggling hypocrisy

  04-08-2018 16:00
  How dare you, Sen. Orrin Hatch! Your hypocrisy is mind-boggling. You accuse Democrats of being “dumbass partisans” because they want to thoroughly vet a Supreme Court nominee whose views are so far to the right that they could be considered fascist while you would not even meet Merrick Garland, a moderate.Meanwhile, your colleague Rep. Chris Stewart tells us that President Donald Trump is tough on Vladimir Putin. Really, Mr. Stewart? Do you also believe that black is white and tyrann
  
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• Letter: Trump is a cancer on our nation

  04-08-2018 16:00
  The people of the United States and the world are held hostage by the warped and narcissistic whims and ego of President Donald Trump. As a doctor, I know of one sure way of dealing with this cancerous tumor in Washington, D.C. Surgically remove it!Alan F. Heap, Salt Lake City
  
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• Letter: Sen. Orrin Hatch is the real partisan

  04-08-2018 16:00
  To read Sen. Orrin Hatch calling out to end the "dumbass partisanship" in politics around the Supreme Court nomination is akin to the honorable senator calling for term limits in Congress — hypocritical.I haven't forgotten that the senator was the Republican point on holding up the confirmation hearings of Merrick Garland, a nominee he even recommended to President Barack Obama. If Sen. Hatch were to back his word with action, I'd encourage him to hold up the current Supreme Court nominee,
  
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• Letter: Instead of raising the price of water in this Utah desert, try xeriscaping

  04-08-2018 16:00
  This is in response to the editorial about all the grass being grown in our valley and the solution to this problem. The editor's solution was to raise the price of water. The theory behind the idea is that homeowners will start conserving water if it is more expensive. That does not adequately solve the problem we face, namely that we live in a desert and water is a dwindling commodity.I was raised in Tucson, Ariz., which is smack-dab in the middle of a desert, drier than Utah. Every time I go
  
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• Letter: Education, not a ban, will reduce the need for abortions

  04-08-2018 16:00
  I do not like abortion. I like taking away a woman’s control of her own body even less. I guess one could say I am pro-life and pro-choice.With the recent Supreme Court vacancy, Roe v Wade and abortion is once again a hot topic. It is the reason a quarter of Trump voters supported a candidate that they found less than appealing. It is one of the most divisive issues in our fractured American society, one that leads to both sides vilifying each other with sanctimonious venom. Yet why must i
  
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• Utah’s university students have access to 3D printers. What happens if they print a gun?

  04-08-2018 15:07
  Around the nation, legislators and policymakers are wrestling with whether, and how, to restrict the use of 3D printers to manufacture a mostly-plastic firearm.But on Utah’s public university campuses, where open-access 3D printers are currently available for use by students and faculty, there’s relatively little that would stop someone from printing a gun.“There’s nothing specific [in policy] to this idea of making one, it’s such a new phenomenon,” said Tim V
  
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• Tribune editorial: Needle exchange in Utah County? Yes, it’s come to that.

  04-08-2018 15:00
  Utah County residents often don’t admit they live in an urban county with big-city problems. "Happy Valley," they call it.So when the Utah Harm Reduction Coalition, which gives out clean needle kits to intravenous drug users, wanted to start distributing kits in the county, the Utah County Commission passed a resolution opposing the creation of a needle exchange program.The resolution doesn't prevent the exchange, which the commission acknowledges."It's more like a moral stance," a commiss
  
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• Shireen Ghorbani: Utah needs a representative who stands agains corruption

  04-08-2018 15:00
  I spent two years serving in the United States Peace Corps in the Republic of Moldova. It was hard. Moldova is a beautiful, agrarian county of about 4 million people. It is the smallest country to break off from the former Soviet Union. I served with my husband from 2003 to 2005, and family and friends from home often asked me what I missed most. Peanut butter? Going to the movies? My family? Yes, I missed those things. And the thing I missed the very most was any semblance of a government that
  
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• Rich Lowry: Sanders is now a prophet honored in his own party

  04-08-2018 15:00
  A voice crying in the wilderness is supposed to be ignored, not rewarded with accolades and growing influence.Bernie Sanders is the prophet with honor in his own party. The former socialist gadfly is now the socialist trendsetter. At the moment, he has to be counted among the most successful ideological leaders in a generation in terms of moving the terms of the American political debate and putting previously discounted ideas on the agenda.This doesn't mean that he'll be the next Democratic nom
  
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• Holly Richardson: How can God-given rights only apply to Americans?

  04-08-2018 15:00
  “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among those are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”Those words from the Declaration of Independence ring down through the ages. I have heard dozens — hundreds, maybe, of speeches that point to this fundamental belief that lies at the bedrock of our nation’s founding — that everyone — EVERYONE - has righ
  
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• George F. Will: The future’s only constituency is the conscience of the present

  04-08-2018 15:00
  “Science, like the Mississippi, begins in a tiny rivulet in the distant forest.”— Abraham FlexnerWashington • In 1933, when America’s most famous immigrant settled in Princeton, New Jersey, Franklin Roosevelt tried to invite Albert Einstein to the White House. Abraham Flexner, the founding director of the Institute for Advanced Study that had brought Einstein to Princeton, intercepted FDR’s letter before the intended recipient saw it. Flexner declined the invit
  
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• A 7,000-acre wildfire is threatening Box Elder County homes and has led to I-84′s closure

  04-08-2018 08:15
  A lightning-sparked wildfire was moving quickly through dry vegetation in Box Elder County on Friday, getting close enough to Interstate 84 that state officials shut down a 32-mile stretch of the road between Tremonton and Snowville near the Idaho border.Officials announced the roadway was closed in both directions about 7:30 p.m. It’s unclear when the highway will reopen, and a fire spokesman told The Salt Lake Tribune it’s possible that wind could propel blaze — dubbed the Go
  
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• Johnny Manziel throws four interceptions in CFL debut

  04-08-2018 06:01
  Montreal • Johnny Manziel threw an interception — and made a tackle — on his second play in the Canadian Football League. It didn’t get much better after that, with four of his six first-half series ending in interceptions.Seeing regular-season action for first time since December 2015 with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, Manziel fizzled in a hurry in the Montreal Alouettes’ 50-11 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night.After completing a pass for a 5-yard
  
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• If you go, send us your selfies! 🎨 twitter.com/aub128/status/…

  04-08-2018 05:17 via twitter.com
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• How a ban on extracurricular clubs in Salt Lake City schools led to ‘an important milestone in gay rights’ 20 years ago

  04-08-2018 05:13
  She’d walk out to her car and the tires would be slashed. She’d go to her locker and it would be broken open. She’d be called to the principal’s office and sit there for the entire school day because someone had called in a threat.“A number of students were targeted. There were teachers who would not engage with us,” said Ivy Fox. “The whole thing was powerful.”Fox, now 37, spent Friday night at the Utah Pride Center, sharing her experience of the
  
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• Travel woes force cancellation of WNBA game between Aces and Mystics

  04-08-2018 04:05
  After traveling for over 25 hours, the Las Vegas Aces players decided not to play a game against the Washington Mystics on Friday night.The decision to cancel the game was made about 1 1/2 hours before the tip.The Aces players issued a statement through their union Friday night.“To all of our WNBA fans around the world, We regret that the Aces were not able to take the court tonight against the Washington Mystics,” the statement said. “We trust that you know this decision was n
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Gordon Hayward caught watching Utah Jazz highlights while playing Fortnite

  04-08-2018 03:10 via sportspyder.com
  ... d caught watching Utah Jazz highlights while playing Fortnite by August 3, 2018 It’s been over a year si ...
  
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• Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2018 — minus Terrell Owens — enjoys taste of Canton

  04-08-2018 03:00
  Canton, Ohio • Joining the most exclusive club in football truly hit home Friday for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2018.Well, maybe not for the one guy missing, but certainly for Ray Lewis, Randy Moss, Brian Urlacher, Brian Dawkins, Robert Brazile, Jerry Kramer and Bobby Beathard.While Terrell Owens was in Chattanooga, Tenn., planning his own ceremony, the other seven men who will be inducted into the football shrine Saturday night attended the Gold Jacket Luncheon in Canto
  
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• Federal employee charged with theft in rigged car auction

  04-08-2018 03:00
  A U.S. Forest Service employee has been charged with theft and accused of rigging a car auction to let his girlfriend get a pickup truck at a major discount.The Standard Examiner in Ogden reported Thursday that Robert Joseph Alexander is accused of overseeing a 2017 auction in which he allowed his girlfriend to buy a 2012 Dodge Ram for $6,900 that was likely worth three times as much. Prosecutors say he inaccurately listed the truck as damaged.Alexander's attorney Chad McKay says Alexander was j
  
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• Sending all our love to those who are fighting 💙💙💙 #5ForTheFight ✋ https://t.co/ZXVMgAeUSz

  04-08-2018 02:53 via twitter.com
  
  Sending all our love to those who are fighting 💙💙💙#5ForTheFight ✋ https://t.co/ZXVMgAeUSz
  
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• everyone have a great weekend especially Kevin Pelton

  04-08-2018 02:07 via twitter.com
  everyone have a great weekend especially Kevin Pelton
  
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• Colorado man fined $1K for repeatedly feeding bears

  04-08-2018 02:00
  Durango • A Colorado man has been fined $1,000 for intentionally feeding bears for the third time in the past eight years.The Durango Herald reports a resident reported to Colorado Parks and Wildlife that they had seen a man leaving out food in his backyard for bears.Wildlife Manager Matt Thorpe says the resident took pictures and provided them to officials.An investigation found that the man had previously been fined for the same behavior in 2010 and 2012.In Colorado, it's illegal to knowi
  
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• [Torn By Sports] - Episode 158: Sky Bet’s NBA Odds, Donovan Mitchell

  04-08-2018 01:46 via sportspyder.com
  ... ll 30 NBA teams, including our surprises and not so surprises. In local Utah Jazz news, Donovan Mitchell helps a Jazz fan in need. Mitchell also receives mult ...
  
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