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• Weber State unveils plans for state-of-the-art athletics facility at Stewart Stadium

  17-08-2018 23:50
  Ogden • Weber State University on Friday announced plans to the construction of a new athletic complex and entry plaza at the north end of Stewart Stadium.The 27,000-square foot building will include a new state-of-the-art football practice facility, including a strength and conditioning center and football locker rooms. A new plaza and gateway will also be constructed, turning the north end into Stewart Stadium’s main entrance.The facility will include a new state-of-the-art strength
  
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• Amid turmoil, USA Gymnastics takes small steps forward

  17-08-2018 23:29
  Boston • The pep talk was short and to the point, a reminder to reigning world gymnastics champion Morgan Hurd that all was not lost.The 17-year-old had just fallen off the beam at the U.S. Classic last month, ending any serious chance she had at making a run at Simone Biles in the Olympic champion’s return to competition after a two-year break. In the moment, Hurd was frustrated.And then Tom Forster came over. The newly appointed high-performance team coordinator for the embattled US
  
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• Interior secretary cancels federal proposal to sell off public land inside the former Grand Staircase monument

  17-08-2018 23:15
  Washington • The Interior Department has canceled a proposal from the Bureau of Land Management that would have allowed some 1,600 acres to be sold off inside the previous boundaries of southern Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.The department’s deputy secretary, David Bernhardt, sent a memo to BLM officials Friday reversing part of a management plan for the 900,000 acres that President Donald Trump removed from national monument status in December.Top Interior
  
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• [Torn By Sports] - Episode 160: Breaking down the Utah Jazz schedule, NBA Projections

  17-08-2018 23:13 via sportspyder.com
  ... eak. This week it was reported by Andy Larsen that Utah Jazz season tickets and half season tickets have sold out. Excitement grows in Sa ...
  
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• Federal complaints accuse Mia Love and Ben McAdams of taking illegal donations, marking the latest fight in this contentious campaign

  17-08-2018 22:47
  Competing allegations say that both GOP Rep. Mia Love and Democratic Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams are using illegal campaign donations.Call it the battle of competing complaints to the Federal Election Commission — an agency that by law cannot comment on complaints, nor confirm their existence, until after final rulings. But that does stop groups who file from publicizing their allegations.Earlier this week, The Salt Lake Tribune wrote an online story about Salt Lake County Republica
  
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• Vatican in ‘shame and sorrow’ over abuses in Pennsylvania

  17-08-2018 22:26
  Vatican City • The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” Thursday over a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report about clergy who raped and molested children in six dioceses in that state, calling the abuse “criminally and morally reprehensible” and says Pope Francis wants to eradicate “this tragic horror.”In a written statement using uncharacteristically strong language for the Holy See even in matters like the long-running abuse scandals staining the U.S
  
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• Changes coming to soccer broadcasts in Utah: How the Utah Royals FC and RSL matches will be affected

  17-08-2018 22:17
  There are some changes coming to soccer broadcasts in Utah.Starting this weekend, KMYU will no longer air Utah Royals FC matches live the remainder of the season. Also starting this weekend, Real Salt Lake’s broadcast duo of Brian Dunseth and David James will be off the road and calling matches remotely for the remainder of the 2018 season, a growing trend in the sports broadcasting industry. RSL is in Houston Saturday night, but there won’t be the familiar welcoming shot of the tand
  
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• Mormons, er, Latter-day Saints on Twitter wonder what to call themselves now

  17-08-2018 22:05
  After Thursday’s announcement that “Mormon” and “LDS” are no longer acceptable nicknames for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members — and that its formal title and other polysyllabic variants are preferred — the initial reaction on social media was one of surprise and amusement.November 2017: Twitter increases limit to 280 characters
  August 2018: The Prophet stresses the importance of the name The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
  
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• This week in Mormon Land: Gay policy added to missionary manual, apostle’s wife remembers single life, church buys Chicago tower

  17-08-2018 21:49
  The Mormon Land newsletter is a weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether heralded in headlines, preached from the pulpit or buzzed about on the back benches. Want Mormon Land in your inbox? Subscribe here.This week’s podcast: ‘Jane and Emma’ on the big screen
  (Courtesy Excel Entertainment) Danielle Deadwyler and Emily Goss portray Jane Manning and Emma Smith, respectively, in the upcoming feature film "Jane &
  
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• Donovan Mitchell’s impact on and off the court makes him the Most Influential Person in Utah Sports

  17-08-2018 21:45
  Donovan Mitchell once seemed surprised that anyone would marvel about how he immersed himself in the community as a Jazz rookie.“I love it,” he said. “I said that when I first came here. I'm not one to lie or say things to please people. I really enjoy it here.”That explains how Mitchell so quickly has become the Most Influential Person in Utah Sports, as judged by The Salt Lake Tribune sports staff. Mitchell personally lifted the Jazz to a close-out victory in their play
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Five Utah Jazz players that left fans wanting more

  17-08-2018 21:33 via sportspyder.com
  ... Derrick Favors can reach historic Utah Jazz milestone next season by Josh Padmore ...
  
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• Five Utah Jazz players that left fans wanting more

  17-08-2018 21:16
  The Utah Jazz have had more than their fair share of great players over the years, but a handful of Jazz careers came to a close with fans wanting more. Since the team made the move to Salt Lake City all the way back in 1979, a lot of memorable players have plied their trade […]
  Five Utah Jazz players that left fans wanting more - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Donovan Mitchell’s impact on and off the court makes him the Most Influential Person in Utah Sports

  17-08-2018 20:18 via sportspyder.com
  ... estern Conference Finals during the 2018 NBA Playoffs. 4 • Gail Miller, Utah Jazz owner Previous ranking: 4. It never was her goal to move outside of the shad ...
  
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• Weekly Run: Looking at the Jazz’s schedule, plus breaking down the Utah big men

  17-08-2018 20:06
  For NBA beat writers, the schedule release is a big occasion: it determines where we’ll be every day for at least six months.In this week’s edition of the Weekly Run podcast, Tony Jones and new Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen break down Utah’s 2018-19 schedule. Will the Jazz be able to navigate the early schedule better than last year? What are some of the best and worst trips?We also talk about Rudy Gobert. Will he take on more of a leadership role, or will he a
  
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• Gas leak closes Main Street in Salt Lake City, interrupts TRAX

  17-08-2018 19:50
  As a precaution, Main Street was closed for several hours and TRAX traffic was delayed because of a gas leak near the Grand America Hotel on Friday morning.The hotel itself was not evacuated; roads were re-opened abut 11:45 a.m.According to a Dominion Energy spokesman, a crew marking underground gas lines was in the area when they detected gas. A Dominion crew arrived and discovered a small area in the parking strip on the southwest corner of the hotel at 555 S. Main Street where sensors indicat
  
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• Police investigating body found in Ogden pond

  17-08-2018 19:40
  Ogden • Ogden police say the death of a man whose body was found with “visible trauma” is being investigated as suspicious.The Standard Examiner reports the body was found early Thursday morning in the 21st Street Pond, near a river walkway trail.Capt. Danielle Croyle says he was in his late 20s or early 30s, but she did not immediately release his name.Police say they do not believe there is a threat to the public associated with his death.Medical examiners will perform an auto
  
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• Police: Arrest made in killing at Ogden transient camp

  17-08-2018 19:38
  Ogden • Authorities say evidence found during an Ogden-area traffic stop helped lead to an arrest in the killing of a gunshot victim whose body was found at a transient camp a short time later.Ogden police say the man arrested in the killing, 35-year-old Cory Fitzwater, was a passenger in a car stopped early Thursday by Weber County sheriff's deputies about an hour before the victim's body was found at the transient camp.A gun and drugs were found in the car, and investigators later determi
  
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• Michigan-Notre Dame leads off games to watch in 2018

  17-08-2018 19:29
  Remember last year, when everyone was eyeing the season-opening Alabama-Florida State game as one of the most anticipated matchups?The third-ranked Seminoles lost that game and several more, barely finishing with a winning record.Even late in the season, a huge showdown between two top teams might not mean as much in hindsight. Consider the Iron Bowl between No. 1 Alabama and No. 6 Auburn. The Crimson Tide lost but still went on to win the national title.So predicting the most important games of
  
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• U.S. vows to work more closely with states to fight wildfires

  17-08-2018 19:25
  Washington • As wildfires choke California and other Western states, the Trump administration pledged Thursday to work more closely with state and local officials to prevent wildfires from ever starting.Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the Forest Service and other agencies will step up efforts to cut down small trees and underbrush and set controlled fires to remove trees that serve as fuel for catastrophic blazes, including a series of deadly fires that have spread through drought-p
  
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• Navajo officials bid farewell to Indian Affairs director

  17-08-2018 19:17
  Window Rock • Navajo Nation officials are bidding farewell to their region’s director for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.The tribe says Sharon Pinto has been reassigned to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education as the deputy director.Her last day as head of the BIA's Navajo region is Friday. She was appointed to the position in late 2011.The regional office oversees schools, building, residences, forested land and windmills. It also maintains roads and bridges, and provides social and
  
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• Ogden man designs bikes that are a little sketchy, scary

  17-08-2018 19:12
  Ogden • It’s easy to find someone with a love for bicycles in Utah, but Mark Johnson looks at cycling a little different than most."I want to ride a bike that's kind of dangerous, that's a little sketchy, that's a little scary," said Johnson.This hunt for a treacherous bike is what led to Johnson riding around Central Ogden on a summer afternoon atop a giant steel and scrap-metal tricycle known as "The Mastodon." The contraption is just the latest homemade set of wheels that he has bu
  
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• Eugene Robinson: Aretha Franklin was much more than the Queen of Soul

  17-08-2018 19:10
  Washington - Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday at 76, was more than the undisputed “Queen of Soul.” She was one of the most important musicians of our time, a genius who soared above genres and expectations to create music that will live forever.She was not an opera singer, yet she brought down the house at the Grammys in 1998 when she filled in for an ailing Luciano Pavarotti and delivered an unforgettable version of the Puccini aria "Nessun Dorma." She was not a jazz singer, but h
  
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• Commentary: Revoke my security clearance, too, Mr. President

  17-08-2018 19:09
  Dear Mr. President:Former CIA director John Brennan, whose security clearance you revoked on Wednesday, is one of the finest public servants I have ever known. Few Americans have done more to protect this country than John. He is a man of unparalleled integrity, whose honesty and character have never been in question, except by those who don’t know him.Therefore, I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well, so I can add my name to the list of men and wome
  
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• Mormon critics challenge church’s tax-exempt status

  17-08-2018 19:08
  Honolulu • Mormon critics are asking the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to investigate allegations that the church uses a Hawaii cultural center to commit tax fraud.Gay-rights activist and Mormon critic Fred Karger delivered a complaint to a Honolulu IRS office Thursday asking for an investigation into possible tax abuses involving the Polynesian Cultural Center, Brigham Young University-Hawaii and a Hawaii land management company.
  Gay-rights activist and Mormon critic Fred Karger stands out
  
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• Family and friends honor slain Utah code-enforcement officer at Friday funeral

  17-08-2018 19:06
  Jill Robinson’s four kids walked into their mother’s funeral Friday behind her flag-draped casket, holding hands, crying and reflecting on her love for life and her job.The seats around the Maverik Center, too, were full of friends, family and coworkers who also came to say goodbye. Robinson made almost everyone she met smile and her death last week was a shock to the community.She was killed Aug. 9 while working as a code-enforcement officer for West Valley City. Robinson had been c
  
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• In the heat of a playoff chase, RSL could be down to its fourth-string goalkeeper for the time being. Meet Andrew Putna.

  17-08-2018 19:00
  He wasn’t supposed to be there.Not on national television on a picture-perfect Southern California evening in Los Angeles, forced to keep the scoreline from ballooning further in the home team’s favor. Not being the last line of defense in a Western Conference showdown. Not standing on his head as a superstar like Carlos Vela persistently tried to be the first to put one past Andrew Putna in this Major League Soccer debut that came so much earlier than anyone could’ve predicted
  
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• After she had to ‘surprise wean’ her first son, this University of Utah student fought for more lactation spaces on campus — and won

  17-08-2018 18:58
  When Megan Browning started her graduate program at the University of Utah a year after having her first son, finding a place to breastfeed seemed like more of a challenge than any of the chemistry coursework.There weren’t any private rooms in the department building where she could go to pump. There weren’t any refrigerators to store the milk in bottles until she could tote it home. There weren’t any other mothers there who could give advice or point her to one of the few desi
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Watch out Warriors, here come the Utah Jazz

  17-08-2018 18:55 via sportspyder.com
  ... es alike. His teams play focused defense and team-first basketball. What the Jazz lack in three-point shooting ability, they make up for in grit and focus. No ...
  
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• [Fansided: The J-Notes] - Derrick Favors can reach historic Utah Jazz milestone next season

  17-08-2018 18:51 via sportspyder.com
  ... Denver Nuggets star Paul Millsap in games played in Utah Jazz history. Millsap played in 540 games for Utah. That being said, it’ll take e ...
  
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• Pac-12 preview: The Cal Bears are making progress in the North; this year’s key game might be a visit to BYU

  17-08-2018 18:48
  Going into his second season as a head coach, California's Justin Wilcox fielded the inevitable question about what he has learned.“How long do you have? I've got a notebook full. I'd hope I'd learn something,” Wilcox said last month during the Pac-12 Media Day. “You're just constantly trying to grow your program and build on what you've established.”The Bears made some progress last year, mostly in nonconference games. Cal again will miss Utah in the Pac-12 scheduling ro
  
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• Derrick Favors can reach historic Utah Jazz milestone next season

  17-08-2018 18:37
  After re-signing with the Utah Jazz, Derrick Favors will likely move into 10th all-time in games played in franchise history next season. Remember when the Utah Jazz acquired that 19-year old kid from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Deron Williams? That was almost eight years ago. Now, Derrick Favors is a grown man physically […]
  Derrick Favors can reach historic Utah Jazz milestone next season - The J-Notes - The J-Notes - A Utah Jazz Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  
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• 3 Arizonans charged with kidnapping Utah teen, demanding ransom

  17-08-2018 18:13
  Three people have been charged with kidnapping a West Valley teenager and holding him for ransom.West Valley Police said the 17-year-old boy was abducted Monday near 3500 S. Redwood Road and held in a room at a Motel 6 in South Salt Lake. According to court documents, the teen was taken at gunpoint and the suspects “demanded a cash ransom” from the teen's mother, telling her “that they would kill or do bodily harm to the victim if their demands were not met” — and t
  
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• Think you know Utah? Test your knowledge here.

  17-08-2018 18:04
  Welcome to The Salt Lake Tribune’s inaugural News Quiz, where you can prove just how up-to-date you are on what’s happening in and around Utah. If you’re using The Salt Lake Tribune mobile app, click here. A new quiz will post every Friday morning.
  For clarification and fact checking — but hopefully not cheating — purposes, you can find the stories referenced in each question here: Question 1, Question 2, Question 3, Question 4, Question 5, Question 6, Question 7, Q
  
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• The man who shot and killed a Utah deputy in 2010 will still spend the rest of his life in prison, a court ruled

  17-08-2018 17:57
  A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld the conviction of the man who shot and killed a Millard County sheriff’s deputy in 2010.Roberto Miramontes Roman was sentenced last year to life in federal prison — plus 80 years — for the death of Deputy Josie Greathouse-Fox during a traffic stop outside Delta. A federal jury found Roman guilty of killing Fox five years after a jury acquitted him of similar charges during a trial in state court.In an appeal to the 10th Circuit Court o
  
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• Utah again leads the nation for job growth

  17-08-2018 17:51
  It’s becoming routine: Utah again led the nation in the percentage of job growth it achieved over the past 12 months, according to federal data released Friday.The number of jobs in Utah grew by 3.5 percent from July 2017 to July 2018, best in the nation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Utah has been at or near the top of such ratings for months.Two of its neighbors were just behind it in the latest rankings: Idaho and Nevada saw increases of 3.4 percent each. Alabama and Illinois
  
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• Catherine Rampell: Free-speech conservatives, this is your call to arms

  17-08-2018 17:43
  To all those supposed constitutional conservatives out there, consider this your call to arms: The First Amendment is under direct attack, and this time from a much more powerful foe than misguided college freshmen.By whom I mean: the ostensible leader of the free world.Again and again, President Trump has used the weight of his office and the broader federal government to inflict financial damage upon critics, whistleblowers, journalists and peaceful protesters for exercising their rights to fr
  
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• Alexandra Petri: Stunning, shocking revelations of the president behind closed doors

  17-08-2018 17:39
  I cannot believe the things that Omarosa Manigault Newman shed light on in her new tell-all, “Unhinged,” and her steady trickle of tapes. Among the stunning Trump revelations:• On Nov. 8, 2016, millions of people across America, including a majority of white women, went to polling places and voted to elect Donald Trump president of the United States.• On July 21, 2016, Donald Trump stood up in front of a large crowd of Republicans and announced that “I alone can fix i
  
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• Morning links: High praise for Jakob Poeltl from Charles Barkley; the BYU ... Mormons?

  17-08-2018 17:30
  Jakob Poeltl has an unlikely fan.Charles Barkley.The Round Mound of Rebound spoke favorably of the Spurs trading for the former University of Utah big man in the deal that was primarily done to swap Kawhi Leonard and DeMar DeRozan."Poeltl is a really good player off the bench," Barkley said in an interview.San Antonio Spurs trade Kawhi Leonard to Toronto Raptors for DeMar DeRozan, others | NBA.com / via NBA.comBarkley also called the 22-year-old one of the most underrated players in the league w
  
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• 🤫 twitter.com/BR_NBA/status/…

  17-08-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
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• 6'6" vs. 7'3" 🤪 Where does Danté's block rank for you on the year? #NBABlockWeek | #TakeNote https://t.co/dHPfGPz1TN

  17-08-2018 16:51 via twitter.com
  
  6'6" vs. 7'3" 🤪Where does Danté's block rank for you on the year? #NBABlockWeek | #TakeNote https://t.co/dHPfGPz1TN
  
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• Missing South Salt Lake man located, and he’s unharmed

  17-08-2018 16:31
  A missing South Salt Lake man was located by police Friday morning, and he is safe and well.Christopher Kingston, 22, who has a mental disability, walked away from his home about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. According to Gary Keller of the SSLPD, Kingston was located by police as he was walking on Main Street near 3050 South about 7:30 a.m. on Friday.Kingston was checked by paramedics and returned to his parents.
  
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• Kirby: I’m a marijuana user and a Mormon

  17-08-2018 16:13
  I’m an ex-cop, taxpayer, father, grandfather, a compliant husband, writer, a churchgoing Mormon and — believe it or not — a regular user of marijuana.Several times a week, I break the law by resorting to weed for pain control. It’s in the form of a THC-based oil I use to combat arthritis, blown knees and assorted enduring twinges from surgeries caused by a lifetime of immature (but legal) dares to which I should have said no.Weed also helped me beat an 18-month addiction
  
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• How bad is this year’s Utah wildfire season? Actually, not that bad so far — unless you’re trying to breathe.

  17-08-2018 16:13
  From Salt Lake City’s foothills to mountainsides near Duchesne to forests where Utah borders Nevada and Arizona, another wildfire season has blackened landscapes that were once gleaming.If there’s solace to be taken, it’s that the charring isn’t much worse than it normally is, and Utah wildfires haven’t killed anyone — at least directly.Federal statistics show that the Beehive State’s wildfire season is on pace to be the seventh worst since the start of
  
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• 'This makes it feel more welcoming for moms’: The University of Utah adds a map feature pinpointing private breastfeeding rooms

  17-08-2018 16:12
  When Megan Browning started her graduate program at the University of Utah a year after having her first son, finding a place to breastfeed seemed like more of a challenge than any of the chemistry coursework.There weren’t any private rooms in the department building where she could go to pump. There weren’t any refrigerators to store the milk in bottles until she could tote it home. There weren’t any other mothers there who could give advice or point her to one of the few desi
  
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• No crowds, cool vibe and 3 other reasons to love Salt Lake City’s Tuesday Farmers Market at Pioneer Park

  17-08-2018 16:12
  Salt Lake City’s Tuesday Farmers Market is everything that its Saturday sibling is not.“It’s small and quaint and more relaxed,” said April Nelson.The owner of Nelson Farms in Perry, along with other farmers, vendors and customers, shared the five reasons they love this no-nonsense, produce-first market, which continues every Tuesday through September at Pioneer Park, 300 S. 300 West.Size • With about two dozen vendors, the midweek market is a fraction of the Saturda
  
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• The Utah Beer Festival will have 200 beers, cider, live music and karaoke — but don’t bring cash

  17-08-2018 16:11
  Utah’s largest beer festival — with more than 50 brewers and 200 beers and ciders to sample — takes place Saturday and Sunday at the Utah State Fairpark, 155 N. 1000 West, Salt Lake City.The Ninth Annual Utah Beer Festival, sponsored by Salt Lake City Weekly, runs both days from 2 to 8 p.m. Those who have purchased VIP tickets or early-entry passes may enter at 1 p.m.One-day general admission starts at $10; weekend passes begin at $15; and a VIP pass is $45. Prices increase the
  
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• Ask Ann Cannon: I love movies. My wife doesn’t.

  17-08-2018 16:11
  Dear Ann Cannon • I love movies. I love to go to the movies. As far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing like seeing a new film on the big screen with a tub of popcorn on your lap with a Coke on the side. The only problem is that my wife never wants to go with me. She’s just not that interested. She’d rather stay home and read a book. I’d really love it if we could go to some movies together and then talk about them after. Any suggestions to help me make my dream
  
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• Political Cornflakes: First Lady Melania Trump remains a Rorschach test for public perceptions of her husband’s White House

  17-08-2018 16:06
  More than a year after moving to the White House last June, Melania Trump remains an intensely private first lady still adjusting to the demands of a new life. Allies describe her as warm, engaging and witty. “She is a woman of grit,” a friend told The New York Times. But because people tend to see in her what they already believe about him, she remains somewhat of a Rorschach test for public perceptions of her husband’s White House. To conservative supporters of Donald Trump,
  
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• Police: Man is assaulting women on Taylorsville trail

  17-08-2018 15:55
  Unified Police are asking for the public’s help to track down a sexual assault suspect who has accosted several women on or near the Jordan River Parkway in Taylorsville.According to Sgt. Melody Gray, the suspect has been “grabbing or hitting females on their buttocks and vaginal area" on the trail between 4100 South and 4500 South.“The suspect has been progressively getting bolder with his actions and we would like to stop him from continuing,” Gray said in a prepared st
  
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• Letter: Letting Russia off the hook emboldens other nations to meddle in elections

  17-08-2018 15:37
  With all the lying that President Donald Trump has done and the collusion with Russia to help him in the 2016 election, will this be expected behavior from future presidents?If we do nothing to Russia for election interference, then why don’t other countries meddle in our election to get a person elected president whose policies will favor their causes? Trump and the Republican leaders in Congress who don’t forcibly disavow the behavior of our elected president are telling the Europe
  
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